AP Top 25 Takeaways: Alabama barely escapes Saturday of upsets that included Wisconsin among victims

kAm(6 DA64F=2E6] !C65:4E] |2<6 2? 65F42E65 8F6DD]k^Am

kAm%96? :? (66< a H6 C62=:K6 ;FDE 9@H >F49 H6 5:5?VE <?@H — 2?5 E92EVD H96? E96 7F? DE2CED]k^Am

kAm}@] ` WE9@F89 >2J36 ?@E 7@C >F49 =@?86CX p=232>2 ?66565 6G6CJ =:EE=6 3:E @7 >:D7@CEF?6 E92E 4@?DA:C65 282:?DE %6I2D[ A=FD 2 w6:D>2?\H@CE9J A6C7@C>2?46 3J :ED w6:D>2? %C@A9J H:??6C[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\2=232>2\4C:>D@?\E:56\3CJ46\J@F?8\5fe7ce32g7c2ad4gc3gh54a_`6_55g26QmE@ 2G@:5 :ED 7:CDE C68F=2C\D62D@? ?@?4@?76C6?46 =@DD D:?46 a__f :? pFDE:?]k^2mk^Am

kAm“(6 >256 2 =@E @7 >6?E2= 6CC@CD[Q rC:>D@? %:56 4@249 }:4< $232? D2:5] Q$9@@E:?8 @FCD6=G6D :? E96 7@@E]”k^Am

kAm%96C6 H2D ?@ 6D42A6 7@C }@] e %6I2D pU2>Aj| 2?5 }@] g }@EC6 s2>6] %96 p88:6D 2?5 u:89E:?8 xC:D9 H6C6 $F? q6=E65]k^Am

kAmx? $@FE9 q6?5[ x?5:2?2[ E96 9@?6J>@@? 7@C 4@249 |2C4FD uC66>2? 42>6 E@ 2 C6D@F?5:?8 2?5 DEF??:?8 6?5 H96? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^:?5:2?2A@=:D\4@=ED\4@==686\7@@E32==\?7=\DA@CED\7__eh5ac2agf347c537g2hefd4cd3b7`Qm|2CD92== ?@E @?=J 362E E96 6:89E9\C2?<65 u:89E:?8 xC:D9k^2m[ 3FE AFD965 E96> 2C@F?5 C:89E :? 7C@?E @7 %@F495@H? y6DFD]k^Am

kAm|2CD92==VD FAD6E H2D @?=J E96 @A6?:?8 24E 7@C E96 $F? q6=E r@?76C6?46]k^Am

kAmpAA2=249:2? $E2E6[ 4@?;FC:?8 FA >6>@C:6D @7 a__f 282:?DE |:49:82? 2E E96 q:8 w@FD6[ DBF66K65 E96 3C62E9 @FE @7 }@] e %6I2D pU2>Aj|[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\>:4926=\9F896D\49C:DE:2?\H6==D\4256?\52G:D\ea7`6bcb3ec5a`33e`d75gdf56bh57fbQmFAD6EE:?8 E96 p88:6Dk^2m H:E9 2 >2DE6C 4=2DD @7 <66A\2H2J 7@@E32==]k^Am

kAm%9C@H @? E@A @7 E92E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\>:=H2F<66\H2D9:?8E@?\H:D4@?D:?\32586CD\_hg_bdfa23bgechaa643gd7h5a`caf67Qm(2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 <?@4<:?8 @77 }@] `h (:D4@?D:?k^2m :? |25:D@?[ 2?5 :E H2D 2 5:77:4F=E 52J 7@C 5@F3=6\5:8:E 72G@C:E6D]k^Am

kAm(:E9 2== E96 >:527E6C?@@? 42C?286 :? E96 %@A ad[ @?6 >:89E 92G6 7@C8@EE6? 2== p=232>2 925 E@ 5@ E@ 362E %6I2D] %96 82>6 :? pFDE:? AC@5F465 2 C6DF=E 76H 6IA64E65 2?5 A=2J65 @FE :? 2 H2J E92E ?@3@5J H@F=5 92G6 :>28:?65]k^Am

kAm{@?89@C?D 4@249 $E6G6 $2C<:D:2? D2:5 :? E96 H66< =625:?8 FA E@ E96 >2E49FA 282:?DE 9:D 7@C>6C 3@DD[ $232?[ E9:D 82>6 H@F=5 ?@E 567:?6 9:D E62>] x? E96 6?5[ :7 :E 5:5[ E92E >:89E ?@E 36 E96 H@CDE E9:?8]k^Am

kAm%6I2D A=2J65 H:E9 2 8C:E 2?5 E@F89?6DD :E 92D C2C6=J 5:DA=2J65 5FC:?8 E96 AC@8C2>VD 564256 :? E96 H:=56C?6DD D:?46 =@D:?8 E96 a__h qr$ E:E=6 82>6 E@ E96 rC:>D@? %:56]k^Am

