Monday, September 29, 2003
Buckeyes move into No. 3 spot
Top 25 poll
The Associated Press
Southern California and Oregon had the biggest drops in The Associated Press college football poll after losing their Pac-10 openers. The Trojans fell from third to 10th following a 34-31, triple-overtime loss at California. The Ducks dropped nine spots to 19th after a 55-16 home loss to Washington State.
Oklahoma and Miami remained in the top two spots for the fourth straight week in the poll released Sunday.
The Sooners, who have been No. 1 all season, received 57 of the 65 first-place votes and 1,615 points in balloting by the panel of sports writers and broadcasters. The Hurricanes got three firsts and 1,554 points.
Ohio State moved up a spot to No. 3 after USC's loss and received the remaining five first-place votes. The third-ranked team in the country also lost the previous two weeks.
AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 27, 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. Oklahoma (57) | 4-0 | 1,615 | 1 | | 2. Miami (3) | 4-0 | 1,554 | 2 | | 3. Ohio St. (5) | 5-0 | 1,457 | 4 | | 4. Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 1,382 | 5 | | 5. Florida St. | 5-0 | 1,347 | 6 | | 6. LSU | 5-0 | 1,332 | 7 | | 7. Tennessee | 4-0 | 1,267 | 8 | | 8. Arkansas | 4-0 | 1,133 | 9 | | 9. Michigan | 4-1 | 982 | 11 | | 10. Southern Cal | 3-1 | 975 | 3 | | 11. Georgia | 3-1 | 973 | 12 | | 12. Nebraska | 4-0 | 897 | 15 | | 13. Texas | 3-1 | 880 | 14 | | 14. Washington St. | 4-1 | 738 | 21 | | 15. Pittsburgh | 3-1 | 559 | 17 | | 16. Kansas St. | 4-1 | 544 | 16 | | 17. N. Illinois | 4-0 | 524 | 20 | | 18. Washington | 3-1 | 501 | 18 | | 19. Oregon | 4-1 | 389 | 10 | | 20. TCU | 4-0 | 383 | 19 | | 21. Minnesota | 5-0 | 378 | 24 | | 22. Purdue | 3-1 | 337 | 22 | | 23. Iowa | 4-1 | 310 | 13 | | 24. Florida | 3-2 | 129 | 25 | | 25. Michigan St. | 4-1 | 128 | - | Others receiving votes: Louisville 89, N.C. State 82, Bowling Green 47, Wisconsin 46, Air Force 29, Virginia 25, Oklahoma St. 24, Kansas 15, Toledo 10, Miami (Ohio) 9, South Carolina 9, Maryland 8, Oregon St. 5, UNLV 5, California 3, Syracuse 3, Boise St. 1, Texas Tech 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, team's records through Sept. 27, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pvs | | 1. Oklahoma (49) | 4-0 | 1,557 | 1 | | 2. Miami (Fla.) (8) | 4-0 | 1,513 | 2 | | 3. Ohio State (6) | 5-0 | 1,433 | 4 | | 4. Virginia Tech | 4-0 | 1,369 | 5 | | 5. Florida State | 5-0 | 1,315 | 6 | | 6. LSU | 5-0 | 1,260 | 7 | | 7. Tennessee | 4-0 | 1,193 | 8 | | 8. Nebraska | 4-0 | 988 | 11 | | 9. Arkansas | 4-0 | 969 | 14 | | 10. Southern Cal. | 3-1 | 953 | 3 | | 11. Michigan | 4-1 | 950 | 10 | | 12. Georgia | 3-1 | 923 | 12 | | 13. Texas | 3-1 | 892 | 13 | | 14. Kansas State | 4-1 | 618 | 16 | | 15. Washington St. | 4-1 | 546 | 21 | | 16. Minnesota | 5-0 | 504 | 20 | | 17. Washington | 3-1 | 489 | 18 | | 18. Pittsburgh | 3-1 | 477 | 19 | | 19. Iowa | 4-1 | 448 | 9 | | 20. Northern Illinois | 4-0 | 413 | 22 | | 21. TCU | 4-0 | 404 | 17 | | 22. Oregon | 4-1 | 215 | 15 | | 23. Purdue | 3-1 | 166 | - | | 24. Florida | 3-2 | 133 | 25 | | 25. Air Force | 5-0 | 132 | - | Also receiving votes: North Carolina State 104; Wisconsin 93; Virginia 81; Louisville 64; Michigan State 50; Oregon State 29; Maryland 19; Missouri 19; Kansas 17; Arizona State 15; UNLV 15; Oklahoma State 13; Bowling Green 12; Clemson 11; Texas Tech 10; Texas A&M 9; Utah 9; California 8; Wake Forest 8; Boston College 7; Fresno State 7; Miami (Ohio) 7; Boise State 4; Auburn 2; UCLA 2.
Standings
BIG TEN
| Conf. | | | Overall | | | | W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA | | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 207 | 65 | | Ohio St. | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 77 | | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 191 | 58 | | Mich.St. | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 95 | | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 153 | 118 | | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 54 | | Iowa | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 148 | 53 | | Nrthwstrn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 116 | | Penn St. | 0 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 85 | | Illinois | 0 | 1 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 119 | | Indiana | 0 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 140 |
CONFERENCE USA
| Conf. | | | Overall | | | | W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA | | S. Miss. | 2 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 90 | | TCU | 1 | 0 | 38 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 62 | | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 122 | 82 | | S.Florida | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 57 | | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 85 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 161 | 186 | | Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 70 | | Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 113 | | Memphis | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 128 | 83 | | UAB | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 98 | | E.Carolina | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 160 | | Army | 0 | 2 | 33 | 78 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 162 |
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
| Conf. | | | Overall | | | | W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA | | Kent St. | 2 | 0 | 77 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 106 | 142 | | Akron | 2 | 1 | 100 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 134 | | Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 93 | | Marshall | 0 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 137 | 132 | | Ohio | 0 | 1 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 132 | | UCF | 0 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 91 | 152 | | Buffalo | 0 | 1 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 194 |
West
| Toledo | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 113 | | W. Mich. | 1 | 0 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 132 | 141 | | Ball St. | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 115 | 151 | | N. Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 62 | | BwlngGrn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 169 | 66 | | Cent. Mich. | 0 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 146 | | E. Mich. | 0 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 155 |
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
East
| Conf. | | | Overall | | | | W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA | | Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 47 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 60 | | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 34 | | Florida | 1 | 1 | 34 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 195 | 89 | | S.Carolina | 0 | 2 | 27 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 114 | 78 | | Kentucky | 0 | 2 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 133 | 114 | | Vanderbilt | 0 | 2 | 28 | 69 | 1 | 4 | 110 | 129 |
West
| LSU | 2 | 0 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 201 | 43 | | Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 148 | 79 | | Auburn | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 50 | | Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 128 | | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 58 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 107 | | Miss.St. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 156 |
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