College football polls: BYU 8, 9; Utah 13, 14

Associated Press
Published: Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 12:16 p.m. MDT
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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

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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.

AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches 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 (44) 6-0 . . . 1,505 . . . 5

2. Alabama (14) 6-0 . . . 1,452 . . . 4

3. Penn State (3) . . . 7-0 . . . 1,416 . . . 6

4. USC 4-1 . . . 1,198 . . . 9

5. Texas Tech 6-0 . . . 1,195 . . . 7

6. Oklahoma 5-1 . . . 1,147 . . . 1

7. Florida 5-1 . . . 1,145 . . . 12

8. BYU 6-0 . . . 1,143 . . . 8

9. Georgia 5-1 . . . 1,010 . . . 10

10. Oklahoma State 6-0 . . . 958 . . . 17

11. Ohio State 6-1 . . . 920 . . . 11

12. Missouri 5-1 . . . 886 . . . 2

13. Utah 7-0 . . . 819 . . . 13

14. LSU 4-1 . . . 776 . . . 3

15. Kansas 5-1 . . . 676 . . . 15

16. Boise State 5-0 . . . 648 . . . 16

17. Michigan State 6-1 . . . 468 . . . 19

18. Virginia Tech 5-1 . . . 467 . . . 18

19. Wake Forest 4-1 . . . 376 . . . 21

20. South Florida 5-1 . . . 334 . . . 20

21. North Carolina 5-1 . . . 321 . . . NR

22. California 4-1 . . . 169 . . . 25

23. Vanderbilt 5-1 . . . 147 . . . 14

24. TCU 6-1 . . . 138 . . . NR

25. Ball State 7-0 . . . 135 . . . NR

Others receiving votes: Tulsa 121; Minnesota 55; Florida State 49; Pittsburgh 45; Georgia Tech 31; Northwestern 21; Cincinnati 18; Oregon 14; South Carolina 10; Boston College 3; Connecticut 3; Fresno State 2; Notre Dame 2; Kentucky 1; Miami (Fla.) 1.

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