Monday, September 24, 2001
College football roundup
Top 25 polls
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Miami (39) ....... 2-0 1,749 1
2. Florida (15) ....... 3-0 1,717 2
3. Oklahoma (11) ....... 3-0 1,639 3
4. Nebraska (2) ....... 4-0 1,549 4
5. Texas (4) ....... 3-0 1,519 5
6. Oregon ....... 3-0 1,342 7
7. Tennessee ....... 2-0 1,312 8
8. Virginia Tech ....... 3-0 1,298 9
9. Georgia Tech ....... 3-0 1,135 10
10. Fresno St. (1) ....... 4-0 1,102 11
11. Kansas St. ....... 2-0 1,080 12
12. UCLA ....... 3-0 1,033 14
13. Washington ....... 2-0 1,003 13
14. LSU ....... 2-0 851 15
15. South Carolina ....... 3-0 804 18
16. Northwestern ....... 2-0 772 16
17. Michigan ....... 2-1 627 20
18. Florida St. ....... 2-1 589 6
19. Oregon St. ....... 1-1 323 22
20. BYU ....... 3-0 305 24
21. Mississippi St. ....... 1-1 231 17
22. Illinois ....... 3-0 227
23. Michigan St. ....... 2-0 215
24. Purdue ....... 2-0 184
25. Toledo ....... 3-0 140
Others receiving votes: Colorado 108, Stanford 87, Clemson 82, Ohio St. 75, Maryland 60, Wisconsin 47, Texas A&M 35, Alabama 27, Georgia 23, Southern Miss. 22, Washington St. 19, North Carolina 13, Virginia 11, Arizona 8, Boston College 6, East Carolina 5, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, N.C. State 4, Auburn 3, Southern Cal 3, Syracuse 3, Mississippi 2, Bowling Green 1.
USA/ESPN Poll
The Top 25 teams in the USA Today/ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Miami (34) ....... 2-0 1,453 1
2. Florida (14) ....... 3-0 1,423 2
3. Oklahoma (9) ....... 3-0 1,377 3
4. Nebraska (1) ....... 4-0 1,311 4
5. Texas ....... 3-0 1,239 6
6. Oregon (1) ....... 3-0 1,120 7
7. Virginia Tech ....... 3-0 1,104 9
8. Tennessee ....... 2-0 1,090 8
9. Kansas State ....... 2-0 980 10
10. UCLA ....... 3-0 914 12
11. Georgia Tech ....... 3-0 907 11
12. Washington ....... 2-0 837 13
13. Fresno State (1) ....... 4-0 770 15
14. LSU ....... 2-0 705 14
15. Florida State ....... 2-1 679 5
16. South Carolina ....... 3-0 574 20
17. Michigan ....... 2-1 564 17
18. Northwestern ....... 2-0 546 19
19. Oregon State ....... 1-1 338 22
20. Brigham Young ....... 3-0 267 25
21. Purdue ....... 2-0 252 24
22. Mississippi State ....... 1-1 162 16
23. Illinois ....... 3-0 132
24. Michigan State ....... 2-0 120
25. Clemson ....... 2-1 98 18
Also: Toledo 92, Ohio State 65, Texas A&M 64, North Carolina State 58, Stanford 44, Colorado 34, Maryland 26, Southern Mississippi 25, Iowa 20, Alabama 19, Wisconsin 14, Georgia 12, Texas Tech 11, Notre Dame 9, Arizona 8, Marshall 8, East Carolina 7, Louisville 7, Iowa State 6, Pittsburgh 4, Auburn 2, Alabama-Birmingham 1, Southern California 1, Washington State 1.
AP Top 25
How the top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college football poll fared this week:
No. 1 Miami (2-0) did not play. Next: at Pittsburgh, Thursday.
No. 2 Florida (3-0) beat Kentucky 44-10. Next: vs. No. 17 Mississippi St., Saturday.
No. 3 Oklahoma (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 12 Kansas State, Saturday.
No. 4 Nebraska (4-0) beat Rice, 48-3, Thursday. Next: at Missouri, Saturday.
No. 5 Texas beat Houston 53-26. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Saturday.
No. 6 Florida State (2-1) lost to North Carolina 41-9. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Saturday.
No. 7 Oregon (3-0) beat Southern California, 24-22. Next: at Utah State, Saturday.
No. 8 Tennessee (2-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 15 LSU, Saturday.
No. 9 Virginia Tech (3-0) beat Rutgers 50-0. Next: vs. Central Florida, Saturday.
No. 10 Georgia Tech (3-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Clemson, Saturday.
No. 11 Fresno State (4-0) beat Tulsa 37-18. Next: vs. Louisiana Tech, Saturday.
No. 12 Kansas State (2-0) beat New Mexico State 64-0. Next: at No. 3 Oklahoma, Saturday.
No. 13 Washington (2-0) beat Idaho 53-3. Next: at California, Saturday.
No. 14 UCLA (3-0) beat No. 21 Ohio State 13-6. Next: at No. 22 Oregon State, Saturday.
No. 15 LSU (2-0) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Tennessee, Saturday.
No. 16 Northwestern (2-0) beat Duke 44-7. Next: vs. Michigan State, Saturday.
No. 17 Mississippi State (1-1) lost to No. 18 South Carolina 16-14, Thursday. Next: at No. 2 Florida, Saturday.
No. 18 South Carolina (3-0) beat No. 17 Mississippi State 16-14, Thursday. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday.