kAm“x E9:?< H6’C6 >@G:?8 :? E96 C:89E 5:C64E:@? H:E9 E96 C@DE6C[ E96 DEJ=6 @7 A=2J 2?5 E96 >6?E2=:EJ @7 E96 EJA6 @7 @AA@?6?ED H66< :? 2?5 H66< @FE[” %6I2D 4@249 $E6G6 $2C<:D:2? E@=5 C6A@CE6CD]k^Am

kAm%96 {@?89@C?D >:DD65 2 =@E @7 @AA@CEF?:E:6D[ 2?5 ;FDE =:<6 E92E 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6 :? E96 #@D6 q@H=[ E96J =67E 2? p=232>2 =@DD H:E9 2 H92E :7nk^Am

kAm(92E :7 "F:?? tH6CD H2D?VE :?;FC65 :? E96 7:CDE 92=7n %96 7@C>6C 7:G6\DE2C H:E9 2== E96 9JA6 =@@<65 6G6CJ 3:E =:<6 2 C:D:?8 DE2C F?E:= 96 H2D <?@4<65 @FE H:E9 2 D9@F=56C :?;FCJ] %96 D64@?5\J62C BF2CE6C324< >:89E 92G6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\E6I2D\2=232>2\d44e3__252hdb6ag74dcagefcd54fh65Qm2G@:565 E96 H@CDE\42D6 D46?2C:@ H:E9 E96 :?;FCJk^2m]k^Am

kAm(:E9@FE 9:>[ 2?5 H:E9 324<FA 324<FA wF5D@? r2C5 2=D@ 9@33=65[ %6I2D 5:5?VE 92G6 6?@F89 E@ H:E9DE2?5 E96 96C@:4D @7 qCJ46 *@F?8]k^Am

kAm%96 %:56 5@6D?VE 92G6 E96 DE@4<65 DE23=6 @7 DE2C C646:G6CD E92E :E 92D 925 :? C646?E J62CD[ 2?5 :E 4@F=5?VE 86E E96 CF? 82>6 8@:?8 282:?DE 2 %6I2D 5676?D6 E92E 92D?VE =@@<65 E92E 76:DEJ :? 2 3:8 82>6 :? 2 H9:=6]k^Am

kAm*@F?8 H2D E96 D9@H 2?5 96 56=:G6C65]k^Am

kAm“(96? 9:D 36DE H2D ?66565[ 96 H2D C62==J 8@@5[” $232? D2:5] ”p?5 E92E’D H92E H6 ?66565]”k^Am

kAmp=232>2 DE2CE65 E96 D62D@? 2D 2? @G6CH96=>:?8 }@] `[ 3FE 5@?VE 36 DFCAC:D65 :7 5676?5:?8 492>A:@? v6@C8:2 C64=2:>D E96 E@A DA@E]k^Am

kAm%96 C6DE @7 E96 %@A ad :D :? 7@C 2 3:8 D92<6\FA[ E@@]k^Am

kAm'@E6CD 6I4FD65 }@EC6 s2>6VD =24< @7 @776?D6 =2DE H66< 2E ~9:@ $E2E6[ 3FE uC66>2? >:89E 92G6 D@>6 C62= AC@3=6>D @? 9:D 92?5]k^Am

kAm%96C6 H2D 2 =@E @7 “s@?VE =6E E96 5@@C 9:E J@F @? E96 H2J @FE” 7C@> xC:D9 72?D H:E9 qC:2? z6==J 3@=E65 7@C {$&] %96J >:89E 36 >:DD:?8 9:> ?@H]k^Am

kAm%96 62C=J A2CE @7 z6==JVD E6?FC6 762EFC65 D@>6 @7 E96D6 EJA6D @7 =@DD6D 282:?DE %F=D2 2?5 }2GJ] qFE z6==J 4=62?65 E92E FA 2?5 }@EC6 s2>6 H@? ca DEC2:89E G:4E@C:6D 282:?DE F?C2?<65 E62>D — 367@C6 $2EFC52J]k^Am

kAm}@EC6 s2>6VD DEC62< @7 7:G6 DEC2:89E 5@F3=6\5:8:E G:4E@CJ D62D@?D :D :? 8C2G6 52?86C 2?5 :EVD DE:== DF>>6C]k^Am

kAmx7 }@EC6 s2>6 72?D 2C6 92G:?8 D@>6 3FJ6CVD C6>@CD6 H:E9 uC66>2?[ H92E 6I24E=J :D 8@:?8 @? :? r@==686 $E2E:@?nk^Am

kAmp88:6D 4@249 y:>3@ u:D96C H@? E96 @77D62D@? H:E9 2 >@?DE6C C64CF:E:?8 4=2DD 2?5 3J =@33:?8 32C3D 2E $232?]k^Am

