SEATTLE - Florida's stay at No. 1 was short-lived, as the Gators were
upset by Auburn 23-20 and rival Miami reclaimed the top of
TheInsiders.com Top 25 College Football poll with a 49-27 victory over
another rival in the Sunshine triumvirate, Florida State.
The 5-0 Hurricanes' grip on No. 1 isn't tight, however. Oklahoma (5-0)
is just two points behind in the poll. Nebraska (6-0) and surging UCLA
(5-0) are right behind.
Saturday's upsets, including Arkansas' victory over last week's No. 10
South Carolina, prompted considerable upheaval in TheInsiders.com's Top
10. For the first time this season, the top 10 welcomed two teams with
losses - Michigan (5-1) and Texas (5-1).
Auburn (5-1), Toledo (5-0) and Northwestern (4-1) joined
TheInsiders.com's Top 25, while Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, Kansas State
and Ohio State were dropped from the rankings.
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The Oct. 14, 2001 poll:
| Rank | | Team | Points | | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | | Miami (8) | 269 | | 2 |
| 2 | | Oklahoma (3) | 267 | | 3 |
| 3 | | Nebraska | 251 | | 4 |
| 4 | | UCLA | 237 | | 6 |
| 5 | | Virginia Tech | 229 | | 5 |
| 6 | | Oregon | 223 | | 7 |
| 7 | | Florida | 198 | | 1 |
| 8 | | Texas | 194 | | 11 |
| 9 | | Michigan | 183 | | 12 |
| 10 | | Fresno State | 152 | | 8 |
| 11 | | Tennessee | 141 | | 14 |
| 12 | | Maryland | 139 | | 20 |
| 13 | | Brigham Young | 114 | | 16 |
| 14 | | Colorado | 112 | | 21 |
| 15 | | Washington State | 111 | | 24 |
| 16 | | Washington | 110 | | 9 |
| 17 | | Clemson | 104 | | 17 |
| 18 | | South Carolina | 100 | | 10 |
| 19 | | Georgia | 69 | | 24 |
| 20 | | Auburn | 62 | | |
| 21 | | Toledo | 54 | | |
| 22 | | Florida State | 53 | | 13 |
| 23 | | Stanford | 30 | | 18 |
| 24 | | Purdue | 27 | | 18 |
| 25 | | Northwestern | 26 | | |
| *First place votes in parenthesis. Other teams
receiving
votes: Georgia Tech 25, Texas A&M 21, Illinois 13,
Michigan State 12, Mississippi 12, Kansas State 11, North
Carolina 8, Syracuse 7, Oregon State 4, LSU 3,
Boston
College 2, USC 2. |
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