College Sports 101

• 1. Oklahoma 4-0
• 2. Alabama 5-0
• 3. LSU 4-0
• 4. Missouri 4-0
• 5. Texas 4-0
• 6. Penn State 5-0
• 7. Texas Tech 4-0
• 8. Brigham Young 4-0
• 9. USC 2-1
• 10. Georgia 4-1
• 11. South Florida 5-0
• 12. Florida 3-1
• 13. Auburn 4-1
• 14. Ohio State 4-1
• 15. Utah 5-0
• 16. Kansas 3-1
• 17. Boise State 3-0
• 18. Vanderbilt 4-0
• 19. Wisconsin 3-1
• 20. Oklahoma State 4-0
• 21. Virginia Tech 4-1
• 22. Oregon 4-1
• 23. Connecticut 5-0
• 24. Fresno State 3-1
• 25. Maryland 4-1

Others Receiving Votes

Kentucky, Michigan State, Wake Forest, Northwestern, Ball State.

• 1. Oklahoma (10) 4-0 370
• 2. Alabama (5) 5-0 358
• 3. Missouri 4-0 338
• 4. LSU 4-0 318
• 5. Texas 4-0 314
• 6. Penn State 5-0 299
• 7. Brigham Young 4-0 266
• 8. USC 2-1 260
• 9. Georgia 4-1 242
• 10. Texas Tech 4-0 241
• 11. South Florida 5-0 223
• 12. Florida 3-1 211
• 13. Ohio State 4-1 190
• 14. Auburn 4-1 168
• 15. Utah 5-0 156
• 16. Wisconsin 3-1 149
• 17. Boise State 3-0 138
• 18. Kansas 3-1 136
• 19. Vanderbilt 4-0 88
• 20. Fresno State 3-1 75
• 21. Virginia Tech 4-1 62
• 22. Oklahoma State 4-0 59
• 23. Oregon 4-1 58
• 24. Connecticut 5-0 43
• 25. Wake Forest 3-1 27

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Michigan State(22), California(17), Illinois(9), Ball State(7), Maryland(7), Georgia Tech(6), North Carolina(5), Tulsa(5), Northwestern(3), Nebraska(2), TCU(2), Kentucky(1)

After a week of upsets that saw three of the top five teams lose, there's a new look to the AP top 25 college football poll. Moving up to number one is Oklahoma.

• 1. Oklahoma (57) 4-0 1,520
• 2. LSU (1) 4-0 1,399
• 3. Missouri 4-0 1,398
• 4. Alabama (2) 5-0 1,350
• 5. Texas (1) 4-0 1,310
• 6. Penn State 5-0 1,146
• 7. Brigham Young 4-0 1,054
• 8. Texas Tech 4-0 1,047
• 9. USC 2-1 990
• 10. Georgia 4-1 888
• 10. South Florida 5-0 888
• 12. Ohio State 4-1 854
• 13. Florida 3-1 832
• 14. Auburn 4-1 776
• 15. Utah 5-0 684
• 16. Kansas 3-1 555
• 17. Wisconsin 3-1 521
• 18. Boise State 3-0 446
• 19. Vanderbilt 4-0 351
• 20. Oregon 4-1 286
• 21. Fresno State 3-1 280
• 22. Oklahoma State (229) 4-0 229
• 23. Connecticut 5-0 180
• 24. Virginia Tech 4-1 161
• 25. Wake Forest 3-1 148

Others Receiving Votes

Northwestern 98, Michigan State 88, Kentucky 86, Ball State 43, Maryland 40, Tulsa 38, Florida State 31, TCU 25, California 20, Georgia Tech 18, Illinois 14, Nebraska 8, Oregon State 6, North Carolina 5, Clemson 5, Notre Dame 3, Cincinnati 2, Duke 1, OLE MISS 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Clemson 19, Illinois 21, TCU 23.

