It could be a high-scoring affair when fifth-ranked Florida and eighth-ranked Georgia meet in Jacksonville, Florida Saturday.
Quarterback Graham Harrell leads Texas Tech's high-powered offense Saturday night, when the No. 6 Red Raiders host the top-ranked Texas Longhorns in Lubbock, TX.
- 1. North Carolina (31) 0-0 775
- 2. Connecticut 0-0 707
- 3. Louisville 0-0 694
- 4. UCLA 0-0 650
- 5. Duke 0-0 578
- 6. Pittsburgh 0-0 576
- 7. Michigan State 0-0 572
- 8. Texas 0-0 538
- 9. Notre Dame 0-0 525
- 10. Purdue 0-0 465
- 11. Gonzaga 0-0 437
- 12. Memphis 0-0 425
- 13. Tennessee 0-0 408
- 14. Oklahoma 0-0 387
- 15. Arizona State 0-0 304
- 16. Miami (FL) 0-0 233
- 17. Marquette 0-0 219
- 18. Georgetown 0-0 175
- 19. Florida 0-0 161
- 20. Davidson 0-0 158
- 21. USC 0-0 153
- 21. Wisconsin 0-0 153
- 23. Kansas 0-0 130
- 24. Wake Forest 0-0 129
- 25. Villanova 0-0 122
Others Receiving Votes
UNLV 60, Saint Mary's 59, Ohio State 54, Baylor 47, Xavier 27, Syracuse 23, Texas A&M 19, LSU 19, Arizona 18, Virginia Tech 15, Brigham Young 13, West Virginia 10, Washington 8, Siena 8, Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 7, Oklahoma State 4, Clemson 2, Washington State 1.
- 1. Texas 8-0
- 2. Alabama 8-0
- 3. Penn State 9-0
- 4. Oklahoma 7-1
- 5. USC 6-1
- 6. Georgia 7-1
- 7. Texas Tech 8-0
- 8. Florida 6-1
- 9. Oklahoma State 7-1
- 10. Utah 8-0
- 11. Boise State 7-0
- 12. Ohio State 7-2
- 13. TCU 8-1
- 14. Missouri 6-2
- 15. Florida State 6-1
- 16. Ball State 8-0
- 17. Minnesota 7-1
- 18. Tulsa 7-0
- 19. LSU 5-2
- 20. BYU 7-1
- 21. Michigan State 7-2
- 22. North Carolina 6-2
- 23. South Florida 6-2
- 24. Oregon 6-2
- 25. UConn 6-2
- 1. Texas 8-0
- 2. Alabama 8-0
- 3. Penn State 9-0
- 4. Oklahoma 7-1
- 5. Texas Tech 8-0
- 6. Florida 6-1
- 7. Georgia 7-1
- 8. USC 6-1
- 9. Oklahoma State 7-1
- 10. Utah 8-0
- 11. Boise State 7-0
- 12. TCU 8-1
- 13. Missouri 6-2
- 14. Ohio State 7-2
- 15. LSU 5-2
- 16. Florida State 6-1
- 17. Ball State 8-0
- 18. Brigham Young 7-1
- 19. Tulsa 7-0
- 20. Minnesota 7-1
- 21. Michigan State 7-2
- 22. North Carolina 6-2
- 23. Oregon 6-2
- 24. South Florida 6-2
- 25. Maryland 6-2
Others Receiving Votes
West Virginia, California, Kansas, Connecticut, Pittsburgh.
