Unanimous Florida Ranked No.1
CAMPUS RIVALRY: Florida now unanimous at No. 1; USC falls to No. 10, BYU slips to 20th!
For the second time in three weeks, occupying the No.3 spot in the USA TODAY coaches’ poll proved to be a bad omen.
Southern California passed its first test in that position a week ago at Ohio State. But the Trojans weren’t as fortunate in their Pac-10 opener. With quarterback Matt Barkley sidelined by a sore shoulder, USC dropped a 16-13 decision at a resurgent Washington, now coached by former Trojans’ assistant Steve Sarkisian. The loss knocked USC to 10th in the new rankings.
Florida coach Urban Meyer blames illnesses, Tennessee
Florida and Texas, both 10-point winners in their respective home conference openers, retained the top two spots. The defending BCS champion Gators now have all 59 first-place votes, with Texas being picked second on all but three ballots with two thirds and a fourth. Alabama climbed into the No.3 slot , claiming the remaining three second-place votes with 51 thirds and five fourths. Penn State moved up to No.4 with Mississippi rounding out the top five. Read more here
Seminoles Talk Miami Rivalry
Sept. 20, 2009
|
Rank
|
Team (first-place votes) |
Record
|
Points
|
Last week
|
|
1.
|
Florida (59)
|
3-0
|
1,475
|
1
|
|
2.
|
3-0
|
1,412
|
2
|
|
|
3.
|
3-0
|
1,355
|
4
|
|
|
4.
|
3-0
|
1,274
|
5
|
|
|
5.
|
2-0
|
1,182
|
6
|
|
|
6.
|
3-0
|
1,149
|
7 (tie)
|
|
|
7.
|
3-0
|
1,122
|
7 (tie)
|
|
|
8.
|
3-0
|
976
|
10
|
|
|
9.
|
2-1
|
917
|
12
|
|
|
10.
|
2-1
|
905
|
3
|
|
|
11.
|
2-1
|
900
|
11
|
|
|
12.
|
Virginia Tech |
2-1
|
853
|
14
|
|
13.
|
2-0
|
724
|
22
|
|
|
14.
|
2-0
|
701
|
15
|
|
|
15.
|
Cincinnati |
3-0
|
580
|
21
|
|
16.
|
Oklahoma State |
2-1
|
576
|
17
|
|
17.
|
2-1
|
457
|
20
|
|
|
18.
|
3-0
|
445
|
19
|
|
|
19.
|
3-0
|
381
|
23
|
|
|
20.
|
2-1
|
279
|
9
|
|
|
21.
|
Missouri |
3-0
|
214
|
25
|
|
22.
|
3-0
|
205
|
NR
|
|
|
23.
|
Houston |
2-0
|
160
|
NR
|
|
24.
|
2-1
|
158
|
18
|
|
|
25.
|
Florida State |
2-1
|
154
|
NR
|
Dropped out
No. 13 Georgia Tech (2-1, lost to then-No. 22 Miami, Fla., 33-17), No. 16 Utah (2-1, lost to Oregon 31-24), No. 24 Oregon State (2-1, lost to then-No. 21 Cincinnati 28-18).
Others receiving votes
Georgia Tech 148; Pittsburgh 68; Utah 63; Auburn 62; Iowa 58; Washington 42; Notre Dame 38;
UCLA 38; Oregon 34; Texas Tech 22; Kentucky 16; South Florida 12; South Carolina 7; Oregon State 6; Colorado State 4; Wisconsin 2; Minnesota 1.
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POSTED BY: Kane Reed (Sports Writer)
Tags: BCS Standings, coaches poll, college football, florida no1, meyer's blames flu, tim tebow, urban meyer flu