• 1. Oklahoma (43) 4-0 1,599
• 2. Alabama (21) 5-0 1,565
• 3. LSU 4-0 1,466
• 4. Missouri (1) 4-0 1,453
• 5. Texas 4-0 1,362
• 6. Penn State 5-0 1,252
• 7. Texas Tech 4-0 1,105
• 8. Brigham Young 4-0 1,098
• 9. USC 2-1 1,087
• 10. South Florida 5-0 1,035
• 11. Georgia 4-1 1,018
• 12. Florida 3-1 914
• 13. Auburn 4-1 860
• 14. Ohio State 4-1 829
• 15. Utah 5-0 713
• 16. Kansas 3-1 650
• 17. Boise State 3-0 549
• 18. Wisconsin 3-1 520
• 19. Vanderbilt 4-0 459
• 20. Virginia Tech 4-1 290
• 21. Oklahoma State 4-0 277
• 22. Fresno State 3-1 232
• 23. Oregon 4-1 199
• 24. Connecticut 5-0 126
• 25. Wake Forest 3-1 107

Others Receiving Votes

Maryland 46, Michigan State 42, Kentucky 40, Ball State 38, Northwestern 32, Tulsa 32, TCU 30, Illinois 24, North Carolina 21, Florida State 14, OLE MISS 13, Georgia Tech 10, California 5, Nebraska 5, Oregon State 3, Boston College 3, Colorado 2.
Dropped From Rankings
Clemson 20, Illinois 22, East Carolina 23, TCU 24.

In a week when number one USC and third ranked Georgia lost in upsets, fourth ranked Florida also was an upset victim. The Gators lost to unranked Mississippi 31-30. A Florida extra point was blocked, providing the margin of victory.

Recovering from a sloppy first half and a 19-point deficit, unranked Michigan stormed back to stun 9th ranked Wisconsin 27-25.

By PETE THAMEL

Less than two weeks ago, Southern California established itself as the country’s top team when it routed No. 5 Ohio State. Rekindling the magic of the glory years of Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush was short-lived and its national championship hopes are in jeopardy.

Oregon State stunned the visiting Trojans, 27-21, Thursday night for the first jaw-dropping upset of the season. The Beavers (2-2) turned the national title race on its ear and the reverberations can be heard in Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Missouri.

The Trojans (2-1) could not find a way to stop the 5-foot-6 Oregon State tailback Jacquizz Rodgers, who carried the ball 37 times for 186 yards.

He joked in a postgame television interview that the Trojan defenders could not find him because he is a “little dude.”

Top-Ranked U.S.C. Loses Its Pac-10 Opener....

• 1. USC 2-0
• 2. Georgia 4-0
• 3. Oklahoma 3-0
• 4. Florida 3-0
• 5. LSU 3-0
• 6. Missouri 4-0
• 7. Alabama 4-0
• 8. Texas 3-0
• 9. Wisconsin 3-0
• 10. Penn State 4-0
• 11. Texas Tech 4-0
• 12. Brigham Young 4-0
• 13. Auburn 3-1
• 14. South Florida 4-0
• 15. Wake Forest 3-0
• 16. Ohio State 3-1
• 17. Utah 4-0
• 18. Boise State 3-0
• 19. Kansas 3-1
• 20. Vanderbilt 4-0
• 21. Clemson 3-1
• 22. TCU 4-0
• 23. Illinois 2-1
• 24. East Carolina 3-1
• 25. Colorado 3-0

Others Receiving Votes

Fresno State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Virginia Tech.

