NEW YORK (AP) - Michigan has kept the number-two spot in the
latest Associated Press college football poll following yesterday's
42-to-39 loss to top-ranked Ohio State.
The Buckeyes picked up all 65 first-place votes. They improved
to 12-and-0 while handing the Wolverines their only loss of the
year.
Southern Cal beat Cal yesterday to supplant Florida as the
number-three team. The Gators are fourth, followed by Arkansas,
Notre Dame, West Virginia, Louisville L-S-U and Wisconsin.
Texas holds onto the eleventh spot, ahead of Boise State,
Oklahoma, Auburn and Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights fell eight spots
with last night's loss at Cincinnati, which ended Rutgers' bid for
an unbeaten season and a possible B-C-S title shot.
Georgia Tech is 16th, followed by Virginia Tech, Boston College,
Tennessee and Wake Forest.
Brigham Young, California, Nebraska, Clemson and Hawaii round
out the top-25.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll,
with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 18,
total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one
point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Ohio St. (65) 12-0 1,625 1
2. Michigan 11-1 1,502 2
3. Southern Cal 9-1 1,493 4
4. Florida 10-1 1,451 3
5. Arkansas 10-1 1,365 5
6. Notre Dame 10-1 1,307 6
7. West Virginia 9-1 1,144 8
8. Louisville 9-1 1,078 10
9. LSU 9-2 1,075 9
10. Wisconsin 11-1 1,049 12
11. Texas 9-2 1,028 11
12. Boise St. 11-0 878 13
13. Oklahoma 9-2 856 16
14. Auburn 10-2 822 15
15. Rutgers 9-1 736 7
16. Georgia Tech 9-2 667 18
17. Virginia Tech 9-2 583 19
18. Boston College 9-2 516 20
19. Tennessee 8-3 404 22
20. Wake Forest 9-2 355 14
21. BYU 9-2 325 23
22. California 8-3 302 17
23. Nebraska 8-3 258 24
24. Clemson 8-3 122 25
25. Hawaii 9-2 89 -
Others receiving votes: Maryland 55, TCU 16, Texas A&M 13, Penn
St. 6, Georgia 3, Arizona 1, Oregon St. 1.