James, who was the number one overall pick in last month's NBA Draft straight from high school, helped the Cavaliers to a 107-80 win over Orlando in the Orlando Summer League.

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The Fighting Irish stayed atop the rankings ahead of both the mighty Spartans (who had four of the top eight picks in the next NFL draft) and a Tide team that posted a perfect record in the quest for an unprecedented third straight championship (to this day, no team has finished No. 1 in The Associated Press rankings three years in a row).

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