Sports headlines for Sunday September 9, 1973:

• Newcombe Wins U.S. Title
• Weiskopf Fires 66, Wins World Series By Three
• Player Ends Famine, Wins Southern Open
• Trimmed-Down Ali Weighs In At 212 For Norton Tonight

Top-20 scores:

 #4 Nebraska 40, #10 UCLA 13


Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1973:


 1  Southern California (55)     0-0  1238
 2  Ohio State (2)               0-0   896
 3  Texas (1)                    0-0   785
 4  Nebraska (2)                 0-0   763
 5  Michigan (2)                 0-0   712
 6  Alabama                      0-0   673
 7  Penn State (1)               0-0   558
 8  Notre Dame                   0-0   534
 9  Tennessee                    0-0   449
10  UCLA                         0-0   427
11  Colorado                     0-0   265
11  Oklahoma                     0-0   265
13  Auburn                       0-0   224
14  Arizona State                0-0   220
15  Florida                      0-0   102
16  Louisiana State              0-0    89
17  North Carolina State         0-0    62
18  Houston                      0-0    54
19  North Carolina               0-0    40
20  Texas Tech                   0-0    23

NCAA football standings as of this date