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Alabama Still Number 2

By Michael Snowden

Published: Sun, October 12, 2008 - 12:07 pm Last Updated: Sun, October 12, 2008 - 12:32 pm

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UNDATED (AP) - The Texas Longhorns are the new number-1 team in
the weekly Associated Press top-25 college football poll. The
'Horns, who were fifth in last week's poll, staked their claim to
the top spot with a 45-35 win over then number-1 Oklahoma
yesterday. Following the Longhorns in the poll is Alabama. The
Crimson Tide received 26 first place votes, compared to 39 for
Texas.
Rounding out the top-five spots this week are Penn State,
Oklahoma and Florida.
The second-five this week features Southern California, Texas
Tech, Oklahoma State, BYU and Georgia.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll,
with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 11,
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. Texas (39) 6-0 1,599 5
2. Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582 2
3. Penn St. 7-0 1,492 6
4. Oklahoma 5-1 1,306 1
5. Florida 5-1 1,284 11
6. Southern Cal 4-1 1,247 8
7. Texas Tech 6-0 1,210 7
8. Oklahoma St. 6-0 1,184 17
9. BYU 6-0 1,131 9
10. Georgia 5-1 1,081 10
11. Missouri 5-1 984 3
12. Ohio St. 6-1 908 12
13. LSU 4-1 893 4
14. Utah 7-0 834 14
15. Boise St. 5-0 714 15
16. Kansas 5-1 620 16
17. Virginia Tech 5-1 540 18
18. North Carolina 5-1 416 22
19. South Florida 5-1 397 19
20. Michigan St. 6-1 371 23
21. Wake Forest 4-1 330 21
22. Vanderbilt 5-1 258 13
23. Pittsburgh 4-1 182 24
24. Ball St. 7-0 166 25
25. California 4-1 115 -
Others receiving votes: Tulsa 84, TCU 61, Minnesota 48, Florida
St. 38, Georgia Tech 25, South Carolina 9, Kentucky 7, Oregon 4,
Northwestern 3, Cincinnati 1, Notre Dame 1.

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