USC, Oklahoma Retain Positions
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Southern California and Oklahoma stayed on course for a clash over college football&#39;s national title at the Jan. 4 Orange Bowl yesterday after putting more distance between their respective No.
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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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USC vs. Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl appears to be three victories away - two by USC and one by the Sooners. USC and Oklahoma held the top two spots in the Bowl Championship
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While Southern California took the top spot in the debut of the reworked BCS standings Monday, Miami was second. The Hurricanes edged Oklahoma, which is a strong No.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Southern California and Oklahoma remained the top two teams in the Bowl Championship Series standings, while Miami- Florida and Florida State plummeted in the rankings after suffering surprising road losses on Saturday.
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Southern California is No. 1 in the polls and the BCS standings. The computers prefer Oklahoma. Auburn's victories over Georgia and Tennessee might be the season's two most impressive performances. The Trojans, Sooners and Tigers are all 11-0, but the Bowl Championship Series can only accommodate two teams in its national title game.
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Matt Leinart Tosses Two Touchdown Passes As No. 1 USC Holds on to Beat No. 7 California 23-17. Southern California&#39;s coach Pete Carroll watches his team warm up before their game against California in Los Angles, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004.
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_ Southern California and Oklahoma remain one and two in the Bowl Championship Series standings released Monday, as the top five teams remain unchanged.
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Oklahoma moved up to No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings Monday and Utah is sixth, a position that would guarantee the Utes a spot in one of the four big-money bowl games if they can hold on to it.
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USC&#39;s football team may be in the hunt for one of the two coveted spots in the national championship game, but that doesn&#39;t mean the Trojans aren&#39;t trying to enjoy the ride to a possible Orange Bowl berth.
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On Tuesday night, when No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma meet in the Orange Bowl, all the foibles about the B.C.S. will move to the background.
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While No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma had no problems holding on to the top two spots with lopsided wins, four teams fell out of the rankings.
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Shakedown Saturday came and went. Nothing changed. So the Bowl Championship Series has its annual nightmare. When the final BCS standings are released today, the USC Trojans (12-0) and Oklahoma Sooners (12-0) are expected to be matched in the Jan.
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It was difficult for Southern California's Pete Carroll and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops to keep from repeating each other when the two coaches met Thursday.
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No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma have been the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 since the preseason, a nine-poll run that is the longest to start a season in nine years. There were few changes in the media poll Sunday with no movement among the first 11 teams.
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Third-ranked Auburn became a media darling Monday, but despite picking up ground in the Bowl Championship Series rankings, No. 2 Oklahoma remains in a better position to make the Orange Bowl.
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History looks to repeat itself in the biggest game to date of the Pacific-10 Conference this weekend. Two of the nation&#39;s elite programs will square off when co-defending national champion USC (4-0 overall, 1-0 Pac-10) hosts No.