Alabama Remains At Number 2

University Of Alabama Auburn University Crimson Tide remains steady Auburn drops in latest AP Top 25 poll

by Associated Press

Published: Sun, October 05, 2008 - 2:50 pm CST

NEW YORK (AP) - After a week with few upsets, the top of The
Associated Press poll only underwent slight alterations.
Oklahoma is Number 1 with 51 first-place votes and 1,608 points,
gaining a few points and top votes in its second week on top of the
rankings this season.
Number 2 Alabama picks up 13 first-place votes and 1,537 points.
Missouri moves up one spot to third after winning 52-17 at
Nebraska.
LSU drops a spot to Number 4 after an off week, and Texas
remains fifth. The Longhorns and Sooners meet Saturday in the
annual Red River Rivalry in Dallas.
Number 6 Penn State and seventh-ranked Texas Tech hold their
spots. Number 8 Southern California and 9th-ranked BYU flip-flopped
after USC's easy 44-10 victory against Oregon.
Georgia moved up a spot to tenth.
The next five consists of Florida, Ohio State, Vanderbilt, Utah
and Boise State.
Kansas is 16th, followed by Oklahoma State, Virginia tech, South
Florida and Auburn.
Wake Forest checks in at Number 21 followed by North Carolina,
Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Ball State. The 25th-ranked
Cardinals are in the AP poll for the first time ever.

Here are the Top 25 teams in The Associated Press
college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through October 4th, 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. Oklahoma (51) 5-0 1,608 1
2. Alabama (13) 6-0 1,537 2
3. Missouri (1) 5-0 1,487 4
4. LSU 4-0 1,444 3
5. Texas 5-0 1,374 5
6. Penn St. 6-0 1,287 6
7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,163 7
8. Southern Cal 3-1 1,137 9
9. BYU 5-0 1,103 8
10. Georgia 4-1 1,014 11
11. Florida 4-1 977 12
12. Ohio St. 5-1 931 14
13. Vanderbilt 5-0 833 19
14. Utah 6-0 815 15
15. Boise St. 4-0 677 17
16. Kansas 4-1 623 16
17. Oklahoma St. 5-0 565 21
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 485 20
19. South Florida 5-1 392 10
20. Auburn 4-2 236 13
21. Wake Forest 3-1 205 25
22. North Carolina 4-1 196 -
23. Michigan St. 5-1 161 -
24. Pittsburgh 4-1 121 -
25. Ball St. 6-0 97 -
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 96, Tulsa 85, Illinois 81,
California 80, Northwestern 78, TCU 70, Georgia Tech 59, Kentucky
49, Florida St. 36, Notre Dame 6, Arizona 5, Fresno St. 5, Oregon
4, Boston College 3.

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

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