Following Clemson’s dominating performance to win the College Football Playoff National Championship over Alabama 44-16, the Tigers sit atop the final AP Top 25 poll of the season. Ohio State jumped up to third in the final poll, despite not playing in the CFP. Iowa finishes at No. 25 in the final poll.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 21 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season, Kathleen Doyle added 15 points with seven assists and No. 19 Iowa beat Wisconsin 71-53 on Monday night for its 20th consecutive victory in the series. The last victory for Wisconsin in the series was 84-73 at home on Feb. 11, 2007 and its last win at Iowa was 88-78 on February 6, 2005.

Makenzie Meyer added 10 points and five assists for Iowa (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten). Gustafson entered leading the NCAA in scoring at 26.8 points per game and ranking fifth in rebounds per game at 12.9. She’s third in field goal percentage at 71.1. Gustafson had six points and seven rebounds in the first half to help Iowa build a 34-27 lead. The Hawkeyes made 5 of 12 3-pointers and held Wisconsin to 37.5 percent shooting. Gustafson finished 9-of-16 shooting from the field with three blocks.

Imani Lewis paced Wisconsin (10-6, 1-3) with a career-high 22 points and 11 rebounds.

Boys Basketball

Audubon 93, Orient-Macksburg 52

Bedford 78, Clarinda Academy 64

Girls basketball

Montezuma 67, Earlham 37

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State hoped Virginia transfer Marial Shayok would find a way to score more in the Cyclones’ free-flowing offense. Shayok is averaging 20.1 points a game after perhaps his best performance yet in a 77-60 blowout of Kansas. Shayok scored 24 points against the Jayhawks on 9 of 12 shooting. Next up for Iowa State is a game against Baylor on Tuesday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Midland University is looking for innovative ways to boost enrollment, including offering scholarships for activities such as shotgun sports, powerlifting and esports. The Omaha World-Herald that the university is recruiting students with scholarships in 32 competitive activities. Administrators say that’s the largest number offered by any Nebraska college. Midland is also planning to give each student an iPad and an Apple Pencil next fall.

UNDATED (AP) — There is major upheaval in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll behind the top four following losses by Kansas, Nevada and Florida State. Duke, Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia continue to hold down the top four spots. Gonzaga, Michigan State, Kansas, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech and Nevada rounded out the top 10.

UNDATED (AP) — Clemson finished the season ranked in the top 10 in three of the four major defensive categories and in two of the four on offense. The Tigers beat Alabama 44-16 in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night. They held the Crimson Tide to their fewest points since a 26-14 loss to Auburn in November 2017 and allowed an average of 13.1 points per game to lead the nation. Clemson was fifth in rushing defense and sixth in total defense.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t draft Patrick Mahomes merely to make the playoffs. They drafted him to win in the playoffs. The Chiefs have just two postseason wins at Arrowhead Stadium in their entire history, the same number as the Colts, their divisional opponent on Saturday. It’s the first chance for Mahomes to live up to those lofty expectations.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has dismissed sophomore center Maary Lakes from its women’s basketball program for a violation of team rules and conduct detrimental to the team. Wildcats coach Jeff Mittie announced the decision. The move came shortly after her second arrest on allegations of domestic battery.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Des Moines, North 9. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 7. Ankeny Centennial 4. Sioux City, West 3. Ankeny 1.

Others receiving votes: Glenwood 19. Wahlert, Dubuque 13. Ballard 7. Marion 6. Washington 4. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 4. Fairfield 1.

Others receiving votes: West Branch 9. Dike-New Hartford 8. Regina, Iowa City 6. North Fayette, West Union 2. Albia 1. Denver 1.

Others receiving votes: Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 17. Martensdale-St. Marys 15. Lynnville-Sully 13. Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton 11. South O’Brien, Paullina 5. Notre Dame, Burlington 4. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 2. Easton Valley 1.

District Boys Swimming assignments were released by the IHSAA on Monday. Here is a look at where teams will compete around the state.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — For the seventh time this season, University of Iowa women’s basketball senior Megan Gustafson has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.

Gustafson has 17 career player of the week awards – tied for the second-most in the history of the Big Ten Conference (Kelly Mazzante, Penn State). Jantel Lavender (Ohio State) holds the Big Ten record with 19.

Gustafson led all scorers with 28 points and 17 rebounds in Iowa’s win over Nebraska on Jan. 3, registering her NCAA-leading 12th double-double of the season. She also chipped in five blocks, two assists, and a steal. Gustafson recorded 16 points and eight rebounds in the final 20 minutes of action.

The Port Wing, Wisconsin, native has been honored by the conference every week this season, including seven Player of the Week awards and two Honor Roll mentions. She broke a Big Ten single-season record last season with nine Player of the Week honors. She was also named to the conference’s weekly honor roll six times.

The No. 17/20 Hawkeyes return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight, hosting Wisconsin at 7 p.m. (CT). Tickets are $12 for adults and free for youth and UI students. The game will air live on BTN.

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State Senior guard Bridget Carleton collected her third Big 12 Player of the Week honor of the season, the league announced Monday. Today’s honor marks the 13th Big 12 weekly honor for the Chatham, Ontario, Canada native, which ranks first in school history and fifth in Big 12 history, tying former Big 12 Player of the year Brittney Martin.

Carleton led Iowa State to a 2-0 start in Big 12 action while averaging 29.5 points, 7.5 assists and 6.0 assists on the week while shooting 58.3 percent from the floor. Carleton started things off by leading Iowa State to a 38-point win over the Wildcats, finishing with 26 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Against the Jayhawks, Carleton was phenomenal. She dropped 33 points and grabbed six rebounds and five assists. Her effort improved ISU to 12-2 on the year

Iowa State is back in action on Wednesday, Jan. 9 when it takes on TCU at 6:30 p.m.. The game will air on Cyclones.tv