| MSU gets votes in latest USA Today poll; USC solid No. 1 |
NEW YORK — Southern California is now a no-doubt-about-it No. 1 in the AP Top 25, released today, and there’s a new No. 2 as Georgia slipped again.
USC’s resounding, 35-3 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night made USC an overwhelming No. 1 in the media poll. USC received 61 first-place votes and 1,596 points day. The Trojans had 33 first-place votes last week.
Oklahoma moved past Georgia into No. 2. The Bulldogs barely got past South Carolina, 14-7, on Saturday, and Oklahoma notched its third consecutive blowout victory, winning 55-14 at Washington.
Georgia is the first preseason No. 1 to drop that far after starting 3-0 since Oklahoma in 1985. The Sooners also fell to No. 3 after winning their first three games.
The Bulldogs received two first-place votes this week. No. 4 Florida received the other first-place vote and Missouri moved up a spot to No. 5.
Ohio State dropped eight spots to No. 13.
In the USA Today coaches poll, Michigan State received five votes. Neither Michigan nor MSU got any votes in the AP ranking.
No. 6 was LSU, followed by Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama and Auburn. Half the top 10 teams are from the Southeastern Conference.
Two Pac-10 teams dropped out of the rankings after losing: California and Arizona State.
Clemson moved back into the rankings. The Tigers started the season ranked ninth and fell all the way out after losing their opener 34-10 to Alabama, and returned as No. 23.
Florida State also moved into the Top 25 for the first time since the middle of last season. The Seminoles were No. 24.
Texas Tech is No. 11, followed by South Florida, Ohio State and BYU. East Carolina slipped one spot to No. 15 after squeaking past Tulane, 28-24, in its first game as a ranked team since 1999. Penn State was No. 16, followed by Oregon, Wake Forest, Kansas and Utah.
The final five were West Virginia, Illinois, Clemson, Florida State and Fresno State, which lost 13-10 to Wisconsin.
Here is this week’s AP Top 25:
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. Missouri3-0 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.
Here is this week’s USA Today coaches poll:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern California (57) 2-0 1,518 1
2. Oklahoma (1) 3-0 1,423 3
3. Georgia (2) 3-0 1,393 2
4. Florida (1) 2-0 1,335 4
5. Missouri 3-0 1,294 6
6. LSU 2-0 1,233 7
7. Texas 2-0 1,128 8
8. Wisconsin 3-0 1,027 10
9. Auburn 3-0 955 9
10. Texas Tech 3-0 887 12
11. Brigham Young 3-0 846 15
12. Oregon 3-0 783 14
13. Alabama 3-0 771 16
14. Ohio State 2-1 736 5
15. Penn State 3-0 724 17
16. South Florida 3-0 685 18
17. East Carolina 3-0 508 20
18. Wake Forest 2-0 498 19
19. Kansas 2-1 416 11
20. Utah 3-0 400 22
21. Clemson 2-1 233 23
22. West Virginia 1-1 159 24
23. Illinois 2-1 127 NR
24. Arizona State 2-1 113 13
25. Florida State 2-0 110 NR
Others receiving votes: Fresno State 93; TCU 76; Nebraska 49; Boise State 43; Kentucky 40; Oklahoma State 39; Tennessee 34; Virginia Tech 31; Connecticut 27; Vanderbilt 20; North Carolina 19; Iowa 14; Northwestern 10; California 7; Michigan State 5; Notre Dame 5; Colorado 3; Ball State 2; Boston College 2; Georgia Tech 2; Tulsa 2.