- 1. Texas (58) 8-0 1,522
- 2. Alabama 8-0 1,439
- 3. Penn State (3) 9-0 1,414
- 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,265
- 5. Texas Tech 8-0 1,246
- 6. USC 6-1 1,228
- 7. Florida 6-1 1,199
- 8. Georgia 7-1 1,137
- 9. Utah 8-0 987
- 10. Oklahoma State 7-1 972
- 11. Boise State 7-0 894
- 12. TCU 8-1 813
- 13. Ohio State 7-2 752
- 14. Missouri 6-2 740
- 15. LSU 5-2 573
- 16. Florida State 6-1 546
- 17. Brigham Young 7-1 545
- 18. Tulsa 7-0 524
- 19. Ball State 8-0 445
- 20. Minnesota 7-1 403
- 21. Michigan State 7-2 292
- 22. North Carolina 6-2 232
- 23. South Florida 6-2 153
- 24. Oregon 6-2 150
- 25. Maryland 6-2 71
Others Receiving Votes
Georgia Tech 48, Kansas 40, California 40, West Virginia 35, Notre Dame 25, Connecticut 24, Pittsburgh 23, Northwestern 11, Louisville 9, Boston College 9, Virginia 7, Fresno State 6, Wake Forest 4, Arizona 2.
Dropped From Rankings
Kansas 18, Pittsburgh 20, Georgia Tech 21, Northwestern 24.
- 1. Texas (65) 8-0 1,625
- 2. Alabama 8-0 1,542
- 3. Penn State 9-0 1,503
- 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,361
- 5. Florida 6-1 1,337
- 6. Texas Tech 8-0 1,280
- 7. USC 6-1 1,234
- 8. Georgia 7-1 1,212
- 9. Oklahoma State 7-1 1,168
- 10. Utah 8-0 1,027
- 11. Boise State 7-0 946
- 12. TCU 8-1 848
- 13. Ohio State 7-2 834
- 14. Missouri 6-2 791
- 15. LSU 5-2 649
- 16. Florida State 6-1 558
- 17. Brigham Young 7-1 553
- 18. Ball State 8-0 542
- 19. Tulsa 7-0 527
- 20. Minnesota 7-1 438
- 21. North Carolina 6-2 228
- 22. Michigan State 7-2 219
- 23. Oregon 6-2 188
- 24. South Florida 6-2 100
- 25. Maryland 6-2 89
Others Receiving Votes
West Virginia 73, California 42, Kansas 40, Pittsburgh 33, Connecticut 30, Virginia 25, Georgia Tech 19, Louisville 15, Notre Dame 11, Oregon State 11, Virginia Tech 6, TROY 5, Northwestern 5, Boston College 4, Air Force 4, Navy 2, Arizona 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Pittsburgh 17, Kansas 19, Georgia Tech 21, Boston College 23.
Top-ranked Texas survived its stiffest test yet, holding off number seven Oklahoma State 28-24. Colt McCoy threw for 391 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
ESPN.com news services
Arizona's Lute Olson is stepping down as the school's head basketball coach, a source has told ESPN's Dick Vitale.
Associate head coach Mike Dunlap will take over the head coaching duties on an interim basis.
Arizona spokesperson Tom Duddleston said Thursday morning that Olson hasn't informed the administration that he is resigning. Duddleston said he went to his superiors and was told, "no way," in response to the report.
"We're not making any announcement to that effect," Duddleston said. "At this moment there is nothing going on.'"
Olson did miss Wednesday's practice and a Rotary Luncheon because he was ill. An ESPN.com reporter was at Monday's Arizona practice in Tucson and Olson was coaching on the floor and in good spirits. Calls to Olson and Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood weren't returned Thursday morning.
Source: Olson to step down as Arizona coach....
