Pacific Breaks Into AP Poll for First Time
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Before practice, Pacific coach Bob Thomason took a moment to congratulate his players on their new status as a ranked team &#151; then the Tigers immediately got back to work.
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By Doug Pacey, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Sep. 20--The first Associated Press state prep football polls of the  season were released Tuesday night and three Northwest Conference schools are  ranked in the Class 2A top 10.
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Southern California's hold on No. 1 loosened after the Trojans struggled against Stanford. USC received 46 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll released Sunday, eight fewer than last week.
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Illinois and Kansas remained 1-2 in the AP college basketball poll for the sixth straight week, while Marquette and Oklahoma cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season Monday.
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Virginia Tech's first ACC victory put coach Beth Dunkenberger in the Top 25 for the first time. While Connecticut lost even more ground and Tennessee hit an eight-year low Monday, Virginia Tech joined The AP women's basketball poll at No. 25 after making its ACC debut with a 77-67 victory over then-No. 17 Maryland.
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A week after losing some support as the No. 1 team, Southern California got it right back. Top-ranked USC received 52 first-place votes, four more than last week, and 1,610 points in the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.
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Southern California took the top spot Monday in the season's first Bowl Championship Series standings.
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Southern California and Miami are 1-2 in the initial BCS Standings with Oklahoma -- despite being ranked second in both the ESPN/USA Today and AP polls -- third.
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Timmy Chang capped his record-setting career in style. Chang became the first college quarterback to pass for 17,000 yards, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another to lead Hawaii past Alabama-Birmingham, 59-40, in the Hawaii Bowl last night in Honolulu.
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The upsets have begun and the little guys are moving into The Associated Press poll. After ranked teams started the season 21-0, five fell to unranked opponents this weekend, shaking up media poll released Sunday...
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TOP DOG: USC football team&#39;s big win strengthens its lead in polls, which are key to BCS rankings this year. By Phil Collin. First of all, every year is an election year in college football.
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Despite its dip in the Associated Press poll, Cal held steady at No. 4 in the BCS standings released Monday. Utah did not fare as well.
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On the eve of the season's first Bowl Championship Series standings, No. 1 Southern California increased its lead on No...
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Southern California remained a strong No. 1 in the latest Associated Press college football poll after a 42-10 rout of BYU on Saturday, but the team that shared the national
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Rutgers keeps rising, Connecticut is still falling and Duke is back at No. 1. The AP women's basketball poll underwent more upheaval Monday, nothing new in this season of change among the Top 25.
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The Florida Gators are No. 1 for the fourth straight week. This time, there's no doubt about it. Florida became the first unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll in nearly two years, garnering all 72 first place votes Monday.
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LSU remained unanimous No. 1 and Utah joined at No. 25 Monday in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. There was some shuffling within the poll after five members of the Top 25 lost to unranked opponents during the past week, but Utah was the only newcomer.