WVU Slips to 25; OSU to 5 in AP
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Updated: 10:17 PM Sep 7, 2008
WVU Slips to 25; OSU to 5 in AP
Following its sluggish 26-14 win over Ohio, Ohio State has fallen from third to fifth in the new Associated Press Top 25. West Virginia is nearly out of the Top 25.
Posted: 2:28 PM Sep 7, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press
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NEW YORK (AP) - Following its sluggish 26-14 win over Ohio, Ohio State has fallen from third to fifth in the new Associated Press Top 25.

The Buckeyes, who played without star tailback Chris Wells yesterday, will have a chance to move back up in the poll when they visit top-ranked Southern California on Saturday.

The Trojans had the weekend off and got 33 out of a possible 65 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel. Georgia is second with 23 first-place votes. Oklahoma is third, followed by Florida.

Missouri is sixth with LSU, Texas, Auburn and Wisconsin rounding out the top 10.

East Carolina is in the poll for the first time in nine years. The Pirates come in at No. 14 after beating previously eighth-ranked West Virginia 24-3 Saturday. The Mountaineers have dropped all the way to No. 25.


The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 6, 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 (33) 1-0 1,577 1
2. Georgia (23) 2-0 1,525 2
3. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,458 4
4. Florida (4) 2-0 1,438 5
5. Ohio St. (1) 2-0 1,347 3
6. Missouri (1) 2-0 1,336 6
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,231 7
8. Texas 2-0 1,100 10
9. Auburn 2-0 1,067 9
10. Wisconsin 2-0 910 11
11. Alabama 2-0 865 13
12. Texas Tech 2-0 845 12
13. Kansas 2-0 825 14
14. East Carolina 2-0 762 -
15. Arizona St. 2-0 744 15
16. Oregon 2-0 616 18
17. Penn St. 2-0 607 19
18. BYU 2-0 537 15
19. South Florida 2-0 493 17
20. Wake Forest 2-0 404 20
21. Fresno St. 1-0 290 21
22. Utah 2-0 258 22
23. California 2-0 195 -
24. Illinois 1-1 164 24
25. West Virginia 1-1 163 8

Others receiving votes: UCLA 150, Clemson 73, Florida St. 50, Boise St. 22, Tennessee 15, Georgia Tech 14, Oklahoma St. 11, Vanderbilt 7, Kentucky 6, TCU 6, Virginia Tech 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, South Carolina 2, Connecticut 1, North Carolina 1, Rice 1.


HOW THE TOP 25 FARED:

No. 1 Southern Cal (1-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 3 Ohio State, Saturday.

No. 2 Georgia (2-0) beat Central Michigan 56-17. Next: at No. 24 South Carolina, Saturday.

No. 3 Ohio State (2-0) beat Ohio 26-14. Next: at No. 1 Southern Cal, Saturday.

No. 4 Oklahoma (2-0) beat Cincinnati 52-26. Next: at Washington, Saturday.

No. 5 Florida (2-0) beat Miami 26-3. Next: at Tennessee, Sept. 20.

No. 6 Missouri (2-0) beat Southeast Missouri 52-3. Next: vs. Nevada, Saturday.

No. 7 LSU (1-0) vs. Troy, postponed. Next: vs. North Texas, Saturday.

No. 8 West Virginia (1-1) lost to East Carolina 24-3. Next: at Colorado, Sept. 20.

No. 9 Auburn (2-0) beat Southern Miss. 27-13Next: at Mississippi State, Saturday.

No. 10 Texas (2-0) beat UTEP 42-13. Next: vs. Arkansas, Saturday.

No. 11 Wisconsin (2-0) beat Marshall 51-14. Next: at No. 21 Fresno State, Saturday.

No. 12 Texas Tech (2-0) beat Nevada 35-19. Next: vs. SMU, Saturday.

No. 13 Alabama (2-0) beat Tulane 20-6. Next: vs. Western Kentucky, Saturday.

No. 14 Kansas (2-0) beat Louisiana Tech 29-0. Next: at No. 17 South Florida, Friday.

No. 15 Arizona State (2-0) beat Stanford 41-17. Next: vs. UNLV, Saturday.

No. 15 BYU (2-0) beat Washington 28-27. Next: vs. No. 23 UCLA, Saturday.

No. 17 South Florida (2-0) beat UCF 31-24, OT. Next: vs. No. 14 Kansas, Friday.

No. 18 Oregon (2-0) beat Utah State 66-24. Next: at Purdue, Saturday.

No. 19 Penn State (2-0) beat Oregon State 45-14. Next: at Syracuse, Saturday.

No. 20 Wake Forest (2-0) beat Mississippi 30-28. Next: at Florida State, Sept. 20.

No. 21 Fresno State (1-0) did not play. Next vs. No. 11 Wisconsin, Saturday.

No. 22 Utah (2-0) beat UNLV 42-21. Next: at Utah State, Saturday.

No. 23 UCLA (1-0) did not play. Next: at No. 15 BYU, Saturday.

No. 24 Illinois (1-1) beat Eastern Illinois 47-21. Next: vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Saturday.

No. 24 South Carolina (1-1) lost to Vanderbilt 24-17, Thursday. Next: vs. No. 2 Georgia, Saturday.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


Latest Comments

Posted by: charmain on Sep 9, 2008 at 10:08 AM

marshall doesnt stand a chance with the mountaineers thats for shure .......go wvu
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Posted by: Kyle on Sep 8, 2008 at 02:13 PM

USC is going down. Sure we had a slow start against OU, but we are ready. We have to represent this area since Marshall, UK, WVU, and OU certainly dont!
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Posted by: geea on Sep 8, 2008 at 12:40 PM

No a throttling is when a ranked in the top 20 can not score against a team that was at the time unranked.....
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