Ohio State Freefalls to 13th
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Updated: 7:44 PM Sep 14, 2008
Ohio State Freefalls to 13th
Ohio State falls to 13th in the latest AP College Football Poll, while West Virginia climbs to 21st.
Posted: 3:29 PM Sep 14, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press
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UNDATED (AP) - The Southern California Trojans, bolstered by their lopsided win over Ohio State last night, remain the top team in the weekly Associated Press college football poll.

The Trojans, who beat the then fifth-ranked Buckeyes 35-3, were given 61 first place votes while the second-ranked school, Oklahoma, got none.

Number-three Georgia, the pre-season number-one, was allotted two first place votes while fourth-ranked Florida got one. Missouri, the fifth-ranked team this week, received no first place votes.

Rounding out the top ten this week are LSU, Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama an Auburn. Ohio State falls all the way to 13th.


MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Despite having a bye week, West Virginia has improved four spots in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.

The Mountaineers are now ranked 21st heading into a Thursday night matchup at Colorado.

West Virginia is coming off a 24-3 loss at East Carolina on Sept. 6. Colorado had the week off after beating Eastern Washington 31-24.


UNDATED (AP) - The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 13, 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. Southern Cal (61) 2-0 1,596 1
2. Oklahoma 3-0 1,485 3
3. Georgia (2) 3-0 1,437 2
4. Florida (1) 2-0 1,414 4
5. Missouri 3-0 1,389 6
6. LSU 2-0 1,274 7
7. Texas 2-0 1,140 8
8. Wisconsin 3-0 1,076 10
9. Alabama 3-0 982 11
10. Auburn 3-0 958 9
11. Texas Tech 3-0 904 12
12. South Florida 3-0 801 19
13. Ohio St. 2-1 800 5
14. BYU 3-0 788 18
15. East Carolina 3-0 781 14
16. Penn St. 3-0 779 17
17. Oregon 3-0 679 16
18. Wake Forest 2-0 482 20
19. Kansas 2-1 445 13
20. Utah 3-0 428 22
21. West Virginia 1-1 179 25
22. Illinois 2-1 163 24
23. Clemson 2-1 160 -
24. Florida St. 2-0 146 -
25. Fresno St. 1-1 121 21

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 63, Oklahoma St. 62, TCU 45, Boise St. 38, Arizona St. 36, North Carolina 31, Virginia Tech 28, Nebraska 21, Tennessee 15, Connecticut 13, Iowa 12, Kentucky 6, Tulsa 6, Minnesota 4, Northwestern 4, Notre Dame 4, Arizona 2, Ball St. 1, South Carolina 1 1-2, UCF 1.


HOW THE TOP 25 FARED:

No. 1 Southern Cal (2-0) beat No. 5 Ohio State 35-3. Next: at Oregon State, Sept. 25.

No. 2 Georgia (3-0) beat South Carolina 14-7. Next: at No. 15 Arizona State, Saturday.

No. 3 Oklahoma (3-0) beat Washington 55-14. Next: vs. TCU, Sept. 27.

No. 4 Florida (2-0) did not play. Next: at Tennessee, Saturday.

No. 5 Ohio State (2-1) lost to No. 1 Southern Cal 35-3. Next: vs. Troy, Saturday.

No. 6 Missouri (3-0) beat Nevada 69-17. Next: vs. Buffalo, Saturday.

No. 7 LSU (2-0) beat North Texas 41-3. Next: at No. 9 Auburn, Saturday.

No. 8 Texas (2-0) vs. Arkansas, ppd., hurricane. Next: vs. Rice, Saturday.

No. 9 Auburn (3-0) beat Mississippi State 3-2. Next: vs. No. 7 LSU, Saturday.

No. 10 Wisconsin (3-0) beat No. 21 Fresno State 13-10. Next: at Michigan, Sept. 27.

No. 11 Alabama (3-0) beat Western Kentucky 41-7. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday.

No. 12 Texas Tech (3-0) beat SMU 43-7. Next: vs. Massachusetts, Saturday.

No. 13 Kansas (2-1) lost to No. 19 South Florida 37-34, Friday. Next: vs. Sam Houston State, Saturday.

No. 14 East Carolina (3-0) beat Tulane 28-24. at N.C. State, Saturday.

No. 15 Arizona State (2-1) lost to UNLV 23-20, OT. Next: vs. No. 1 Georgia, Saturday.

No. 16 Oregon (3-0) beat Purdue 32-26, 2OT. Next: vs. Boise State, Saturday.

No. 17 Penn State (3-0) beat Syracuse 55-13. Next: vs. Temple, Saturday.

No. 18 BYU (3-0) beat UCLA 59-0. Next: vs. Wyoming, Saturday.

No. 19 South Florida (3-0) beat No. 13 Kansas 37-34, Friday. Next: at Florida International, Saturday.

No. 20 Wake Forest (2-0) did not play. Next: at Florida State, Saturday.

No. 21 Fresno State (1-1) lost to No. 10 Wisconsin 13-10. Next: at Toledo, Saturday.

No. 22 Utah (3-0) beat Utah State 58-10. Next: at Air Force, Saturday.

No. 23 California (2-1) lost to Maryland 35-27. Next: vs. Colorado State, Sept. 27.

No. 24 Illinois (2-1) beat Louisiana-Lafayette 20-17. Next: at No. 17 Penn State, Sept. 27.

No. 25 West Virginia (1-1) did not play. Next: at Colorado, Sept. 18.


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Posted by: Gary on Sep 15, 2008 at 09:17 AM

Ohio State is way overrated!
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