- 1. Texas 7-0
- 2. Alabama 7-0
- 3. Penn State 8-0
- 4. Oklahoma 6-1
- 5. USC 5-1
- 6. Oklahoma State 7-0
- 7. Georgia 6-1
- 8. Texas Tech 7-0
- 9. Ohio State 7-1
- 10. Florida 5-1
- 11. Utah 8-0
- 12. Boise State 6-0
- 13. LSU 5-1
- 14. TCU 7-1
- 15. Missouri 5-2
- 16. South Florida 6-1
- 17. Pitt 5-1
- 18. Georgia Tech 6-1
- 19. Tulsa 7-0
- 20. Ball State 7-0
- 21. BYU 6-1
- 22. Northwestern 6-1
- 23. Kansas 5-2
- 24. Minnesota 6-1
- 25. Florida State 5-1
- 1. Texas 7-0
- 2. Penn State 8-0
- 3. Alabama 7-0
- 4. Oklahoma 6-1
- 5. Florida 5-1
- 6. Oklahoma State 7-0
- 7. Texas Tech 7-0
- 8. USC 5-1
- 9. Georgia 6-1
- 10. Ohio State 7-1
- 11. LSU 5-1
- 12. Utah 8-0
- 13. Boise State 6-0
- 14. Missouri 5-2
- 15. Brigham Young 6-1
- 16. Kansas 5-2
- 17. South Florida 6-1
- 18. TCU 7-1
- 19. Florida State 5-1
- 20. Ball State 7-0
- 21. Virginia Tech 5-2
- 22. Tulsa 7-0
- 23. Pittsburgh 5-1
- 24. Michigan State 6-2
- 25. Georgia Tech 6-1
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Wake Forest, California.
- 1. Texas (58) 7-0 1,522
- 2. Alabama (1) 7-0 1,436
- 3. Penn State (2) 8-0 1,413
- 4. USC 5-1 1,264
- 5. Oklahoma 6-1 1,218
- 6. Texas Tech 7-0 1,210
- 7. Florida 5-1 1,184
- 8. Oklahoma State 7-0 1,083
- 9. Georgia 6-1 1,067
- 10. Ohio State 7-1 995
- 11. LSU 5-1 903
- 12. Utah 8-0 891
- 13. Boise State 6-0 786
- 14. South Florida 6-1 643
- 15. TCU 7-1 582
- 16. Missouri 5-2 551
- 17. Brigham Young 6-1 464
- 18. Kansas 5-2 342
- 19. Tulsa 7-0 328
- 20. Pittsburgh 5-1 292
- 21. Georgia Tech 6-1 282
- 22. Ball State 7-0 274
- 23. Florida State 5-1 258
- 24. Northwestern 6-1 177
- 25. Minnesota 6-1 165
Others Receiving Votes
Boston College 159, Michigan State 92, Virginia Tech 77, North Carolina 28, Oregon 27, Cincinnati 26, Vanderbilt 20, Kentucky 15, Wake Forest 14, Maryland 12, Arizona 11, Fresno State 4, Illinois 4, California 2, Notre Dame 2, Colorado 1, East Carolina 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Michigan State 17, Virginia Tech 18, North Carolina 21, California 22, Vanderbilt 23.
- 1. Texas (65) 7-0 1,625
- 2. Alabama 7-0 1,543
- 3. Penn State 8-0 1,506
- 4. Oklahoma 6-1 1,358
- 5. Florida 5-1 1,307
- 6. USC 5-1 1,292
- 7. Oklahoma State 7-0 1,252
- 8. Texas Tech 7-0 1,194
- 9. Georgia 6-1 1,117
- 10. Ohio State 7-1 1,053
- 11. LSU 5-1 987
- 12. Utah 8-0 943
- 13. Boise State 6-0 849
- 14. South Florida 6-1 674
- 15. TCU 7-1 643
- 16. Missouri 5-2 568
- 17. Pittsburgh 5-1 540
- 18. Brigham Young 6-1 412
- 19. Kansas 5-2 364
- 20. Ball State 7-0 357
- 21. Georgia Tech 6-1 338
- 22. Tulsa 7-0 321
- 23. Boston College 5-1 281
- 24. Florida State 5-1 190
- 25. Minnesota 6-1 149
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 62, Virginia Tech 62, Vanderbilt 61, Michigan State 15, North Carolina 14, Kentucky 10, Maryland 10, Cincinnati 9, Oregon 8, Arizona 6, California 3, Oregon State 2.
Dropped From Rankings
Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 18, Michigan State 20, Wake Forest 21, Vanderbilt 22, California 25.
