USC remains No. 1; Oregon moves in

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Sep 9, 2007, 22:22 GMT

New York, NY - Southern California, which was idle over the weekend, remained atop the latest Associated Press college football poll.LSU, coming off a 48-7 thrashing of Virginia Tech Saturday, remained at No. 2. Oklahoma moved up to third following its victory over Miami-Florida, while West Virginia slid down a spot to fourth, and Florida did likewise, moving to fifth.Texas, Wisconsin, California, Louisville and Ohio State rounded out the top 10. Oregon, which pounded Michigan, 39-7, at the Big House Saturday, moved into the poll at No. 19.The Trojans, who received 40 first-place votes and 1,594 points from a national media panel, have a huge test this Saturday with a game at No. 14 Nebraska. The Cornhuskers, coming off a 20-17 win over Wake Forest, moved up two spots in the rankings.LSU received the other 25 first-place tallies and were 12 total points behind the Trojans.The Hokies took a big tumble, falling from No. 9 to 18th after their blowout loss at Baton Rouge.UCLA moved up two slots to 11th, followed by Penn State, Rutgers, Nebraska and Georgia Tech. Arkansas, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Oregon and Clemson completed the top 20. The Gamecocks moved into the rankings following a 16-12 upset of Georgia.Boston College, Tennessee, Georgia, Hawaii and Texas A&M finish the top 25. The Eagles are ranked by virtue of a 37-17 home win over North Carolina State and head coach Tom O'Brien, who coached at BC for 10 seasons.In other big games next weekend, Tennessee plays Florida, and BC visits Georgia Tech.Michigan, which is off to its first 0-2 start since 1998, failed to get a vote. Meanwhile, Appalachian State, which dropped the Big Ten favorites in the season opener, received 19 votes.Auburn, TCU and Boise State dropped out of the rankings. The Tigers, who were ranked 17th, were shocked in overtime at home by South Florida. The Bulls moved to the cusp of moving into the top 25 with 220 total votes, 23 behind Texas A&M.TCU lost 34-13 at Texas, while Boise State had its winning streak end at 14 games with a 24-10 loss to Washington. Boise State didn't even get a vote in the new poll.© 2007 The Sports Network

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