Top Tens - 11/1/11

Men's Tennis Rankings

1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 13295 points
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) - 9500 points
3. Andy Murray (Great Britain) - 7200 points
4. Roger Federer (Switzerland) - 5185 points
5. David Ferrer (Spain) - 4300 points
6. Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) - 2940 points
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) - 2890 points
8. Mardy Fish (USA) - 2875 points
9. Nicolas Almagro (Spain) - 2370 points
10. Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) - 2305 points

Out: Robin Soderling (13), Gael Monfils (14)



Women's Tennis Rankings

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) - 7485 points
2. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) - 7370 points
3. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) - 6520 points
4. Maria Sharapova (Russia) - 6370 points
5. Li Na (China) - 5720 points
6. Samantha Stosur (Australia) - 5585 points
7. Vera Zvonareva (Russia) - 5435 points
8. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) - 5250 points
9. Marion Bartoli (France) - 4710 points
10. Andrea Petkovic (Germany) - 4580 points



COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS - AP Top 25
*USA Today Poll Ranking in Parentheses

1. LSU 8-0 (1) - BYE
2. Alabama 8-0 (2) - BYE
3. Oklahoma State 8-0 (4) - W 59-24 vs Baylor
4. Stanford  8-0 (3) - W 56-48 @ #20 USC, 3OT
5. Boise State 7-0 (5) - BYE
6. Oregon 7-1 (6) - W 43-28 vs Washington State
7. Oklahoma 7-1 (7) - W 58-17 @ #8 Kansas State
8. Arkansas 7-1 (8) - W 31-28 @ Vanderbilt
9. Nebraska 7-1 (9) - W 24-3 vs #11 Michigan State
10. South Carolina 7-1 (10) - W 14-3 @ Tennessee



COLLEGE FOOTBALL BCS STANDINGS

1. LSU 8-0
2. Alabama 8-0
3. Oklahoma State 8-0
4. Stanford 8-0
5. Boise State 7-0
6. Oklahoma 7-1
7. Arkansas 7-1
8. Oregon 7-1
9. South Carolina 7-1
10. Nebraska 7-1



ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS

1. Robin Van Persie (Netherlands) - Arsenal - 10
2. Wayne Rooney (England) - Manchester United - 9
2. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) - Manchester City - 9
2. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina) - Manchester City - 9
5. Demba Ba (Senegal) - Newcastle United - 8
6. Rafael Van der Vaart (Netherlands) - Tottenham Hotspur - 6
7. Frank Lampard (England) - Chelsea - 5
7. Mario Balotelli (Italy) - Manchester City - 5
9. Gabriel Agbonlahor (England) - Aston Villa - 4
9. Daniel Sturridge (England) - Chelsea - 4
9. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) - Liverpool - 4
9. Javier Hernández (Mexico) - Manchester United - 4
9. Danny Graham (England) - Swansea City - 4



NFL LEADING PASSERS

1. Drew Brees - New Orleans - 2746 yards
2. Cam Newton - Carolina - 2393 yards
3. Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay - 2372 yards
4. Tom Brady - New England - 2361 yards
5. Ben Roethlisberger - Pittsburgh - 2302 yards
6. Matthew Stafford - Detroit - 2179 yards
7. Eli Manning - New York Giants - 2127 yards
8. Matt Schaub - Houston - 2118 yards
9. Philip Rivers - San Diego - 2084 yards
10. Tony Romo - Dallas - 2084 yards



NFL LEADING RUSHERS

1. Adrian Peterson - Minnesota - 798 yards
2. LeSean McCoy - Philadelphia - 754 yards
3. Maurice Jones-Drew - Jacksonville - 740 yards
4. Fred Jackson - Buffalo - 721 yards
5. Frank Gore - San Francisco - 675 yards
6. Matt Forte - Chicago - 672 yards
7. Michael Turner - Atlanta - 621 yards
8. Darren McFadden - Oakland - 614 yards
9. Arian Foster - Houston - 532 yards
10. Ryan Mathews - San Diego - 509 yards



NFL RECEIVING LEADERS

1. Steve Smith - Carolina - 918 yards
2. Wes Welker - New England - 824 yards
3. Calvin Johnson - Detroit - 804 yards
4. Mike Wallace - Pittsburgh - 800 yards
5. Jimmy Graham - New Orleans - 713 yards
6. Greg Jennings - Green Bay - 677 yards
7. Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona - 603 yards
8. Hakeem Nicks - New York Giants - 575 yards
9. Pierre Garcon - Indianapolis - 569 yards
10. Dwayne Bowe - Kansas City - 558 yards



NHL POINTS LEADERS

1. Phil Kessel - Toronto - 18
2. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 15
2. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 15
2. Jason Spezza - Ottawa - 15
5. Anze Kopitar - Los Angeles - 14
5. Jason Pominville - Buffalo - 14
7. Joe Pavelski - San Jose - 13
7. Milan Michalek - Ottawa - 13
7. Daniel Sedin - Vancouver - 13
7. Henrik Sedin - Vancouver - 13
7. Erik Karlsson - Ottawa - 13



NHL TOP GOAL SCORERS

1. Phil Kessel - Toronto -10
2. James Neal - Pittsburgh -9
3. Thomas Vanek - Buffalo - 8
3. Joe Pavelski - San Jose - 8
3. Milan Michalek - Ottawa - 8
6. Claude Giroux - Philadelphia - 7
6. John Tavares - Islanders - 7
8. 6 tied with 6 



FIFA MEN'S RANKINGS (10/19/11)

1. SPAIN
2. NETHERLANDS
3. GERMANY
4. URUGUAY
5. BRAZIL
6. ITALY
7. ENGLAND
8. PORTUGAL
8. GREECE
10. ARGENTINA



FIFA WOMEN'S RANKINGS (9/23/11)

1. USA
2. GERMANY
3. BRAZIL
4. JAPAN
5. SWEDEN
6. ENGLAND
7. FRANCE
8. KOREA DPR
9. CANADA
10. AUSTRALIA



NCAA PRESEASON COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS
*ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll

1. North Carolina
2. Kentucky
3. Ohio State
4. Connecticut
5. Syracuse
6. Duke
7. Vanderbilt
8. Louisville
9. Memphis
10. Florida








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