kAmu:D96CVD 496DEJ 5676?D6 @7 E96 AC@8C2>[ 2?5 E96 G:4E@CJ 282:?DE E96 %:56 =2DE D62D@?[ 92D 3@F89E 9:> 2 =@E @7 4C65:3:=:EJ 56DA:E6 @G6C2== >69 C6DF=ED 7@C E96 4@249 H9@ DE2CE65 E96 `_\J62C 4@?EC24E 4C2K6]k^Am

kAmpU2>Aj| =@@<D 2D :7 :EVD 3F:=5:?8 E@H2C5 D@>6E9:?8 3:8[ 3FE :7 J@F 2C6 H92E J@FC C64@C5 D2JD J@F 2C6[ u:D96CVD E6?FC6 92D =67E 2 =@E E@ 36 56D:C65] w6 :D bd\`d 27E6C d_ 82>6D H:E9 2? @776?D6 E92E =@@<D 7@DD:=:K65] w:D AC65646DD@C[ z6G:? $F>=:?[ H2D be\`c 27E6C d_ 82>6D]k^Am

kAmq@E9 }@EC6 s2>6 2E }@] d 2?5 %6I2D pU2>Aj| 2E D:IE9 D66>65 =:<6 2 DEC6E49 :? E96 AC6D62D@? C2?<:?8D] %H@ H66<D :?[ 3@E9 >:89E 36 F?C2?<65]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mx%V$ p{(p*$ $&}}*k^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm%96 $F? q6=E :D C:D:?8]k^Am

kAm{@?8 4@?D:56C65 `_ @7 `_ 2>@?8 >2;@C 4@==686 7@@E32== 4@?76C6?46D[ E96 q6=E 92D 4@>6 2 =@?8 H2J :? C646?E J62CD 369:?5 {@F:D:2?2\{272J6EE6[ pAA2=249:2? $E2E6 2?5 r@2DE2= r2C@=:?2]k^Am

kAm%9:D A2DE @77D62D@? r@>>:DD:@?6C z6:E9 v:== 2?5 $F? q6=E =6256CD9:A 564:565 E@ 86E 288C6DD:G6 2?5 6IA2?5 E96 4@?76C6?46 3J 7@FC[ H:E9 |2CD92== 2>@?8 E96 255:E:@?D]k^Am

kAm{2DE H66<[ $F? q6=E ?6H4@>6C ~=5 s@>:?:@? <?@4<65 @77 ':C8:?:2 %649 2E 9@>6] xE H2D 2 ?:46 H:?[ 3FE 2=D@ 2 D=@AAJ >6DD]k^Am

kAm~? $2EFC52J[ |2CD92== 2?5 pAA $E2E6 H6C6 DEC2:89E FA 36EE6C E92? EH@ @7[ @DE6?D:3=J[ E96 >@DE E2=6?E65 E62>D :? E96 4@F?ECJ]k^Am

kAm|2CD92== C2? 7@C a`h J2C5D 369:?5 u=@C:52 $E2E6 EC2?D76C z92=2? {23C@?]k^Am

kAm“x? 9@FD6[ ?@ 5:DC6DA64E E@ }@EC6 s2>6[ :? 9@FD6[ H6 6IA64E65 :E] q642FD6 H6 E2=<65 23@FE E9:D DF>>6C 36:?8 2 E62> E92E 6IA64ED E@ H:? 6G6CJ E:>6 H6 E@F49 E96 7:6=5[” D64@?5\J62C 4@249 r92C=6D wF77 D2:5]k^Am

kAmpAA $E2E6 2==@H65 %6I2D pU2>Aj| E@ CF? @?=J bg @776?D:G6 A=2JD 2?5 A@F?565 E96 p88:6D @? E96 8C@F?5 H96? E96J ?66565 :E >@DE E@ 4=@D6 @FE E96 82>6]k^Am

kAm“(6VC6 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 2 96== @7 E:>6 @? E92E A=2?6 C:56 324< E@ q@@?6 E@?:89E[” pAA $E2E6 4@249 $92H? r=2C< D2:5]k^Am

kAmv6@C8:2 $@FE96C?[ =65 E96D6 52JD 3J 7@C>6C &$r 4@249 r=2J w6=E@?[ 42AA65 E96 8C62E6DE 52J :? $F? q6=E 9:DE@CJ 3J 362E:?8 }63C2D<2] %9@F89 :D E92E 6G6? 2? FAD6E 2?J>@C6 2D E96 D=@H >2C49 E@H2C5 2 4@249:?8 492?86 4@?E:?F6D :? {:?4@=?nk^Am

