Ole Miss, Cal, UNC back in AP Top 25

By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer 47 minutes ago

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NEW YORK (AP)—Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.

There was little change, however, at the top of The Associated Press rankings Sunday after a weekend when most of the highly ranked teams had easy victories or time off.

No. 1 Florida was followed by fellow unbeatens Alabama, Texas, TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State. Also holding their places were No. 7 Georgia Tech, No. 8 Pittsburgh and No. 9 Ohio State.

The Gators received 36 first-place votes, Alabama had 13 and Texas 11.

The only change in the top 10 came at No. 10. Oregon moved up a spot after LSU slipped seven places to No. 17 after losing 25-23 at Ole Miss.

The Rebels (8-3) started the season ranked in the top 10, touted as a threat to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference’s West Division. Ole Miss reached as high as No. 4 in September before stumbling all the way out of the rankings with three losses.

But the Rebels extended their winning streak to three games by edging LSU in a wild finish and they moved back into the media rankings at No. 20.

Cal was also a top-10 team in September, considered a Pac-10 title contender. Consecutive blowout losses to Oregon and Southern California sent the Golden Bears tumbling, but they have won five of six since, including Saturday’s 34-28 victory at archrival Stanford.

Cal was No. 21 in the latest poll.

North Carolina was expected to challenge Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division and was ranked in the first four polls this season. The Tar Heels reached as high as No. 19, but they lost their first three ACC games and fell out of the rankings.

North Carolina moved back into the Top 25 at No. 23 after winning its fourth straight game, 31-13 at Boston College. UNC’s reappearance in the poll gives the ACC five ranked team, the most of any conference.

Dropping out of the rankings after losses this week were Stanford, Wisconsin and Rutgers.

Oklahoma State was No. 11, followed by Penn State, Iowa, Virginia Tech and Clemson.

Oregon State moved up four spot to No. 16. The Beavers and Ducks meet in the Civil War rivalry on Thursday, Dec. 3, to decide the Pac-10 title and Rose Bowl berth.

The last time Oregon and Oregon State played with such high rankings was 2000, when the No. 5 Ducks lost to No. 8 Oregon State.

No. 17 LSU, along with BYU, Miami and Ole Miss round out the top 20.

Joining Cal and North Carolina in the last five are No. 22 Utah, No. 24 Southern California, which slipped two spots during an off week, and No. 25 Houston.

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  1. j.dogg
    6328. Posted by j.dogg Sun Nov 22 2:30pm EST

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    wow what a shame florida and alabama would schedule games like that at the end the polls should punish them for that go gators go bama
  2. SH
    6327. Posted by SH Sun Nov 22 2:27pm EST

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    Why would any team want to play on that god awful blue field??????

    Boise State does not have the money to pay a team to come there likewise, a Florida for example would not waste money to have Boise in Gainesville or vice versa, whatever.

    There are other teams that would get offers to join a Major Conference before Boise State....Utah, BYU, Notre Dame...etc...

    Sorry fool, Boise State is not a powerhouse school even if they go 12/13-0, they are not better than a 1 loss Florida/Bama/TCU...etc..maybe Texas, I hate them.


    ROLL TIDE
  3. SH
    6326. Posted by SH Sun Nov 22 2:21pm EST

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    Gagerk...Wait a minute.

    SEC teams do not play each other all year because, duh!....They have a Conference Championship Game. They play one extra game compared to PAC/BIG 10 dummy.

    Do you even know how they schedule their SEC games? How long they play a team for, when they switch etc..?

    Boise State/Cincy/TCU 1 and 2, 3 even.???=Hell no

    Do not post on here ever again please.
  4. willym
    6325. Posted by willym Sun Nov 22 2:19pm EST

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    If Boise State and universities like them think they are for real. Like Hawaii and BYU in the past. Then they need to get into a real conference. Because it just doesn't pay for the big boys to play them. Hmmmmm lets see Florida versus Boise State for the National Championship. Oh that sounds like a winner - NOT. So just be happy your winning.
  5. Tyler R
    6324. Posted by Tyler R Sun Nov 22 2:17pm EST

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    Im a die hard LSU fan..but I have to admit that they have been overrated the entire season. there is still instability at quarterback, their running game is not very good, and their defense, usually a 'given' with LSU teams, is nothing compared to the past. They are lucky to be in the top 20 at all...
  6. Holden
    6323. Posted by Holden Sun Nov 22 2:17pm EST

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    Jason,

    Boise St gave up 500 total yards of offense to Idaho in their win the other day.... that is not a championship team.
  7. Jason
    6322. Posted by Jason Sun Nov 22 2:12pm EST

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    Oh, and I am not the Jason that wants Boise and Cincy to be 1 and 2, obviously...

    I'm a Bama fan

    ROLL TIDE
  8. Jason
    6321. Posted by Jason Sun Nov 22 2:10pm EST

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    As a Bama fan, I liked that we scheduled Virginia Tech at a neutral site to start off the season. What I don't like, however, is that we then played North Texas, Florida International,(two terrible Sun Belt teams, at least schedule Troy State, they can actually play...) and then Chattanooga(a terrible FCS team...) late in the season.

    Hey, at least we scheduled Penn State for the next two years...

    ROLL TIDE
  9. r
    6320. Posted by r Sun Nov 22 2:07pm EST

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    hey jason are you on crack, quit smoking that pipe.
    go get a life retard
  10. Jason
    6319. Posted by Jason Sun Nov 22 2:01pm EST

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    Boise State made an open invite to The SEC, BigTen and Big 12 and was shot down ....... sad to say but seems the bigger schools would rather beat up on division 2 teams to make themselves look better...... Boise State and Cincy should be #1 and number 2 right now
  11. <i>gagerk123</i>
    6318. Posted by gagerk123 Sun Nov 22 1:59pm EST

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    Until the SEC starts playing at least a 9 or 10 game conference schedule and stop playing the Florida Internationals of the world in the non-conference games, it will be hard for me to get too excited about the SEC being the best conference. It is pretty easy for Alabama and Florida to be 1-2 when they do not play anybody in non-conference (except Virginia Tech who is not great now) and never seem to play each other in conference.

