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NATIONAL TOP 25
RANKINGS |
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RANK |
TEAM (first place votes),record,
points |
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1. |
LSU (11) 5-0, 490 |
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2. |
USC (7) 4-0, 486 |
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3. |
California (2)
5-0, 460 |
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4. |
Ohio
State 5-0,
440 |
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5. |
Wisconsin 5-0,
380 |
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6. |
Boston
College 5-0,
370 |
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7. |
Kentucky 5-0,
359 |
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8. |
South Florida 4-0,
347 |
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9. |
Florida 4-1,
312 |
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10. |
Oklahoma 4-1,
299 |
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11. |
Oregon 5-0,
289 |
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12. |
Georgia 4-1,
242 |
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13. |
West Virginia 4-1,
239 |
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14. |
Arizona
State 5-0,
228 |
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15. |
South Carolina 4-1,
222 |
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16. |
Hawaii 5-0,
195 |
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17. |
Virginia Tech 4-1, 166 |
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18. |
Missouri 4-0,
164 |
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19. |
Cincinnati 5-0,
156 |
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20. |
Purdue 5-0, 137 |
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21. |
Texas 4-1,
122 |
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22. |
Clemson 4-1, 95 |
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23. |
Rutgers 3-1,
88 |
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24. |
UCLA 4-1, 46 |
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25. |
Nebraska 4-1,
40 |
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Others Receiving
Votes:
Kansas State 33, Connecticut 16, Auburn 16, Miami (FL)
15, Michigan State 14, Kansas 12, Florida State 11, Alabama 4, Illinois 3,
Arkansas 2, Arizona 1, Virginia 1
Dropped From Rankings:
Michigan State (21), Penn State
(22), Alabama
(24),
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USC’s fall from grace was
long overdue as the LSU Tigers have been scratching and crawling their way
closer to the top since the season started. The Tigers now lead the Trojans by four
points and four first place votes.
Cal,
coming off a big win at Oregon, jumped to number three and picked up
two first place votes. The Bears
have a lot of votes to make up if they expect to surpass USC anytime
soon.
A quartet of 5-win schools
is next, beginning with Ohio State. The Buckeyes are then followed by
Wisconsin, Boston College and Kentucky. South Florida jumps to #8 after their
emotional win over West
Virginia last Friday night.
Florida
and Oklahoma,
both coming off upset losses, round out the Top 10.
Oregon
is at #11 while Georgia,
West Virginia, Arizona State
and South
Carolina are ranked in order with the 12 and 15 spots
only separated by 20 total votes.
The undefeated Hawaii
Warriors claim the 16 slot ahead of Virginia Tech, Missouri and Cincinnati. At #20 is Purdue, followed by Texas, Clemson and Rutgers.
UCLA and Nebraska close out the
rankings.