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| Sunday, October 13 Miami No. 1 in both polls; Gators gone in AP ESPN.com news services |
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Miami remained No. 1 and Texas fell to eighth in both college football polls released Sunday. In The Associated Press media poll, the Hurricanes set the record for most consecutive weeks ranked No. 1. The Hurricanes, who extended the nation's longest winning streak to 28 games with a 28-27 victory over Florida State, remained in the top spot for a record 19th straight AP poll. In the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll, Miami (6-0) lost two first-place votes but still had a stranglehold on the top spot, earning 58 of a possible 61 and 1,522 points overall. Oklahoma (6-0) picked up the three remaining first-place nods and 1,457 points to move up one spot to third. The Sooners topped then-second-ranked Texas, 35-24, on Saturday. In voting by the 74 sportswriters and broadcasters on the AP panel, Miami received 65 first-place votes and 1,841 points. The Hurricanes took over at No. 1 on Oct. 14, 2001, and remained there for the final 10 polls and won the national title. The Hurricanes (6-0) have been atop all nine polls this season, starting out as the preseason No. 1 pick. Southern California and Miami were tied for most consecutive AP polls at No. 1. The Trojans were No. 1 for 14 weeks in 1972 and the first four weeks in 1973. "It's amazing to be mentioned with the great teams of the past when you look at the teams on that list," Miami coach Larry Coker said. "We don't emphasize the rankings each week but, of course, it's always great to be No. 1." With five games involving Top 25 teams Saturday, there was much shuffling in the rankings. The most significant moves were Iowa State cracking the top 10 for the first time at No. 9, and Florida (4-3) dropping out after a run of 209 consecutive polls. The Gators, 36-7 losers to LSU, had taken over the longest-running poll streak from Nebraska, which fell out three weeks ago after a record run of 348 in a row. The current leader is Michigan at 71 straight polls. The Wolverines moved up to No. 11 this week after a 27-24 overtime win against Penn State. In the coaches' poll, meanwhile, Texas (5-1) plummeted to eighth, allowing Virginia Tech (6-0), Ohio State (7-0), Georgia (6-0), Oregon (6-0) and Notre Dame (6-0) to move up one place apiece. Virginia Tech also is ranked third by AP. Michigan (5-1) is ranked ninth, followed by North Carolina State (7-0), Washington State (6-1), LSU (5-1), Iowa State (6-1) and Florida State (5-2) Air Force (6-0) and Iowa (6-1) each climbed four spots to 15th and 16th, respectively. Washington (4-2) fell one place to 17th while Tennessee (4-2) slid nine spots to 18th after an 18-13 loss to Georgia. Kansas State (5-1) is ranked 19th, ahead of Southern California (4-2) and Penn State (4-2). Mississippi (5-1) enters the poll at 22nd while fellow newcomer Bowling Green (5-0) steps in at No. 23. Florida's ranking dove eight places to No. 24, but Colorado (4-2) came in at No. 25. No. 21 Auburn (4-2), which was routed by Arkansas, 38-17; No. 22 Wisconsin (5-2), a 32-29 loser to Indiana; and No. 25 UCLA, which lost 31-30 to Oregon, dropped out of the poll. Information from SportsTicker and The Associated Press was used in this story. |
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