AP Top 25: Ducks take No. 1 spot

By Associated Press Published: Oct 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM PDT Last Updated: Oct 18, 2010 at 9:43 AM PDT
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NEW YORK (AP) – For the first time, University of Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll.

The Ducks climbed one place to the top spot during an off week after the previous No. 1, Ohio State, lost 31 to 18 at Wisconsin on Saturday night. With that loss Ohio State dropped 10 spots to 11th.

Boise State then moved up one place to No. 2. Oklahoma also jumped up: skipping three spots to No. 3, passing No. 4 TCU. Auburn moved up two spots to fifth position.

University of Oregon becomes the 43rd team to hold the No. 1 ranking in the AP media poll, which dates to 1936. Ohio State's loss comes one week after then-No. 1 Alabama was beaten by South Carolina.

The Oregon Ducks must now try to avoid becoming the third-straight No. 1 team to lose when it plays at home against UCLA this coming Thursday.

  1. Oregon (39 first-place votes and the most votes over all)
  2. Boise State (15 first-place votes)
  3. Oklahoma (3 first-place votes)  
  4. TCU (3 first-place votes)  
  5. Auburn         
  6. LSU    
  7. Alabama       
  8. Michigan State
  9. Utah
  10. Wisconsin
  11. Ohio State
  12. Stanford
  13. Iowa      
  14. Nebraska       
  15. Arizona  
  16. Florida State
  17. Oklahoma State
  18. Missouri             
  19. South Carolina     
  20. West Virginia       
  21. Arkansas       
  22. Texas              
  23. Virginia Tech
  24. Mississippi State
  25. Miami (with 85 total votes)       


Other teams receiving votes: Southern Cal 80, Kansas St. 40, Nevada 19, Hawaii 8, North Carolina 8, Northwestern 8, Michigan 7, Georgia Tech 5, Oregon St. 3, Baylor 2, N.C. State 2, Air Force 1, East Carolina 1, Kentucky 1, Washington 1.