European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 22,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports seminoles Start out no. 1 by Herschel Nissenson a football writer the Florida state seminoles who thought they were the nation s Best College football team a year ago but finished second because of a one Point loss to eventual Champion Miami have been picked no. 1 to Start the 1988 season. With 10 teams receiving at least one first place vote Florida state was an overwhelming Choice Over Nebraska in the associated press preseason poll with Miami being rated eighth. Florida state and Miami open the season against each other on sept. 3. The seminoles received 44 of 60 first place votes and 1,161 of a possible 1,200 Points from a nationwide panel of sports writers and sportscasters. It is the first time Florida state has Ever been ranked no. 1. Its previous High was last year s second place. Nebraska no. 6 last year received two first place votes and 952 Points. The Cor huskers open the sea son against loth ranked Texas am in the Kickoff classic aug. 27. Oklahoma the preseason no. 1 in each of the last three years is ranked no. 3 this time the same spot the sooner wound up in last season after a 20-14 Orange bowl loss to Miami. Oklahoma received two College football first place votes and 946 Points. Clemson is fourth followed by Urcla Southern California Auburn Miami Iowa and Texas am. The second 10 consists of Michigan Georgia notre Dame Alabama Michigan state West Virginia ten Nessee leu South Carolina and Penn state. It s a first for us Florida state coach Bobby Bow Den said. We re used to Reading about the Oklah Mas Alabama Southern cals folks like that. It s a privilege to be thought of in that Light and we accept the  the a poll began in 1936 and the first preseason vote was taken in 1950. In the 38 previous preseason polls the no. I team has won the National championship Only seven times Tennessee in 1951, Michi Gan state in 1952, Oklahoma in 1956, 1974 and 1975, Alabama in 1978 and Oklahoma again in 1985. No team has Ever held the no. 1 ranking from the preseason poll through the pos bowl poll. Football is like War in that the element of sur prise is the greatest thing you can have Bowden said. Once you re there no. 1you be lost the element of Surprise. We might As Well paint bulls eyes on our  three first place ballots and 929 Points went to Clemson the no. 12 team a year ago and Winner of the Atlantic coast conference Crown. Syracuse last year s no. 4 team did not make the preseason top 20. Urcla which finished ninth in 1987, is fifth this time with two first place votes and 818 Points. South Ern Cal the Bruins Crosstown rival and the defending Pac-10 Champion received three first place votes and 775 Points after finishing 18th last year. Like Oklahoma Auburn starts 1988 in the place it wound up 1987. The tigers Are seventh with 769 Points. Miami was a unanimous Choice for the 1987 nation Al championship but the hurricanes received Only one first place ballot and 747 Points in this year s poll. Iowa no. 16 last year is ninth with one first place vote and 736 Points. Texas am rounds out the top 10, the same place the aggie finished 1987. They received 659 Points. The two other first place ballots went to Michigan and notre Dame. Besides Syracuse no. 11 Oklahoma state and no. 20 Arizona state from last year s final rankings failed to crack the preseason top 20. Fine line Jack Nicklaus and his Caddy Peter colo., that saw Nicklaus become the Bender line of a putt saturday during first golfer to surpass $5 million in an up and Down round at Castle Rock earnings. See Story on Page 27. Botox win remain 3 behind Detroit by the associated press Boston Lee Smith retired All seven batters he faced to earn his 19thsave As the Boston red sox beat the Oakland athletics 7-5, handing Rookie Todd Burns his first major league loss to remain three games behind the Detroit tigers in the american league East race. Smith had returned to Boston Only hours before the game from Castor la., where his wife had Given birth to a son Lee jr., Friday. It did t go Over too Well with my wife when i could t stay Home longer but i think Shell be Happy now because had a real Good Day Smith said after his 199th career save. I thought i d be tired because my flight left at 7 this morning but As soon As the first Batter stepped in i Felt  Smith struck out three and has strike outs in his last 28 appearances. I m glad those planes were on  longer he stayed out there the harder he threw manager Joe Morgan said. Once he got that air plane rust out of his system he started  the red sox rocked Burns 5-1, re called from the minors june 18, for four runs in the first inning and three in the second. The a s spoiled the return of Boston starter Dennis Oil can Boyd from the disabled list. Boyd gave up four runs be fore leaving in the third. He was replaced by Jeff Sellers 1-6, who blanked the a until he needed help from Mike Bod Dicker in the sixth. Boddicker retired Jose Canseco on Tapper Back to the Mound to work out of a bases loaded Jam. He s not one of the Guys you want to face in a bases loaded situation Bod Dicker said. I was just hoping to Sta ahead of him on the count and he happened to swing at the first pitch. It was a  other Al games saturday tigers 2, White sox 1 Detroit right hander Walt Ter Rell improved his lifetime record at Tiger stadium to 36-11 and Dwayne Murphy hit a two run single in the second innings the Detroit tigers beat the Chicago Al Roundup White sox 2-1 saturday night. Detroit which is now 7-1 against the White sox this season maintained its three game Lead Over Boston in the american league East. Royals 4, indians 2cleveland Pat Tabler and Danny Tartabull hit consecutive sacrifice lies to break an eighth inning tie and George Brett had three hits As Kansa City ended Cleveland s five game win Ning Streak. Brewers 8, Blue jays 1 Toronto Rob Deer s three run Homer keyed a five run third inning an Paul motor went 3-for-4 to Lead a 17 hit attack As Milwaukee sent Toronto to its fifth straight loss. Mariners 9, Yankees 5 new York Alvin Davis homered and reached base five times and Harold Reynolds Jim Presley and Jay Buhner each got three hits As Seattle beat new  loss dropped the Yankees five games behind Detroit in the american league East and two games behind Boston. Rangers 3, twins 2 Minneapolis Steve Buechele s two run Homer in the seventh inning ral lied Texas Over Minnesota and prevented twins left hander Frank Viola from becoming the major league s first 20 game Winner this , 19-5 and seeking his 100th Ca reer Victory allowed seven hits in his seventh Complete game but was out dulled by Paul Kilgus 10-11. Kilgus gave up six hits in 7 a innings and Mitch Williams finished for his 16th save Al lowing no hits. Orioles 3, Angels 2baltimore Pinch hitter Jim Dwyer s sacrifice Fly capped a two run rally inthe 11th inning and Baltimore beat califor Nia for its third straight Victory. The Angels had taken a 2-1 Lead in the top of the Lith on Pinch hitter Jim up Pard s rib double. My Roundup Page 23