SEATTLE - Fresno State, which continued its startling opening
run with a 32-20 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday, has joined
TheInsider.com's top 10.
The Bulldogs (3-0) climbed all the way from No. 25, where they
were ranked in the debut TheInsiders.com Top 25 College Football
rankings.
Miami (2-0) retained its firm grip at No. 1, while Florida
(2-0), Oklahoma (3-0) and Florida State (2-0) remained at second,
third and fourth. Tennessee (2-0) climbed from No. 8 into a tie
for No. 6 with Nebraska (3-0).
Michigan (1-1) took the biggest tumble, falling from No. 10 to
No. 17 after losing 23-18 to Washington (2-0), which improved to
No. 13.
BYU (3-0), Kansas (1-1) and Purdue (1-0) are making their
debuts in TheInsiders.com Top 25. Georgia, Notre Dame and
Wisconsin fell out of the rankings.
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includes ballots from publishers reflecting the regions and
conferences represented in TheInsiders.com college team network.
The Sept. 9, 2001 poll:
| Rank |
|
Team |
Points |
|
Rank
Last
Week |
| 1 |
|
Miami (7) |
199 |
|
1 |
| 2 |
|
Florida (1) |
192 |
|
2 |
| 3 |
|
Oklahoma |
183 |
|
3 |
| 4 |
|
Florida State |
168 |
|
4 |
| 5 |
|
Texas |
155 |
|
6 |
| 6 |
|
Nebraska |
150 |
|
5 |
| |
|
Tennessee |
150 |
|
8 |
| 8 |
|
Virginia Tech |
136 |
|
9 |
| 9 |
|
Oregon |
130 |
|
6 |
| 10 |
|
Fresno State |
118 |
|
25 |
| 11 |
|
Kansas State |
115 |
|
12 |
| 12 |
|
Georgia Tech |
113 |
|
13 |
| 13 |
|
Washington |
107 |
|
16 |
| 14 |
|
UCLA |
95 |
|
15 |
| 15 |
|
LSU |
90 |
|
14 |
| 16 |
|
Mississippi State |
58 |
|
18 |
| 17 |
|
Michigan |
55 |
|
10 |
| 18 |
|
Northwestern |
53 |
|
20 |
| 19 |
|
South Carolina |
48 |
|
22 |
| 20 |
|
Ohio State |
45 |
|
20 |
| 21 |
|
Clemson |
42 |
|
19 |
| 22 |
|
Oregon State |
31 |
|
11 |
| 23 |
|
Brigham Young |
25 |
|
nr |
| 24 |
|
Kansas |
23 |
|
nr |
| 25 |
|
Purdue |
20 |
|
nr |
| *First place votes in parenthesis. Other
teams receiving votes:
Notre Dame 16, Michigan State 13,
Illinois 12, Toledo 11, Georgia 10,
Louisville 8, Stanford 8, Colorado 6,
Auburn 5, Texas A&M 4, Wisconsin 2,
Penn State 1, Bowling Green State 1,
Arizona 1, Washington State 1.
|