    I think your conference just loves to schedule the patty cakes of the world and try to make sure you have at least one in the national championship game. It is always funny how you start out with 5 or 6 in the top 25 at the beginning of the year and end up with 2 at the end. That is a sign of stacking a conference, not the best conference.

    If you want the most exciting conference, it would be the Pac-10 conference this year. The most boring as usual would be the SEC and Big-10 with everybody else in between.

    The SEC most love having the BCS the way it is since they get to have somebody in the national championship game about every year. With a playoff, most of these teams would lose before the final round.
  12. Lind
    6317. Posted by Lind Sun Nov 22 1:58pm EST

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    I am Jewish and Italian as well, I own banks and run with the mob. Two cheers for that.
  13. William W
    6316. Posted by William W Sun Nov 22 1:52pm EST

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    Just wanted to remind all of you SEC and Pac 10 fans who are bragging about the number of National Championships that USC and Florida have won that there is no NCAA championship in the highest level of college football but only a mythical championship created by the media. The only real NCAA championships are in the Division II and III in football. Complain to the NCAA and your athletic directors about it since they are the only people who don't want to see a real national champion crowded.
  14. ROBERT
    6315. Posted by ROBERT Sun Nov 22 1:46pm EST

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    Mccoy or Tebow? Tebow. Spikes or Ingram? Spikes. Alabama vs. Florida? Do the math people, Fla will Roll Da Tide...... Texas Vs. Florida? Gators eat them Longhorns.
    NATIONAL CHAMPIONS for the 2009 season??? Florida Gators.
  15. rick
    6314. Posted by rick Sun Nov 22 1:24pm EST

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    Kamerine really? LMAOO! Gators suck? Where have you been the last 13 years? 3 national titles going for 4.
  16. Kamerine
    6313. Posted by Kamerine Tue Nov 17 10:17pm EST

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    whatever joe g. gators suck like always. i feel sorry for u bc ur obviously a gator fan or somethn like that. bc whether alabama wil beat florida or not i think texas will walk all over them. and the refs do make bad calls for florida. florida should have lost and gone down in the rankings. and should not be undefeated.
  17. Joe G
    6312. Posted by Joe G Tue Nov 17 3:40pm EST

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    Tony C. Your such a douche. Look what you wrote: (Someone may have to explain)



    6291. Posted by Tony C Mon Nov 16 4:44pm EST Report Abuse
    post 6291----------Jesus Christ loves ignorant people too..........even you! HOOK'EM!!!

    Kamerine - Your delusional chickie - SEC Refs do not cheat......except for the Gators. Dumbass. this year will be just like last year. Gators gonna be eating elephant....
  18. Kamerine
    6310. Posted by Kamerine Mon Nov 16 10:38pm EST

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    all of yal r creepn me out. ur supposed to be talkn about football. So to the ones that think the SEC cheats. we do not we r just that good and the rest just suck. the sec refs r cheatn for florida like in the game betwee arkansas. but the rest of us r not. so i cant wait for the sec championship for alabama to face tebow and the thugs. RTR!!!!!! gators suck btw if u didnt notice. bamas gonna win and gators will lose!!!
  19. Mean
    6309. Posted by Mean Mon Nov 16 9:07pm EST

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    Dawgmeat wrote:

    "and delusional SEC fans still think theyve got the best conference in the nation. not this year, they dont."

    THIS YEAR???? WTF KIND OF STATEMENT IS THAT????

    Both the #1 and #2 teams in the nation are from the SEC... Last year, the year before that and the year before that, give the SEC a THREE-PEAT. This year could easily be FOUR.

    IT'S SO FUNNNNY !!!! Here Dawgmeat likes to spout off crap trying to make people think he's this all-knowing football guru (ie. I know football from a previous post) but with constant statements like the above it's apparent he's too stupid to realise just how stupid he really is. Maybe he and "YRU" are actually brothers.

    "THEE SEC" IS THE BEST CONFERENCE...not judged by 1 yr... not judged by a decade... But by the sheer fact they have DOMINATED ALL other conferences in the number of CHAMPIONSHIP titles in the past 50 YEARS !!!!

    THE PAC-None has and will always be WEAK from head to toe.

    So please Dawgmeat, humor us some more with you trivial spin...
  20. Tony C
    6308. Posted by Tony C Mon Nov 16 6:25pm EST

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    post 6308-----Anton called, he said for you to stop embarrassing him with your playground dribble. Now, go get that damn goat............it will be dark soon! HOOK'EM!!!
  21. P
    6307. Posted by P Mon Nov 16 6:14pm EST

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    #6307 Tony C,

    We all know that you are Jewish Italian...And yes we all did you talk to your Ex-Husband about your LongDong
  22. Tony C
    6306. Posted by Tony C Mon Nov 16 6:02pm EST

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    Michael h------------Texans will buy guns and ammo from anybody...........I make a killing! HOOK'EM!!!
  23. michael h
    6305. Posted by michael h Mon Nov 16 5:59pm EST

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    6305 - Tony C - I didn't think they allowed Jewish Samoans in TX? LOL
  24. Tony C
    6304. Posted by Tony C Mon Nov 16 5:53pm EST

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    michael h----we've had this discussion before.........I'm a Jewish Samoan........remember? Don't let evil boy scare you .........his kind are all cowards without any social skills. It probably kills him to get on here but his tharapist demands it..............HOOK'EM!!!
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