• 1. USC (15) 2-0 375
• 2. Oklahoma 3-0 358
• 3. Georgia 4-0 339
• 4. Florida 3-0 328
• 5. Missouri 4-0 315
• 6. LSU 3-0 308
• 7. Texas 3-0 279
• 8. Alabama 4-0 253
• 9. Wisconsin 3-0 247
• 10. Penn State 4-0 231
• 11. Brigham Young 4-0 223
• 12. Texas Tech 4-0 207
• 13. Auburn 3-1 183
• 14. South Florida 4-0 176
• 15. Ohio State 3-1 166
• 16. Wake Forest 3-0 160
• 17. Utah 4-0 135
• 18. Kansas 3-1 108
• 19. Boise State 3-0 82
• 20. Clemson 3-1 78
• 21. Vanderbilt 4-0 52
• 22. Illinois 2-1 41
• 23. TCU 4-0 36
• 24. Fresno State 2-1 33
• 25. East Carolina 3-1 33

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Miami (FL)(20), California(16), Colorado(16), Oklahoma State(13), Oregon(13), Ball State(6), Virginia Tech(6), Connecticut(6), Nebraska(5), Tulsa(4), West Virginia(4), Cincinnati(3), Tennessee(2), Arizona(0), Georgia Tech(0)

• 1. USC (56) 2-0 1,517
• 2. Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1,424
• 3. Georgia (2) 4-0 1,388
• 4. Florida (1) 3-0 1,345
• 5. Missouri 4-0 1,284
• 6. LSU 3-0 1,247
• 7. Texas 3-0 1,143
• 8. Wisconsin 3-0 1,041
• 9. Texas Tech 4-0 944
• 10. Alabama 4-0 939
• 11. Brigham Young 4-0 931
• 12. Penn State 4-0 818
• 13. Ohio State 3-1 744
• 14. South Florida 4-0 721
• 15. Wake Forest 3-0 678
• 16. Auburn 3-1 650
• 17. Utah 4-0 528
• 18. Kansas 3-1 506
• 19. Clemson 3-1 378
• 20. Boise State 3-0 265
• 21. Illinois 2-1 233
• 22. Oregon 3-1 174
• 23. TCU 4-0 151
• 24. Fresno State 2-1 117
• 25. Vanderbilt 4-0 103

Others Receiving Votes

East Carolina 88, Nebraska 83, Oklahoma State 55, Connecticut 54, Virginia Tech 47, Michigan State 37, Kentucky 36, Colorado 30, Northwestern 21, Tulsa 17, Ball State 16, Arizona State 11, California 9, Minnesota 8, Purdue 8, West Virginia 7, Miami (FL) 7, Georgia Tech 7, Cincinnati 6, Maryland 6, Louisville 3.

Dropped From Rankings

East Carolina 17, West Virginia 22, Florida State 25.

• 1. USC (62) 2-0 1,621
• 2. Oklahoma 3-0 1,484
• 3. Georgia (2) 4-0 1,475
• 4. Florida (1) 3-0 1,442
• 5. LSU 3-0 1,363
• 6. Missouri 4-0 1,360
• 7. Texas 3-0 1,174
• 8. Alabama 4-0 1,132
• 9. Wisconsin 3-0 1,091
• 10. Texas Tech 4-0 962
• 11. Brigham Young 4-0 919
• 12. Penn State 4-0 891
• 13. South Florida 4-0 798
• 14. Ohio State 3-1 790
• 15. Auburn 3-1 785
• 16. Wake Forest 3-0 711
• 17. Utah 4-0 574
• 18. Kansas 3-1 555
• 19. Boise State 3-0 363
• 20. Clemson 3-1 300
• 21. Vanderbilt 4-0 242
• 22. Illinois 2-1 224
• 23. East Carolina 3-1 201
• 24. TCU 4-0 117
• 25. Fresno State 2-1 105

Others Receiving Votes

Oregon 100, Oklahoma State 98, VIRGINIATECH 63, Colorado 39, Nebraska 32, Connecticut 26, Tulsa 19, Miami (FL) 17, Michigan State 14, Georgia Tech 8, Kentucky 7, Northwestern 7, Ball State 6, South Carolina 3, West Virginia 2, Florida State 2, North Carolina 2, Minnesota 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Oregon 17, West Virginia 21, Florida State 24.

