The Iowa Hawkeyes jumped up three spots to 16th in this week’s AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll.  The Iowa State Cyclones fell 4 spots from 13th to 17th after a loss to Baylor over the weekend.  Kansas and Oklahoma remain the top two teams in the country after the Jayhawks outlasted the Sooners in three overtimes last Monday.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 79, Indiana 59, UCLA 21, Texas Tech 10, Utah 10, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 8, Wichita St. 7, Oregon 6, Valparaiso 6, Hawaii 4, Akron 1, Dayton 1, Oregon St. 1, St. Bonaventure 1.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 19 points, Brionna Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds and No. 8 Maryland rolled past Iowa in a 76-56 win on Sunday. Kristen Confroy added 11 points and the Terrapins forced 16 turnovers to snap Iowa’s 25-game home winning streak in Maryland coach Brenda Frese’s return to her home state.

The Terrapins (14-2, 3-1 Big Ten) has won two straight since falling to No. 5 Ohio State on Jan. 2. Ally Disterhoft and Megan Gustafson each scored 14 points for the Hawkeye (12-4, 2-2).

Maryland led wire-to-wire, but used a 14-4 run in the third quarter to pull away from Iowa. Jones scored seven of her 15 points during that key stretch. Iowa — the best free throw shooting team in the Big Ten — made only 12 of 21 from the foul line.

Creston O-M Tournament

Individual winners for the Creston Panthers were:  Cade Vicker, 106, Wyatt Thompson, 138, Mitchell Swank, 145, Cameron Leith, 160, Chase Schiltz, 170, Jackson Mikkelsen, 182, Seth Maitlen, 195, Kadon Hulett, 220, and Cody Tanner, 285.

Jack Mendenhall Invite at Ames

Glenwood had eight place winners on the day, including one championship, two runners-up and a third place finish.  Caleb Sanders was the champion at 285, winning by decision in all three of his matches.

Gary Christensen Invite at Winterset

1. Waukee 208
2. I-35 163.5
3. Ogden 128
4. ADM 119.5
5. Clarinda 113.5
6. Underwood 109
7. CB Thomas Jefferson 107.5
8. Southeast Warren 97
9. Oskaloosa 90
10. Van Meter 84.5
11. Urbandale 83.5
12. Winterset 82
13. Central Decatur 77
14. Martensdale-St Marys 53.5
15. Eagle Grove 53
16. Southwest Valley 22

Tri-Center Trojan Invitational

1. Missouri Valley 222
2. Harlan 206
3. West Monona 140
4. Treynor 130.5
5. East Mills 123
6. Kuemper 121.5
7. Plattview, Nebraska 102
8. Tri-Center 75
9. Woodbine 62.5
10. Clarinda Academy 34
11. St. Albert 28

Missouri Valley won five individual titles in route to the team championship. Full results from each weight class can be viewed here.

Crusader Invitational at Coon Rapids

1. 1.		South Central Calhoun, IA				172.0
   2.		Woodward-Granger, IA				158.5
   3.		Guthrie Center, IA				128.0
   4.		Panorama, IA				114.5
   5.		West Central Valley, IA				108.5
   6.		English Valleys, IA				93.5
   7.		Audubon, IA				76.0
   8.		Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton, IA				64.5
   9.		Coon Rapids-Bayard, IA				45.5
   10.		East Sac County, IA				27.0
   11.		Maple Valley-Anthon Oto, IA				0.0

Audubon had six top five finishes and Jake Mulford suffered his first loss of the season to Exira-EHK’s Austin Malloy  in the 145 championship.  Nolan Smith was second at 160 for the Wheelers.  Aside from Malloy’s title the Spartans had 4 other medal winners with Lane Ring runner-up at 195.  Coon Rapids-Bayard had six medalist.

The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team finished strong in the final round to secure the team championship in the Rollin Dyer Invitational they hosted on Saturday. The Trojans won all 7 of their championship matches to seal the victory.  Champs included Kole Hansen (106), Carter Cox (113), Chase McLaren (120), Drake Roller (182), Zac Stork (195), Keagan Hosfelt (220) and John McConkey (285).  The full team standings and weight class finishes can be seen below.

Team Scores

1. Atlantic 247
2. Humboldt 197.5
3. AHSTW 169.5
4. Alta-Aurelia 164.5
5. Red Oak 128
6. Bondurant-Farrar 108
7. Denison-Schleswig 105.5
8. Nodaway Valley 54
9. Griswold 51
10. Atlantic JV 24

(AP) – The AFC wild-card playoff games have gone to the wild-card teams. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs earned road victories after entering the postseason as the two non-division winners in the conference playoffs.

