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BASKETBALL'S TOP TEN
(Verdict of the Associated Press writers' poll)
Team standings this week with points figured on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis (first-place votes in parentheses):
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Points
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1—San Francisco (43)
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888
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2—Kentucky (15)
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723
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3—La Salle (9)
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640
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4—Marquette (8)
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460
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5—North Carolina State (1)
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425
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6—Minnesota (1)
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369
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7—Utah (4)
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359
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8—Duquesne
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348
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9—UCLA (5)
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297
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10—Dayton (6)
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262
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RUNNERS-UP: 11, Alabama (4) 153; 12, Iowa (3) 120; 13, George Washington 115; 14, Oregon State (2) 77; 15, Tulsa (1) 68.
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RECORD BREAKERS
Jack Wardrop of Michigan set world record for 220-yard free-style, covered distance in 2:03.9 in dual meet at Ann Arbor.
Gilbert Bozon, French Olympic swimmer, swam 100-meter backstroke in 1:02.1 for world mark, 25-meter course, at Troyes, France.
Dick Hemric of Wake Forest scored 29 points against Clemson, broke major college career scoring record with 2,539 points, at Clemson, S.C.
Robert Derrick of Oklahoma cracked U.S. indoor mark for 60-yard low hurdles, in 0:06.7, not once but twice, in Big Seven meet at Kansas City.
Kerry Donovan, Hendrik Gideonse, Rex Aubrey and Dave Armstrong of Yale cracked intercollegiate 400-yard freestyle relay record, clocked 3:20.5 in dual meet at New Haven, Conn.
Wanda Werner, of Bethesda, Md., set U.S. women's long course mark of 2:29.5 for 220-yard free-style; Coralie O'Connor of Lafayette, Ind., set U.S. women's long course mark of 1:17.1 for 110-yard backstroke; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
BASKETBALL
Marquette
, ranked No. 4 in AP poll, outgunned Notre Dame 84-74 on Bob Walczak's 27 points, beat Valparaiso 81-68 for 22nd straight win, longest in nation.
Minnesota
slipped by Wisconsin 71-69 when Chuck Mencel scored with four seconds left, but
Iowa
tied Gophers for Big 10 lead, beat Illinois 89-70, Michigan 96-84.