1. USC 2-0
2. Oklahoma 3-0
3. Georgia 3-0
4. Florida 2-0
5. Missouri 3-0
6. LSU 2-0
7. Texas 2-0
8. Wisconsin 3-0
9. Alabama 3-0
10. Auburn 3-0
11. Texas Tech 3-0
12. Brigham Young 3-0
13. South Florida 3-0
14. Penn State 3-0
15. East Carolina 3-0
16. Ohio State 2-1
17. Oregon 3-0
18. Wake Forest 2-0
19. Utah 3-0
20. Kansas 2-1
21. Illinois 2-1
22. Florida State 2-0
23. West Virginia 1-1
24. Clemson 2-1
25. Fresno State 1-1

Others Receiving Votes

Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, TCU, Arizona State, Boise State.

1. USC (15) 2-0 375
2. Oklahoma 3-0 357
3. Georgia 3-0 334
4. Florida 2-0 329
5. Missouri 3-0 327
6. LSU 2-0 294
7. Texas 2-0 275
8. Wisconsin 3-0 249
9. Auburn 3-0 214
10. Alabama 3-0 212
11. Oregon 3-0 204
12. Penn State 3-0 203
13. Brigham Young 3-0 186
14. Texas Tech 3-0 186
15. Ohio State 2-1 178
16. East Carolina 3-0 172
17. South Florida 3-0 172
18. Utah 3-0 105
19. Wake Forest 2-0 100
20. Kansas 2-1 84
21. West Virginia 1-1 52
22. Clemson 2-1 41
23. Florida State 2-0 29
24. Fresno State 1-1 20
25. TCU 3-0 20

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Oklahoma State(19), California(14), North Carolina(10), Ohio(9), Arizona State(9), Boise State(8), Vanderbilt(8), Iowa(6), Nebraska(5), Connecticut(5), Tennessee(4), South Carolina(2), Tulsa(2), Virginia Tech(2)

USA Today' Poll

1. USC (57) 2-0 1,518
2. Oklahoma (1) 3-0 1,423
3. Georgia (2) 3-0 1,393
4. Florida (1) 2-0 1,335
5. Missouri 3-0 1,294
6. LSU 2-0 1,233
7. Texas 2-0 1,128
8. Wisconsin 3-0 1,027
9. Auburn 3-0 955
10. Texas Tech 3-0 887
11. Brigham Young 3-0 846
12. Oregon 3-0 783
13. Alabama 3-0 771
14. Ohio State 2-1 736
15. Penn State 3-0 724
16. South Florida 3-0 685
17. East Carolina 3-0 508
18. Wake Forest 2-0 498
19. Kansas 2-1 416
20. Utah 3-0 400
21. Clemson 2-1 233
22. West Virginia 1-1 159
23. Illinois 2-1 127
24. Arizona State 2-1 113
25. Florida State 2-0 110

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, Notre Dame 5, Michigan State 5, Colorado 3, Boston College 2, Ball State 2, Georgia Tech 2, Tulsa 2.

Dropped From Rankings

Fresno State 21, California 25.

AP Top 25

1. USC (61) 2-0 1,596
2. Oklahoma 3-0 1,485
3. Georgia (2) 3-0 1,437
4. Florida (1) 2-0 1,414
5. Missouri 3-0 1,389
6. LSU 2-0 1,274
7. Texas 2-0 1,140
8. Wisconsin 3-0 1,076
9. Alabama 3-0 982
10. Auburn 3-0 958
11. Texas Tech 3-0 904
12. South Florida 3-0 801
13. Ohio State 2-1 800
14. Brigham Young 3-0 788
15. East Carolina 3-0 781
16. Penn State 3-0 779
17. Oregon 3-0 679
18. Wake Forest 2-0 482
19. Kansas 2-1 445
20. Utah 3-0 428
21. West Virginia 1-1 179
22. Illinois 2-1 163
23. Clemson 2-1 160
24. Florida State 2-0 146
25. Fresno State 1-1 121

