USC Stays Atop AP Poll; Okla. Earns No. 2
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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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Behind a standout passing performance by Heisman-trophy winner Matt Leinart, No. 1 USC hammers No. 2 Oklahoma, 55-19, in the Orange Bowl Tuesday night.
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Auburn caught Oklahoma in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, creating a tie for second place behind No. 1 Southern California.
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Southern California and Oklahoma ended the regular season the same way they began it in The Associated Press Top 25: The Trojans are No. 1, and the Sooners No. 2.
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Defending national champion Texas moves up to No. 2 in Tuesday's AP poll to set up a 1 vs. 2 showdown versus top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday.
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USC and Oklahoma finish atop the final BCS standings and will meet in the Orange Bowl in a title game that might not produce a unanimous national champion.
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Southern California could only stop Aaron Rodgers and California when it counted most. The top-ranked Trojans held the seventh-ranked Golden Bears out of the end zone after a first-and-goal with less than two minutes left and held on for a 23-17 victory Saturday.
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â¢ Keep up with all 28 bowl games crammed into three weeks of college football action and find out who comes out on top. Data: USC looks to go wire to wire as the nation&#39;s top-ranked team in the regular season.
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A year ago, Southern Cal was outside the gates, not part of the show, despite being the No. 1 team in both the writers' and coaches' polls. This year, coach Pete Carroll's Trojans are again No. 1 in both of those polls, but also No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series computer rankings, which means they will play ...
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California and  Oklahoma remained the top two teams in the Bowl Championship  Series standings, while Utah dropped one spot to seventh in the  rankings.
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As if Ohio State at Texas wasn't already a big enough game, now it's No. 1 vs. No. 2. The Longhorns moved up one spot to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, right behind the top-ranked Buckeyes.
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Auburn Moves Up a Notch Into a Tie for No. 2 in Latest AP Poll; USC Stays No. 1. Auburn players from left; Jay Ratliff (83), Tommy Jackson (58) Anthony Mix (9) and Mayo Sowell (57) celbrate with the fans after defeating Georgia 24-6.
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Southern California will begin defense of its first national title in 31 years as the No. 1 team in the nation. The Trojans earned the top spot in the preseason Associated Press poll released Saturday by receiving 48 of 65 first-place votes and 1,603 points.
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Defending national champion USC begins the 2004 season right where it left off the year before - as the top ranked team in the AP Top 25 poll.
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For the first time, a team with two losses ended up No. 1. LSU climbed to the top of The Associated Press college football poll for the third time this season, winning its second title after beating Ohio State 38-24 in the BCS national championship game Monday night.
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Why to watch: It seems like two months, not two weeks, since we last saw USC get by Virginia Tech and while the Trojans have maintained its hold on the number one spot in most polls, a little luster has come off this seemingly invincible team.
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Computers prefer Oklahoma over Auburn and Southern California. The Sooners held on to second place in the Bowl Championship Series standings Monday, staying ahead of third-place Auburn because of a stronger computer ranking.