The Kansas City Chiefs have advanced to the AFC divisional playoffs for the first time in 21 years. The Chiefs did it with great defense and special teams in a 30-0 rout of the Texans in Houston. Knile Davis put Kansas City ahead just 11 seconds into the game by returning the opening kickoff 106 yards. It was the second-longest kickoff return TD in postseason history. The Chiefs made life miserable for Brian Hoyer, who fumbled once and threw three of his career-high four interceptions before halftime.

But the Chiefs led just 13-0 until Alex Smith hit Chris Conley for a nine-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. Smith was 17 of 22 for 190 yards and one interception. Spencer Ware had 67 yards on 16 carries, including a five-yard score in the fourth quarter. The Texans managed just 226 total yards in the first home playoff loss in team history. Kansas City now prepares for their game against the Patriots at New England next Saturday.

The Steelers’ win was bizarre as they blew a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead before Chris Boswell hit a 35-yard field goal with 14 seconds left to give Pittsburgh an 18-16 triumph over the Bengals in Cincinnati. Boswell’s game-winning kick was set up by a fumble, the return of Ben Roethlisberger and a pair of undisciplined penalties by the Bengals.  Cincinnati seemed to be in position for its first postseason win in 25 years until Jeremy Hill’s fumble gave Pittsburgh one last shot with 83 seconds left.

Roethlisberger followed with five completions that put Pittsburgh at the Cincinnati 47 before Vontaze Burfict was called for unnecessary roughness and Adam Jones was flagged for unnecessary roughness following the same play. The two penalties moved the ball 30 yards to the Cincinnati 17 before Boswell hit his fourth field goal of the night. The flags ruined what was a remarkable comeback by the Bengals after Roethlisberger had to leave the game with a right shoulder injury. Hill got Cincinnati on the board with a one-yard scoring run, Mike Nugent hit a 36-yard field goal and AJ McCarron threw a 25-yard TD pass to A.J. Green. The Bengals appeared to ice the victory when Burfict intercepted Steelers backup QB Landry Jones with 1:36 left, but Hill gave the ball back to Pittsburgh on the next play. Next up for the Steelers are the Broncos in Denver next Sunday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Glenwood 74, Carlisle 61
Harlan 73, ADM, Adel 47
Red Oak 49, Creston 38
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 84, East Sac County 55

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 73, OA-BCIG 41
Missouri Valley 69, West Monona, Onawa 55
Riverside, Oakland 46, East Mills 34

Pride of Iowa Conference

Nodaway Valley 76, Clarke, Osceola 57

Other Scores

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 84, Blair, Neb. 46
GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Creston 45, Red Oak 37
East Sac County 31, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 26
Harlan 75, ADM, Adel 54

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 56, OA-BCIG 31
West Monona, Onawa 41, Missouri Valley 36, OT

Rolling Valley Conference

Paton-Churdan 77, West Harrison, Mondamin 41

Pride of Iowa Confernce

Moulton-Udell 58, Orient-Macksburg 32
Nodaway Valley 63, Clarke, Osceola 46

Other Scores

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 37, Blair, Neb. 36

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Matt Bohannon made five 3-pointers, matched a season-high with 21 points, and Northern Iowa rolled to a 77-44 victory over Drake Saturday night. Bohannon shot 7 of 11 from the floor. Bennett Koch added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting for Northern Iowa (10-7, 2-2 Missouri Valley Conference), which bounced back from a one-point loss to Missouri State on Jan. 6, and broke a two-game losing skid.

Reed Timmer scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Drake (5-11, 0-4). The Bulldogs scored a season-low 44 points and have lost four-straight games and eight of their last nine. The Panthers had a double-digit lead midway through the first half, built a 41-20 halftime lead and never trailed.

Northern Iowa has won 14-straight conference home games dating to back to last season.

The Chiefs are on to New England or Denver. Kansas City beat Houston 30-0 on the road for its 11th straight win to advance to the AFC divisional round. Andy Reid and the Chiefs now have to wait a few hours to find out their next opponent.

If the Bengals beat the Steelers in the night game, the Chiefs will play Denver for the third time this season. They beat the Broncos on the road 29-13 in Week 10. The Broncos won in Kansas City, 31-24, in Week Two. If the Steelers win, the Chiefs will visit the Patriots.

The Chiefs last played New England in 2014. They beat up on Tom Brady in a 41-14 victory. Kansas City overcame a 1-5 start and won the final 10 regular-season games.