No. 19 Clemson (2-1) lost to Virginia 26-24. Next: at No. 10 Georgia Tech, Saturday.
No. 20 Michigan (2-1) beat Western Michigan 38-21. Next: vs. Illinois, Saturday.
No. 21 Ohio State (1-1) lost to No. 14 UCLA 13-6. Next: at Indiana, Saturday.
No. 22 Oregon State (1-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 14 UCLA, Saturday.
No. 23 Notre Dame (0-2) lost to Michigan State 17-10. Next: at Texas A&M, Saturday.
No. 24 Brigham Young (3-0) did not play. Next: at UNLV, Saturday.
No. 25 Louisville (3-1) lost to Illinois 34-10. Next: vs. Memphis, Saturday.
Saturday results
EAST
Albany, N.Y. 35, Wagner 30
Boston College 38, Navy 21
Bucknell 23, Columbia 20, 2OT
Buffalo 37, Connecticut 20
Colgate 21, Fordham 9
Delaware 35, Massachusetts 7
Fairfield 42, Siena 13
Harvard 27, Brown 20
Hofstra 51, Maine 44
Holy Cross 17, Towson 9
La Salle 21, Canisius 14
Lehigh 34, Princeton 10
Monmouth 20, Cent. Conn. St. 13
Montclair St. 46, Iona 20
New Hampshire 42, Dartmouth 38
Penn 37, Lafayette 0
Sacred Heart 44, Robert Morris 31
St. Peter's 27, St. Francis, Pa. 7
Syracuse 31, Auburn 14
Virginia Tech 50, Rutgers 0
West Virginia 34, Kent St. 14
Wisconsin 18, Penn St. 6
Yale 40, Cornell 13
SOUTH
Alabama 31, Arkansas 10
Alabama A&M 24, Texas So. 10
Appalachian St. 8, The Citadel 6
Austin Peay 37, Valparaiso 13
Bethune-Cookman 32, Norfolk St. 7
Davidson 23, Emory & Henry 6
Dayton 42, Morehead St. 22
E. Illinois 21, E. Kentucky 17
East Carolina 38, William & Mary 23
Florida 44, Kentucky 10
Florida Atlantic 31, Marist 9
Furman 65, VMI 7
Georgia Southern 70, Chattanooga 7
Hampton 55, Virginia St. 14
Howard 41, Morgan St. 15
Jackson St. 66, MVSU 36
Liberty 34, Delaware St. 7
Maryland 27, Wake Forest 20
McNeese St. 54, Alcorn St. 14
Memphis 17, South Florida 9
Middle Tennessee 38, La-Monroe 20
N. Carolina A&T 23, Elon 7
North Carolina 41, Florida St. 9
Northwestern 44, Duke 7
Rhode Island 16, James Madison 12
Samford 49, Gardner-Webb 41, 3OT
Southern Miss. 35, La-Lafayette 10
Southern U. 32, Alabama St. 7
Tennessee St. 27, Florida A&M 7
Tennessee Tech 44, WVU Tech 3
Troy St. 26, Nicholls St. 0
UAB 55, Army 3
UCF 36, Tulane 29
Vanderbilt 28, Richmond 22
Virginia 26, Clemson 24
W. Carolina 20, ETSU 6
W. Kentucky 23, SW Missouri St. 7
Wofford 35, Charleston Southern 10
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 42, Temple 23
Drake 33, Quincy 7
Duquesne 33, Butler 23
Illinois 34, Louisville 10
Illinois 34, Louisville 10
Indiana St. 21, E. Michigan 14
Iowa St. 31, Ohio 28
Kansas St. 64, New Mexico St. 0
Miami U. 21, Cincinnati 14
Michigan 38, W. Michigan 21
Michigan 38, W. Michigan 21
Michigan St. 17, Notre Dame 10
Murray St. 24, S. Illinois 20
N. Illinois 41, Sam Houston St. 16
N. Iowa 42, Ball St. 39
Purdue 33, Akron 14
SE Missouri 38, Illinois St. 33
Toledo 52, Cent. Michigan 28
Utah 28, Indiana 26
Youngstown St. 41, W. Illinois 7
SOUTHWEST
Baylor 16, New Mexico 13, 2OT
Fresno St. 37, Tulsa 18
Jacksonville St. 31, Arkansas St. 28
N.C. State 26, SMU 17
Northwestern St. 27, TCU 24, OT
SW Texas 10, Angelo St. 0
S.F.Austin 30, CS Northridge 27, 2OT
Texas 53, Houston 26
Texas A&M 21, Oklahoma St. 7
Texas Tech 42, North Texas 14
FAR WEST
Arizona 38, UNLV 21
Boise St. 42, UTEP 17
Cal Poly-SLO 34, Montana St. 6
Colorado 27, Kansas 16
E. Washington 50, Weber St. 26
Grambling St. 30, Portland St. 29
Montana 30, W. Washington 0
N. Arizona 41, S. Utah 12
Nevada 28, Hawaii 20
Nevada 28, Hawaii 20
Oregon 24, Southern Cal 22
Sacramento St. 33, Idaho St. 27
San Diego St. 14, Colorado St. 7
St. Mary's, Cal. 35, Cent. Wash. 23
Stanford 51, Arizona State 28
UCLA 13, Ohio State 6
Washington 53, Idaho 3
Washington St. 51, California 20
Wyoming 43, Utah St. 42
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