Beating a nationally-ranked team for the second straight week, No. 1 Texas dismantled No. 11 Missouri in Austin, 56-31. Led by quarterback Colt McCoy's near-perfect passing and two touchdown tosses, the Longhorns improved to 7-0.
After losing nine consecutive games to Michigan dating back to 1997, No. 3 Penn State overcame a sluggish start Saturday and roared past the Wolverines, 46-17. The Nittany Lions remained undefeated, improving to 8-0.
- 1. Texas (13) 6-0 373
- 2. Alabama (1) 6-0 355
- 3. Penn State (1) 7-0 349
- 4. Oklahoma 5-1 314
- 5. Florida 5-1 310
- 6. USC 4-1 283
- 7. Oklahoma State 6-0 269
- 8. Texas Tech 6-0 265
- 9. Brigham Young 6-0 254
- 10. Georgia 5-1 251
- 11. Missouri 5-1 231
- 12. LSU 4-1 200
- 13. Utah 7-0 198
- 14. Ohio State 6-1 195
- 15. Boise State 5-0 167
- 16. Virginia Tech 5-1 125
- 17. Kansas 5-1 115
- 18. Michigan State 6-1 111
- 19. North Carolina 5-1 94
- 20. South Florida 5-1 86
- 21. Wake Forest 4-1 74
- 22. California 4-1 59
- 23. Pittsburgh 4-1 52
- 24. Vanderbilt 5-1 42
- 25. Ball State 7-0 35
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
TCU(18), Tulsa(18), West Virginia(9), South Carolina(7), Georgia Tech(7), Florida State(4), Minnesota(4), Western Michigan(1)
By PAUL STRELOW
CLEMSON -- The second ax has fallen at Clemson, this one on its coach.
Tommy Bowden is out as the team's coach.
Bowden informed his assistants of the change during a staff meeting this morning, a source said.
Bowden out at Clemson....
Quarterback Colt McCoy engineered two fourth-quarter touchdowns, leading Texas to a 45-35 come-from-behind victory over No. 1 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry.
Number 11 Florida took a big bite out of 4th ranked LSU, beating the defending national champs 51-21.
- 1. Texas 6-0
- 2. Alabama 6-0
- 3. Penn State 7-0
- 4. Oklahoma 5-1
- 5. Florida 5-1
- 6. Texas Tech 6-0
- 7. Oklahoma State 6-0
- 8. USC 4-1
- 9. Brigham Young 6-0
- 10. Georgia 5-1
- 11. Missouri 5-1
- 12. LSU 4-1
- 13. Ohio State 6-1
- 14. Utah 7-0
- 15. Boise State 5-0
- 16. Kansas 5-1
- 17. North Carolina 5-1
- 18. Michigan State 6-1
- 19. Virginia Tech 5-1
- 20. South Florida 5-1
- 21. Vanderbilt 5-1
- 22. Wake Forest 4-1
- 23. Ball State 7-0
- 24. Pittsburgh 4-1
- 25. California 4-1
Others Receiving Votes
Tulsa, TCU, Minnesota, Florida State, Georgia Tech.
- 1. Texas (44) 6-0 1,505
- 2. Alabama (14) 6-0 1,452
- 3. Penn State (3) 7-0 1,416
- 4. USC 4-1 1,198
- 5. Texas Tech 6-0 1,195
- 6. Oklahoma 5-1 1,147
- 7. Florida 5-1 1,145
- 8. Brigham Young 6-0 1,143
- 9. Georgia 5-1 1,010
- 10. Oklahoma State 6-0 958
- 11. Ohio State 6-1 920
- 12. Missouri 5-1 886
- 13. Utah 7-0 819
- 14. LSU 4-1 776
- 15. Kansas 5-1 676
- 16. Boise State 5-0 648
- 17. Michigan State 6-1 468
- 18. Virginia Tech 5-1 467
- 19. Wake Forest 4-1 376
- 20. South Florida 5-1 334
- 21. North Carolina 5-1 321
- 22. California 4-1 169
- 23. Vanderbilt 5-1 147
- 24. TCU 6-1 138
- 25. Ball State 7-0 135
Others Receiving Votes
Tulsa 121, Minnesota 55, Florida State 49, Pittsburgh 45, Georgia Tech 31, Northwestern 21, Cincinnati 18, Oregon 14, South Carolina 10, Connecticut 3, Boston College 3, Fresno State 2, Notre Dame 2, Kentucky 1, Miami (FL) 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Northwestern 22, Auburn 23, Wisconsin 24.
