SEATTLE - Catapulted by an impressive victory over a ranked opponent,
the Gators took command in their native Florida, as well as the top of
TheInsiders.com Top 25 College Football Poll, a spot dominated all
season by Miami.
Florida (5-0) took over as No. 1 after a 44-15 trouncing of LSU, which
was ranked No. 18 in last week's TheInsiders.com poll.
The Hurricanes (4-0) slipped to No. 2 despite a 38-7 win over Troy
State, while Oklahoma (4-0) actually gained more first-place votes, 3-2,
to enter the national championship picture after a 14-3 victory over
last week's fifth-ranked team, Texas.
Virigina Tech (4-0) climbed into the top five after a 35-0 victory over
West Virginia.
The Pac-10 continued to be well represented in TheInsiders.com's top 10,
with UCLA (4-0) at No. 6, Oregon (5-0) at No. 7 and Washington (4-0) at
No. 9. The Huskies beat USC 27-24 on a field goal with no time left for
their third come-from-behind win of the season.
Newcomers to this week's rankings were Maryland (5-0) at No. 20,
Colorado (4-1) at No. 21, and Ohio State (3-1) and Georgia (3-1) tied
for No. 24. LSU, Northwestern and Toledo dropped out of the poll.
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The Oct. 7, 2001 poll:
| Rank | | Team | Points | | Rank
Last
Week |
|---|
| 1 | | Florida (7) | 292 | | 2 |
| 2 | | Miami (2) | 287 | | 1 |
| 3 | | Oklahoma (3) | 283 | | 3 |
| 4 | | Nebraska | 266 | | 4 |
| 5 | | Virginia Tech | 244 | | 9 |
| 6 | | UCLA | 233 | | 7 |
| 7 | | Oregon | 226 | | 7 |
| 8 | | Fresno State | 200 | | 10 |
| 9 | | Washington | 198 | | 12 |
| 10 | | South Carolina | 197 | | 13 |
| 11 | | Texas | 185 | | 5 |
| 12 | | Michigan | 154 | | 16 |
| 13 | | Florida State | 151 | | 14 |
| 14 | | Tennessee | 131 | | 6 |
| 15 | | Georgia Tech | 114 | | 17 |
| 16 | | Brigham Young | 98 | | 19 |
| 17 | | Clemson | 81 | | 20 |
| 18 | | Purdue | 73 | | 21 |
| | Stanford | 73 | | 23 |
| 20 | | Maryland | 69 | | |
| 21 | | Colorado | 55 | | |
| 22 | | Texas A&M | 49 | | 22 |
| 23 | | Kansas State | 47 | | 11 |
| 24 | | Ohio State | 40 | | |
| | Washington State | 40 | | 23 |
| | Georgia | 40 | | |
| *First place votes in parenthesis. Other teams
receiving
votes:
Toledo 29, LSU 20, Alabama 10, Michigan
State 7, Northwestern 6,
Texas Tech 1. |