Others Receiving Votes

Vanderbilt 63, Oklahoma State 62, TCU 45, Boise State 38, Arizona State 36, North Carolina 31, Virginia Tech 28, Nebraska 21, Tennessee 15, Connecticut 13, Iowa 12, Kentucky 6, Tulsa 6, Northwestern 4, Notre Dame 4, Minnesota 4, Arizona 2, UCF 1, Ball State 1, South Carolina 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Arizona State 15, California 23.

Top ranked USC won the much anticipated matchup with number five Ohio State in a rout, 35-3. Mark Sanchez threw four touchdown passes in the win. Rey Maualuga returned an interception for a touchdown for USC.

ESPN.com's Power Rankings

1. USC (14) 1-0 373
2. Georgia (1) 2-0 348
3. Oklahoma 2-0 340
4. Florida 2-0 334
5. Missouri 2-0 314
6. Ohio State 2-0 308
7. LSU 1-0 278
8. Texas 2-0 254
9. Auburn 2-0 242
10. Wisconsin 2-0 202
11. Oregon 2-0 201
12. Texas Tech 2-0 194
13. Alabama 2-0 194
14. East Carolina 2-0 191
15. Penn State 2-0 171
16. Arizona State 2-0 143
17. Kansas 2-0 134
18. Brigham Young 2-0 103
19. South Florida 2-0 103
20. California 2-0 100
21. Wake Forest 2-0 85
22. Fresno State 1-0 84
23. Utah 2-0 68
24. West Virginia 1-1 23
25. Clemson 1-1 20

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

UCLA(14), TCU(7), Arizona(5), Oklahoma State(5), Florida State(4), South Carolina(4), Georgia Tech(3), Boise State(0)

USA Today' Poll

1. USC (34) 1-0 1,481
2. Georgia (18) 2-0 1,454
3. Oklahoma (3) 2-0 1,370
4. Florida (3) 2-0 1,306
5. Ohio State (1) 2-0 1,289
6. Missouri 2-0 1,212
7. LSU (2) 1-0 1,198
8. Texas 2-0 1,069
9. Auburn 2-0 1,017
10. Wisconsin 2-0 946
11. Kansas 2-0 854
12. Texas Tech 2-0 755
13. Arizona State 2-0 737
14. Oregon 2-0 665
15. Brigham Young 2-0 628
16. Alabama 2-0 611
17. Penn State 2-0 547
18. South Florida 2-0 475
19. Wake Forest 2-0 419
20. East Carolina 2-0 375
21. Fresno State 1-0 300
22. Utah 2-0 235
23. Clemson 1-1 175
24. West Virginia 1-1 145
25. California 2-0 128

Others Receiving Votes

Illinois 124, UCLA 86, Florida State 50, Kentucky 28, Boise State 22, Tennessee 21, TCU 18, Nebraska 16, Georgia Tech 15, Arizona 11, Virginia Tech 11, Vanderbilt 8, Oklahoma State 7, Iowa 4, Colorado 3, Notre Dame 3, Tulsa 2, Connecticut 2, Bowling Green 1, South Carolina 1, Northwestern 1.

Dropped From Rankings

South Carolina 24, Illinois 25.

