Changes Already In Ap’s Top 25

Ohio State’s rout of Boston College in the Kickoff Classic boosted the Buckeyes into the Top 10 and knocked the Eagles from the Top 25 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday.

The Buckeyes climbed two spots to No. 10 after beating the Eagles 38-6 at Giants Stadium. Boston College was ranked 22nd in the preseason poll.

Michigan’s 18-17 comeback victory over Virginia in Saturday’s season-opening Pigskin Classic had little effect on the rankings. The Wolverines rose one notch to No. 13 while the Cavaliers remained No. 17.

Florida State, which opens against Duke next Saturday, remained No. 1 with 32 first-place votes and 1,501 points in the nationwide media poll.

Nebraska was second with 15 first-place votes and 1,446 points, while Texas A&M was third with six firsts and 1,360 points. Nebraska opens against Oklahoma State on Thursday night, and Texas A&M starts against LSU on Saturday.

Penn State was fourth, followed by Florida, Auburn, Southern Cal, Tennessee and Notre Dame. Alabama was No. 11, followed by Miami, Michigan, Colorado, UCLA, Oklahoma, Virginia, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Washington, West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Illinois.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Florida St. (32) 0-0-0 1,501 1 2. Nebraska (15) 0-0-0 1,446 2 3. Texas A&M (6) 0-0-0 1,360 3 4. Penn St. (1) 0-0-0 1,306 4 5. Florida (5) 0-0-0 1,298 5 6. Auburn (2) 0-0-0 1,248 6 7. Southern Cal 0-0-0 1,168 7 8. Tennessee (1) 0-0-0 1,031 8 9. Notre Dame 0-0-0 999 9 10. Ohio St. 1-0-0 962 12 11. Alabama 0-0-0 940 10 12. Miami 0-0-0 890 11 13. Michigan 1-0-0 765 14 14. Colorado 0-0-0 703 13 15. UCLA 0-0-0 536 16 16. Oklahoma 0-0-0 533 15 17. Virginia 0-1-0 407 17 18. Texas 0-0-0 380 18 19. Arizona 0-0-0 345 19 20. North Carolina 0-0-0 331 20 21. Wisconsin 0-0-0 300 21 22. Washington 0-0-0 220 24 23. West Virginia 0-0-0 214 23 24. Virginia Tech 0-0-0 191 24 25. Illinois 0-0-0 170 -

Other receiving votes: Oregon 156, Kansas St. 139, N. Carolina St. 124, South Carolina 107, Boston College 77, Brigham Young 74, Colorado St. 64, Mississippi St. 36, California 34, Texas Tech 23, Duke 10, Baylor 9, Clemson 9, Syracuse 9, Bowling Green 8, LSU 6, Louisville 5, Fresno St. 4, Arkansas 3, Georgia 3, Southern Miss. 2, Washington St. 2, Iowa 1, Nevada 1.

BERGUM’S PICKS

How Spokesman-Review sportswriter Steve Bergum voted in this week’s AP poll: 1. Nebraska 2. Florida State 3. Penn State 4. Texas A&M 5. Southern California 6. Notre Dame 7. Florida 8. Miami 9. Tennessee 10. Auburn 11. UCLA 12. Colorado 13. Oklahoma 14. Alabama 15. Ohio State 16. Michigan 17. Washington 18. Virginia 19. Arizona 20. Texas 21. Kansas State 22. North Carolina 23. Illinois 24. Oregon 25. Brigham Young