New Mexico Earns First AP Ranking

High Point University is entering a busy week, with men’s and women’s basketball opening their seasons, women’s soccer beginning Big South tournament play, and men’s soccer hosting a semifinal. New Mexico earned its first-ever appearances in both major college football polls, ranking No. 25 in the Coaches Poll and No. 22 in the AP poll, while Boise State remained ranked in the top 21. Indiana State baseball, coming off a sweep of UIC and wins over Indiana and Purdue, is preparing for a Missouri Valley series in Murray, Kentucky.