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USC vaults Georgia for No. 1 in AP poll
posted 7:34 pm Tue September 02, 2008 -
spot -- No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll -- on Tuesday,
thanks to its 52-7 thrashing of Virginia on Saturday.
The Trojans (1-0) moved up from their preseason spot of No. 3, jumping past
new No. 2 Georgia (1-0) and No. 3 Ohio State (1-0), which both moved down a
spot. USC narrowly took the top spot from the Bulldogs, as the Trojans
received 21 first-place votes and a total of 1,539 points to 20 first-place
votes and 1,506 points for Georgia.
Oklahoma (1-0), Florida (1-0), Missouri (1-0), and LSU (1-0) all received
first-place votes while finishing fourth through seventh in the poll,
respectively. West Virginia (1-0), Auburn (1-0) and Texas (1-0) rounded out
the top-10.
Wisconsin (1-0) and Texas Tech (1-0) took the 11th and 12th slots,
respectively, while Alabama (1-0) made the biggest jump, moving up from 24th
to 13th after a dominating 34-10 win over Clemson. The Tigers, ranked ninth in
the preseason poll, tumbled out of the top-25.
Kansas (1-0), Arizona State (1-0), BYU (1-0) (ASU and BYU tied for 15th),
South Florida (1-0), Oregon (1-0), Penn State (1-0), and Wake Forest (1-0)
filled out the top-20. Fresno State (1-0) entered the poll at No. 21 after
a 24-7 win over Rutgers. Utah (1-0) entered the rankings at 22nd after
spoiling head coach Rich Rodriguez's Michigan debut with a 25-23 win over the
Wolverines.
UCLA earned the No. 23 spot after its 27-24 overtime win over previous No. 18
Tennessee on Monday night. The Volunteers fell out of the top-25.
Illinois (0-1) was the only team to lose its opener and stay in the top-25,
after dropping a 52-42 shootout to high-powered Missouri. The Fighting Illini
tied for 24th with South Carolina, which moved into the rankings after 34-0
blanking of North Carolina State.
Virginia Tech (0-1) and Pittsburgh (0-1) both fell from the top-25 after
disappointing opening-week losses. The Hokies fell 27-22 to East Carolina,
while the Panthers dropped a 27-17 decision to Bowling Green.
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