Sports headlines for Thursday October 12, 1972:

• It Took Awhile -- 41 Years -- But A's Back On Top
• Vida Blue, Odom In Clubhouse Beef After Win
• Campaneris Can Play In Series

 No games today.


Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Oct. 11):


 1  Southern California (34)     5-0   964
 2  Oklahoma (15)                3-0   912
 3  Alabama                      4-0   677
 4  Ohio State (1)               3-0   625
 5  Michigan                     4-0   596
 6  Nebraska                     3-1   549
 7  Notre Dame                   3-0   460
 8  Louisiana State              4-0   418
 9  Auburn                       4-0   241
10  Texas                        3-0   240
11  Tennessee                    4-1   201
12  Washington                   5-0   200
13  Colorado                     4-1   174
14  UCLA                         4-1   137
15  Penn State                   3-1   108
16  Air Force                    4-0    97
17  Stanford                     3-1    41
18  Iowa State                   3-0    33
19  Oklahoma State               3-1    19
20  Arkansas                     3-1    15

NCAA football standings as of this date