- 1. Texas (39) 6-0 1,599
- 2. Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582
- 3. Penn State 7-0 1,492
- 4. Oklahoma 5-1 1,306
- 5. Florida 5-1 1,284
- 6. USC 4-1 1,247
- 7. Texas Tech 6-0 1,210
- 8. Oklahoma State 6-0 1,184
- 9. Brigham Young 6-0 1,131
- 10. Georgia 5-1 1,081
- 11. Missouri 5-1 984
- 12. Ohio State 6-1 908
- 13. LSU 4-1 893
- 14. Utah 7-0 834
- 15. Boise State 5-0 714
- 16. Kansas 5-1 620
- 17. Virginia Tech 5-1 540
- 18. North Carolina 5-1 416
- 19. South Florida 5-1 397
- 20. Michigan State 6-1 371
- 21. Wake Forest 4-1 330
- 22. Vanderbilt 5-1 258
- 23. Pittsburgh 4-1 182
- 24. Ball State 7-0 166
- 25. California 4-1 115
Others Receiving Votes
Tulsa 84, TCU 61, Minnesota 48, Florida State 38, Georgia Tech 25, South Carolina 9, Kentucky 7, Oregon 4, Northwestern 3, Notre Dame 1, Cincinnati 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Auburn 20.
ESPN.com news services
The Florida-LSU rivalry never seems to run short on vitriol. LSU defensive tackle Ricky Jean-Francois upped the ante this week by vowing that his linemates, if the opportunity presents itself, will try to knock Gators quarterback Tim Tebow, last year's Heisman Trophy winner, out of the game.
"If we get a good shot on [Tebow], we're going to try our best to take him out of the game," Jean-Francois said Monday, according to the Orlando Sentinel's Web site. "With his size and his heart, it's hard to get a clean shot.
"I think every lineman wants to get a good hit on a Heisman Trophy winner."
LSU lineman targets Gators QB Tebow for take-out duty....
- 1. Oklahoma (14) 5-0 374
- 2. Alabama (1) 6-0 348
- 3. Missouri 5-0 348
- 4. LSU 4-0 339
- 5. Texas 5-0 310
- 6. Penn State 6-0 302
- 7. USC 3-1 269
- 8. Texas Tech 5-0 261
- 9. Brigham Young 5-0 260
- 10. Georgia 4-1 243
- 11. Florida 4-1 211
- 12. Ohio State 5-1 211
- 13. Vanderbilt 5-0 188
- 14. Utah 6-0 180
- 15. Boise State 4-0 160
- 16. Oklahoma State 5-0 137
- 17. Virginia Tech 5-1 112
- 18. Kansas 4-1 88
- 19. South Florida 5-1 80
- 20. North Carolina 4-1 59
- 21. Auburn 4-2 53
- 22. Wake Forest 3-1 47
- 23. California 4-1 42
- 24. Michigan State 5-1 40
- 25. Pittsburgh 4-1 34
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Wisconsin(33), Illinois(32), Ball State(23), Georgia Tech(23), Northwestern(16), Tulsa(16), Florida State(13), TCU(7), West Virginia(6), Kentucky(5), Arizona(3), Clemson(2)
- 1. Oklahoma 5-0
- 2. Alabama 6-0
- 3. Missouri 5-0
- 4. LSU 4-0
- 5. Texas 5-0
- 6. Penn State 6-0
- 7. Texas Tech 5-0
- 8. Brigham Young 5-0
- 9. Georgia 4-1
- 10. USC 3-1
- 11. Vanderbilt 5-0
- 12. Florida 4-1
- 13. Utah 6-0
- 14. Ohio State 5-1
- 15. Boise State 4-0
- 16. Oklahoma State 5-0
- 17. Kansas 4-1
- 18. Virginia Tech 5-1
- 19. South Florida 5-1
- 20. Michigan State 5-1
- 21. Auburn 4-2
- 22. North Carolina 4-1
- 23. Ball State 6-0
- 24. Wake Forest 3-1
- 25. Northwestern 5-0
Others Receiving Votes
Pittsburgh, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Tulsa, Illinois.