AP Top 25

1. USC (33) 1-0 1,577
2. Georgia (23) 2-0 1,525
3. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,458
4. Florida (4) 2-0 1,438
5. Ohio State (1) 2-0 1,347
6. Missouri (1) 2-0 1,336
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,231
8. Texas 2-0 1,100
9. Auburn 2-0 1,067
10. Wisconsin 2-0 910
11. Alabama 2-0 865
12. Texas Tech 2-0 845
13. Kansas 2-0 825
14. East Carolina 2-0 762
15. Arizona State 2-0 744
16. Oregon 2-0 616
17. Penn State 2-0 607
18. Brigham Young 2-0 537
19. South Florida 2-0 493
20. Wake Forest 2-0 404
21. Fresno State 1-0 290
22. Utah 2-0 258
23. California 2-0 195
24. Illinois 1-1 164
25. West Virginia 1-1 163

Others Receiving Votes

UCLA 150, Clemson 73, Florida State 50, Boise State 22, Tennessee 15, Georgia Tech 14, Oklahoma State 11, Vanderbilt 7, TCU 6, Kentucky 6, Virginia Tech 4, Tulsa 3, South Carolina 2, Arizona 2, Connecticut 1, North Carolina 1, Rice 1.

Dropped From Rankings

UCLA 23, South Carolina 24.

Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer

BERKELEY -- Tensions were mounting this morning between UC Berkeley and the four remaining tree-sitters outside Memorial Stadium as the university began building scaffolding around the redwood tree where the protesters are perched, apparently in preparation for removing them.

About 200 people, some supporting the protesters and others watching out of curiosity, gathered on Piedmont Avenue to watch as the nearly 2-year-old standoff between the tree-sitters and university appeared to be nearing an end. Campus police arrested at least one supporter of the tree-sitters, as other protesters screamed, banged drums, held signs and burned sage.

UC Berkeley Police Chief Victoria Harrison and Assistant Chief Mitch Celaya were in a basket suspended from a crane about 80 feet above the ground around 10 a.m., trying one last time to talk the protesters into coming down. The tree-sitters were throwing objects at them.

UC brings in scaffolding as tree-sitting protest enters last act....

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Don Haskins, credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died Sunday. He was 78.

By Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

The image was poignant.

There was UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft, surrounded by the media, talking about remaining calm. There, on the Rose Bowl's giant video screen, was Bruins Coach Rick Neuheisel being anything but sedate, whipping fans into a frenzy.

The reason for both photo ops could be seen in the faces of the Tennessee players as the 18th-ranked Volunteers trudged off the field following UCLA's 27-24 victory in overtime.

"Look at Coach Neuheisel," Craft said. "He's driving them nuts."

The emotion of the moment was oozing from Neuheisel, with a fireworks display as a backdrop, moments after Tennessee's Daniel Lincoln hooked a 34-yard field-goal attempt wide left. It gave Neuheisel his first victory as head coach of his alma mater, with a soda pop bath from players a gooey reminder of the sticky situation his team had survived.


Yet, the level pulse Craft displayed in describing the game in monotone voice was just as symbolic.

Through the first half, Craft would drop back to pass and the Volunteers band would cue up "Rocky Top." Four of his passes in the half were intercepted, one of which was returned for a touchdown.

Kevin Craft rallies UCLA past Tennessee....

ESPN.com's Power Rankings

1. USC (10) 1-0 342
2. Ohio State (3) 1-0 320
3. Georgia (1) 1-0 317
4. Florida 1-0 308
5. Oklahoma 1-0 305
6. Missouri 1-0 288
7. LSU 1-0 260
8. West Virginia 1-0 246
9. Auburn 1-0 217
10. Texas 1-0 216
11. Alabama 1-0 199
12. Texas Tech 1-0 185
13. Wisconsin 1-0 172
14. Oregon 1-0 145
15. Brigham Young 1-0 142
16. Arizona State 1-0 127
17. South Florida 1-0 116
18. Penn State 1-0 114
19. Kansas 1-0 114
20. Wake Forest 1-0 76
21. Fresno State 1-0 70
22. Utah 1-0 61
23. California 1-0 38
24. South Carolina 1-0 28
25. Clemson 0-1 27
26. East Carolina 1-0 27

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Illinois(21), UCLA(10), Colorado(8), TCU(8), Bowling Green(5), Arizona(5), Tennessee(4), Cincinnati(4), Florida State(3), Notre Dame(2), Pittsburgh(1)