kAm%96 E9C66 C@25 G:4E@C:6D 3J E96 $F? q6=E 282:?DE !@H6C u:G6 D49@@=D :D E96 >@DE 3J 2 vd 4@?76C6?46 D:?46 a___[ >2E49:?8 2 >2C< k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^y@D9sF3@Hp!^DE2EFD^`degg_d_edabg`bcfgfQmD6E :? a_a_ 3J ]]] E96 $F? q6=Ek^2m]k^Am

kAm~9[ 2?5 E96 $F? q6=E D49@@=D H6C6 A2:5 2 E@E2= @7 ;FDE F?56C Sc]a >:==:@? 3J E96:C @AA@?6?ED 7@C E96:C E:>6 2?5 EC2G6= $2EFC52J]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mp#~&}s %wt r~&}%#*k^DEC@?8mk^Am

kAm}@E9:?8 DF>D FA E96 ;@3 |2C< $E@@AD 92D 5@?6 E@ EFC?2C@F?5 z6?EF4<J 36EE6C E92? E9:Di %96 (:=542ED 92G6 H@? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\7=@C:52\82E@CD\<6?EF4<J\6h5gde_4ebchebghc7hf2267_d6d4da7QmE9C66 @7 E96 =2DE 7:G6 >66E:?8D H:E9 u=@C:52]k^2m %96 v2E@CD 925 H@? bc DEC2:89E :? E96 D6C:6D] ]]] $F556?=J[ EH@ 4=@D6 G:4E@C:6D 282:?DE $F? q6=E D49@@=D @? E96 C@25 =@@<D =:<6 C62D@? E@ 36 @AE:>:DE:4 23@FE }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 2D :E 9625D E@H2C5 pE=2?E:4 r@2DE r@?76C6?46 A=2J] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\86@C8:2\2E=2?E2\?@CE9\42C@=:?2\h3d3ceag_bd754`dd`f_d7`b_h24fcd2Qm%96 %2C w66=D 96=5 @77 v6@C8:2 $E2E6k^2m 27E6C DFCG:G:?8 pAA $E2E6 =2DE H66<] ]]] %6??6DD66VD r65C:4 %:==>2?[ H9@ 42F89E E96 H:??:?8 E@F495@H? :? @G6CE:>6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\E6??6DD66\<65@?\D=@G:D\;@D9\96FA6=\cc636c3ga_cb7f7fgh52b35h442d3af5Qm282:?DE }@] `f !:EEk^2m[ :D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE F?56CC2E65 A=2J6CD :? E96 4@F?ECJ[ @G6CD925@H65 3J 2 =@E @7 8C62E C646:G6CD 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ] %:==>2? 925 ?:?6 42E496D 7@C `ea J2C5D $2EFC52J] ]]] x@H2 $E2E6 4@249 |2EE r2>A36== 7:?2==J 362E x@H2[ D?2AA:?8 2 D:I\82>6 =@D:?8 DEC62< :? E96 D6C:6D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\:@H2\4:EJ\92H<6J6D\DA6?46C\A6EC2D\_55b3f7g5b2de2_bf5h6732_fa3e`a3aQm:? 2 8C:?5 @7 82>6k^2m E92E 6A:E@>:K6D E96 rJ\w2H< C:G2=CJ] x@H2 5:5 >2?286 E@ D4@C6 2 E@F495@H? E9:D H66<] %92EVD `c A@:?ED 7@C qC:2? u6C6?EKVD @776?D6 :? EH@ 82>6D] ]]] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\<2?D2D\H6DE\G:C8:?:2\;2=@?\52?:6=D\ag566c5_bh6`f3`34_hbh2h7eg5ff752Qmz2?D2Dk^2m[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\6G2?\9F==\3C2?5@?\;@9?D@?\?@CE9H6DE6C?\H:=542ED\527heh54eea4g375g52ghfegcbhedh3eQmsF<6k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@==686\7@@E32==\DA@CED\8C68\D49:2?@\6G2?\D:>@?\;@9??J\=2?82?\6a_62d2_gd6e_ghc`bhh6f_3e`3cfce5Qm#FE86CDk^2m 2C6 a\_]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmk6>mu@==@H #2=A9 s] #FDD@ 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^C2=A9sCFDD@p!Qm9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^C2=A9sCFDD@p!k^2m 2?5 =:DE6? 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]H6DEH@@5@?6A@542DED]4@>^A@5D^2A\E@A\ad\4@==686\7@@E32==\A@542DE^Qm9EEAi^^HHH]H6DEH@@5@?6A@542DED]4@>^A@5D^2A\E@A\ad\4@==686\7@@E32==\A@542DE^k^2mk^6>mk^Am

kAmk6>m|@C6 p! 4@==686 7@@E32==i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^r@==6867@@E32==Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^r@==6867@@E32==k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^p!0%@AadQm9EEADi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^p!0%@Aadk^2mk^6>mk^Am