- 1. Oklahoma (60) 5-0 1,524
- 2. Missouri 5-0 1,404
- 3. LSU (1) 4-0 1,398
- 4. Alabama 6-0 1,339
- 5. Texas 5-0 1,305
- 6. Penn State 6-0 1,203
- 7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,101
- 8. Brigham Young 5-0 1,086
- 9. USC 3-1 1,055
- 10. Georgia 4-1 937
- 11. Ohio State 5-1 893
- 12. Florida 4-1 883
- 13. Utah 6-0 793
- 14. Vanderbilt 5-0 704
- 15. Kansas 4-1 667
- 16. Boise State 4-0 624
- 17. Oklahoma State 5-0 523
- 18. Virginia Tech 5-1 393
- 19. Michigan State 5-1 273
- 20. South Florida 5-1 267
- 21. Wake Forest 3-1 247
- 22. Northwestern 5-0 231
- 23. Auburn 4-2 121
- 24. Wisconsin 3-2 105
- 25. California 4-1 98
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina 88, TCU 84, Tulsa 76, Ball State 75, Florida State 61, Georgia Tech 56, Kentucky 51, Pittsburgh 32, Illinois 25, Fresno State 19, Cincinnati 18, Arizona 16, Oregon 15, Notre Dame 11, Connecticut 8, Maryland 7, Boston College 6, Duke 1, Minnesota 1, South Carolina 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Oregon 20, Fresno State 21, Connecticut 23.
- 1. Oklahoma (51) 5-0 1,608
- 2. Alabama (13) 6-0 1,537
- 3. Missouri (1) 5-0 1,487
- 4. LSU 4-0 1,444
- 5. Texas 5-0 1,374
- 6. Penn State 6-0 1,287
- 7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,163
- 8. USC 3-1 1,137
- 9. Brigham Young 5-0 1,103
- 10. Georgia 4-1 1,014
- 11. Florida 4-1 977
- 12. Ohio State 5-1 931
- 13. Vanderbilt 5-0 833
- 14. Utah 6-0 815
- 15. Boise State 4-0 677
- 16. Kansas 4-1 623
- 17. Oklahoma State 5-0 565
- 18. Virginia Tech 5-1 485
- 19. South Florida 5-1 392
- 20. Auburn 4-2 236
- 21. Wake Forest 3-1 205
- 22. North Carolina 4-1 196
- 23. Michigan State 5-1 161
- 24. Pittsburgh 4-1 121
- 25. Ball State 6-0 97
Others Receiving Votes
Wisconsin 96, Tulsa 85, Illinois 81, California 80, Northwestern 78, TCU 70, Georgia Tech 59, Kentucky 49, Florida State 36, Notre Dame 6, Fresno State 5, Arizona 5, Oregon 4, Boston College 3.
Dropped From Rankings
Wisconsin 18, Fresno State 22, Oregon 23, Connecticut 24.
Number four Missouri won in Lincoln for the first time in 30 years, beating Nebraska 52-17. Ninth ranked USC crushed Oregon 44-10.
It was closer than they would have liked, but the 2nd ranked Alabama Crimson Tide beat unranked Kentucky 17-14.
