Buckeyes Move Down In AP Top 25

In the first regular-season Top 25 poll by The Associated Press, the Buckeyes dropped two spots after a lack-luster win over Navy Saturday.

By: | NBC4i.com
Published: September 08, 2009

NEW YORK -- In the first regular-season Top 25 poll by The Associated Press, the Buckeyes dropped two spots after a lack-luster win over Navy Saturday.

Ohio State dropped from No. 6 to No. 8, while the only other Big Ten team in the top ten, Penn State, surpassed OSU to the No. 7 spot.

No. 9 BYU jumped 11 spots and No. 4 Alabama received two first-place votes.

The Cougars pulled the biggest upset of the opening weekend of the college football season, beating Oklahoma 14-13 on Saturday. Sooners Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury. Oklahoma drops 10 spots from No. 3 to No. 13.

Florida is still an overwhelming No. 1, receiving 56 of 60 first-place votes Tuesday. Texas holds steady at No. 2, with two first-place votes. Alabama moved up one spot after its 34-24 victory against Virginia Tech.

Moving into the rankings are Miami, Cincinnati and Missouri. Oregon, Florida State and Iowa fall out.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Florida (56) 1-0 1,493 1
2. Texas (2) 1-0 1,424 2
3. Southern Cal 1-0 1,355 4
4. Alabama (2) 1-0 1,331 5
5. Oklahoma St. 1-0 1,201 9
6. Mississippi 1-0 1,095 8
7. Penn St. 1-0 1,082 9
8. Ohio St. 1-0 985 6
9. BYU 1-0 984 20
10. California 1-0 971
12 11. LSU 1-0 890 11
12. Boise St. 1-0 882 14
13. Oklahoma 0-1 782 3
14. Virginia Tech 0-1 652 7
15. Georgia Tech 1-0 630 15
16. TCU 0-0 523 17
17. Utah 1-0 404 19
18. Notre Dame 1-0 383 23
19. North Carolina 1-0 338 21
20. Miami 1-0 315 -
21. Georgia 0-1 294 13
22. Nebraska 1-0 266 24
23. Cincinnati 1-0 248 -
24. Kansas 1-0 196 25
25. Missouri 1-0 126 -

Others receiving votes: Oregon St. 113, Michigan St. 83, Pittsburgh 82, Texas Tech 53, Oregon 47, Clemson 40, Florida St. 39, West Virginia 32, Tennessee 30, Iowa 24, Michigan 18, UCLA 18, Baylor 17, Boston College 14, Arizona 12, East Carolina 6, Air Force 4, Auburn 4, Colorado St. 4, Arkansas 3, South Carolina 3, Houston 1, South Florida 1, Southern Miss. 1, Tulsa 1.