(10-12-08)

Texas takes the top spot in AP poll

NEW YORK (AP) - Texas rode its big win over border rival
Oklahoma right to No. 1.
The Longhorns leapfrogged No. 2 Alabama on Sunday and sit atop
The Associated Press Top 25 in the regular season for the first
time in 24 years after beating Oklahoma 45-35.
Texas' jump to No. 1 is the largest since Miami went from No. 6
to No. 1 on Aug. 29, 1988, after beating preseason top-ranked
Florida State 31-0 to start the season.
Texas received 39 first-place votes and 1,599 points from the
media panel. Alabama received the other 36 first-place votes and
1,582 points.
"Being ranked No. 1 shows respect for what we've accomplished
through the early part of the season, but nobody really knows who
is No. 1 at this point," Texas coach Mack Brown said Sunday.

1. Texas (39) 6-0 1,599 5
2. Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582 2
3. Penn St. 7-0 1,492 6
4. Oklahoma 5-1 1,306 1
5. Florida 5-1 1,284 11
6. Southern Cal 4-1 1,247 8
7. Texas Tech 6-0 1,210 7
8. Oklahoma St. 6-0 1,184 17
9. BYU 6-0 1,131 9
10. Georgia 5-1 1,081 10
11. Missouri 5-1 984 3
12. Ohio St. 6-1 908 12
13. LSU 4-1 893 4
14. Utah 7-0 834 14
15. Boise St. 5-0 714 15
16. Kansas 5-1 620 16
17. Virginia Tech 5-1 540 18
18. North Carolina 5-1 416 22
19. South Florida 5-1 397 19
20. Michigan St. 6-1 371 23
21. Wake Forest 4-1 330 21
22. Vanderbilt 5-1 258 13
23. Pittsburgh 4-1 182 24
24. Ball St. 7-0 166 25
25. California 4-1 115 -
Others receiving votes: Tulsa 84, TCU 61, Minnesota 48, Florida
St. 38, Georgia Tech 25, South Carolina 9, Kentucky 7, Oregon 4,
Northwestern 3, Cincinnati 1, Notre Dame 1.

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