Sept. 28, 1997
ASU Stays Put in Polls
TEMPE, Ariz. - After squeezing a 13-10 victory over Oregon State out of its trip to Corvallis, ASU moved little in both major polls. The Sun Devils remained 25th in the AP poll while moving up one spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll to No. 22. ASU's upcoming opponent, Washington, remained at No. 10 (AP) and No. 11 (coaches).Associated Press Top 25
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with number
of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and
last week's ranking:
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida (36) (4-0) 1,704 1
2. Penn State (25) (3-0) 1,673 2
3. Nebraska (6) (3-0) 1,606 3
4. Florida St (1) (3-0) 1,529 4
5. North Carolina (2) (4-0) 1,483 5
6. Michigan (3-0) 1,404 6
7. Ohio St (4-0) 1,285 7
8. Auburn (4-0) 1,215 8
9. Tennessee (2-1) 1,150 9
10. Washington (2-1) 1,111 10
11. Iowa (4-0) 1,103 11
12. Michigan St (3-0) 967 12
13. LSU (3-1) 847 13
14. Virginia Tech (4-0) 824 14
15. Washington St (4-0) 818 15
16. Colorado (2-1) 637 16
17. Kansas St (3-0) 563 18
18. Georgia (3-0) 513 19
19. Stanford (3-1) 458 20
20. Alabama (3-1) 407 21
21. Texas A&M (3-0) 388 22
22. UCLA (2-2) 276 24
23. Air Force (5-0) 202 NR
24. Brigham Young (2-1) 186 23
25. Arizona State (3-1) 168 25
Others receiving votes: Clemson 48, Georgia Tech 29,
Mississippi St 19, Pittsburgh 19, Kansas 16, West Virginia 14,
Wyoming 12, USC 11, Texas 9, Toledo 9, Colorado St 6, Oregon St
6, Purdue 6, North Carolina St 4, Arkansas 2.
USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll
The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football poll, with
number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points
and last week's ranking:
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida (45) (4-0) 1,519 1
2. Penn St (13) (3-0) 1,471 2
3. Nebraska (3) (3-0) 1,410 3
4. Florida St (3-0) 1,365 4
5. North Carolina (1) (4-0) 1,262 5
6. Michigan (3-0) 1,194 6
7. Ohio St (4-0) 1,189 7
8. Iowa (4-0) 1,048 9
9. Auburn (4-0) 1,028 8
10. Tennessee (2-1) 965 10
11. Washington (2-1) 918 11
12. Virginia Tech (4-0) 877 12
13. Michigan St (3-0) 822 13
14. LSU (3-1) 709 15
15. Washington St (4-0) 707 14
16. Kansas St (3-0) 543 17
17. Texas A&M (3-0) 489 18
18. Colorado (2-1) 469 16
19. Georgia (3-0) 416 20
20. Alabama (3-1) 411 19
21. Stanford (3-1) 278 22
22. Arizona St (3-1) 200 23
23. Air Force (5-0) 190 25
24. BYU (2-1) 187 24
25. UCLA (2-2) 117 NR
Dropped out: No. 21 Clemson
Others receiving votes: West Virginia 64, Texas 46, Oklahoma
St 44, Pittsburgh 27, Georgia Tech 26, Clemson 20, Wisconsin
19, Mississippi St 17, Wyoming 16, Purdue 15, North Carolina
St 13, Marshall 12, New Mexico 12, Arkansas 10, Toledo 8,
USC 6, Utah 5, Cincinnati 2, Mississippi 2, Miami, Fla 1,
Wake Forest 1.