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Los Angeles Angels

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UCLA Bruins Colorado Buffaloes

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Los Angeles Dodgers

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Atlanta Falcons

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Phoenix	18	3	.857	-	W17
Golden State	18	3	.857	-	L1
LA Lakers	12	11	.522	7	W2
LA Clippers	11	11	.500	7.5	L3
Sacramento	9	14	.391	10	W1

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Francisco	107	55	.660	-	W1
LA Dodgers	106	56	.654	1	W7
Milwaukee	95	67	.586	12	L4
St. Louis	90	72	.556	17	L2
Atlanta	88	73	.547	18.5	W2
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	24	W1
Philadelphia	82	80	.506	25	L2
San Diego	79	83	.488	28	L1
New York	77	85	.475	30	L2
Colorado	74	87	.460	32.5	L2
Chicago	71	91	.438	36	W2
Miami	67	95	.414	40	W2
Washington	65	97	.401	42	L5
Pittsburgh	61	101	.377	46	L1
Arizona	52	110	.321	55	W2

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	100	62	.617	-	L1
Houston	95	67	.586	5	W2
Chicago	93	69	.574	7	L1
Boston	92	70	.568	8	W3
New York	92	70	.568	8	W1
Toronto	91	71	.562	9	W3
Seattle	90	72	.556	10	L1
Oakland	86	76	.531	14	L2
Cleveland	80	82	.494	20	W1
LA Angels	77	85	.475	23	W1
Detroit	77	85	.475	23	W1
Kansas City	74	88	.457	26	L2
Minnesota	73	89	.451	27	W2
Texas	60	102	.370	40	L1
Baltimore	52	110	.321	48	L3

TEAM	CONF	OVR
Utah	8-1	9-3
Arizona State	6-3	8-4
UCLA	6-3	8-4
USC	3-5	4-7
Colorado	3-6	4-8
Arizona	1-8	1-11

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