Sports headlines for Friday October 20, 1972:
- A's Zany Play In 9th Keeps Reds Alive, 5-4
- Birdie Barrage Gives Palmer 2-Stroke Lead
- Reds 6-5 Choice
Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Oct. 17): 1 Southern California (28) 6-0 948 2 Oklahoma (20) 4-0 930 3 Alabama 5-0 689 4 Ohio State (1) 4-0 607 5 Nebraska 4-1 601 6 Michigan (1) 5-0 545 7 Louisiana State 5-0 522 8 Notre Dame 4-0 473 9 Colorado 5-1 268 10 Tennessee 4-1 258 11 UCLA 5-1 235 12 Penn State 4-1 183 13 Stanford 4-1 160 14 Texas 3-1 87 15 Auburn 4-1 82 16 Air Force 5-0 73 17 Arkansas 4-1 33 18 Washington 5-1 25 19 Arizona State 4-1 21 20 Iowa State 3-1 14 |