USA Today' Poll

1. USC (23) 1-0 1,462
2. Georgia (20) 1-0 1,442
3. Ohio State (10) 1-0 1,385
4. Oklahoma (2) 1-0 1,344
5. Florida (3) 1-0 1,295
6. LSU (3) 1-0 1,202
7. Missouri 1-0 1,197
8. West Virginia 1-0 1,035
9. Texas 1-0 1,030
10. Auburn 1-0 962
11. Wisconsin 1-0 853
12. Kansas 1-0 820
13. Texas Tech 1-0 732
14. Arizona State 1-0 679
15. Brigham Young 1-0 629
16. Oregon 1-0 566
17. Alabama 1-0 538
18. South Florida 1-0 480
19. Penn State 1-0 450
20. Wake Forest 1-0 388
21. Fresno State 1-0 269
22. Clemson 0-1 186
23. Utah 1-0 158
24. South Carolina 1-0 134
25. Illinois 0-1 92

Others Receiving Votes

UCLA 91, California 79, East Carolina 56, Tennessee 56, Boston College 36, Florida State 29, Virginia Tech 25, Boise State 24, Kentucky 20, TCU 15, Connecticut 13, Cincinnati 13, Nebraska 12, Arizona 8, Oklahoma State 5, Notre Dame 4, Colorado 3, Georgia Tech 2, Bowling Green 2, Miami (FL) 1, Stanford 1, Tulsa 1, UCF 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Virginia Tech 15, Tennessee 18, Michigan 24.

AP Top 25

1. USC (21) 1-0 1,539
2. Georgia (20) 1-0 1,506
3. Ohio State (15) 1-0 1,497
4. Oklahoma (2) 1-0 1,432
5. Florida (5) 1-0 1,415
6. Missouri (1) 1-0 1,301
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,207
8. West Virginia 1-0 1,108
9. Auburn 1-0 1,033
10. Texas 1-0 1,028
11. Wisconsin 1-0 849
12. Texas Tech 1-0 842
13. Alabama 1-0 834
14. Kansas 1-0 748
15. Arizona State 1-0 672
15. Brigham Young 1-0 672
17. South Florida 1-0 588
18. Oregon 1-0 508
19. Penn State 1-0 467
20. Wake Forest 1-0 414
21. Fresno State 1-0 242
22. Utah 1-0 214
23. UCLA 1-0 151
24. Illinois 0-1 147
24. South Carolina 1-0 147

Others Receiving Votes

Clemson 143, East Carolina 108, California 91, Boston College 36, Florida State 36, Cincinnati 35, Tennessee 30, Boise State 19, Bowling Green 17, Virginia Tech 14, Connecticut 9, Rutgers 6, Kentucky 5, Nebraska 4, Oklahoma State 3, Arizona 2, TCU 2, Tulsa 1, North Carolina 1, Notre Dame 1, Miami (FL) 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Clemson 9, Virginia Tech 17, Tennessee 18, Pittsburgh 25.

By Mark Blaudschun

How bad a weekend was it for the Atlantic Coast Conference?

Well, in terms of high-profile games, it was a disaster.

Virginia Tech started out Saturday by getting beaten by an East Carolina team that could be a sleeper as the season progresses.

The irony was that the Hokies' 27-22 loss came when East Carolina's T.J. Lee blocked a punt and returned it 27 yards for the winning touchdown with 1:52 left. Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer's teams have made a reputation winning via special teams plays.

"It hurts to lose on a blocked kick at the end," said Beamer, whose team had won 17 straight games in which it had blocked a kick.

ACC stumbles out of starting blocks....

By ESPN.com's Tim Griffin

Texas defensive tackle Lamarr Houston was suspended at least for the Longhorns' upcoming game Saturday at UTEP after he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after being involved in an two-car accident in Austin early Sunday.

Longhorns DT Houston suspended....