UH is ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, the USA Today Top 25 coaches' poll, and the Harris Interactive College Football Poll.

It is the first appearance by UH in a poll since November 2002, when UH was ranked No. 25 in a ESPN/USA Today poll.

"It's fan ... tas ... tic," defensive end Ikaika Alama-Francis said.

Slotback Ryan Grice-Mullins said the rankings "made all of that hard work over the summer worth it. There's a lot of sweat in our record."

"I'm so happy for our guys," UH defensive coordinator Jerry Glanville said. "They've worked so hard for this."

UH is 9-2 (7-1 in the Western Athletic Conference) after beating San Jose State 54-17 last night and plays Purdue Saturday at Aloha Stadium. It closes its regular season Dec. 2 against Oregon State. UH then will play in the Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl against a Pac-10 team.

Ohio State is No. 1 in both the AP and USA Today polls, with Michigan still No. 2 in the AP, and Southern California No. 2 in the USA Today poll.

AP poll

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. Hawai'i 9-2 89 _

Others receiving votes: Maryland 55, TCU 16, Texas A&M 13, Penn St. 6, Georgia 3, Arizona 1, Oregon St. 1.

USA Today Poll

USA Today Top Coaches' Poll

No. School (votes) record total votes Previous week

1. Ohio State (63) 12-0 1,575 1

2. Southern California 9-1 1,444 4

3. Michigan 11-1 1,428 2

4. Florida 10-1 1,407 3

5. Arkansas 10-1 1,302 6

6. Notre Dame 10-1 1,285 5

7. West Virginia 9-1 1,151 7

8. LSU 9-2 1,081 9

9. Wisconsin 11-1 1,053 10

10. Texas 9-2 994 11

11. Louisville 9-1 944 12

12. Boise State 11-0 862 13

13. Auburn 10-2 825 15

14. Oklahoma 9-2 795 16

15. Georgia Tech 9-2 655 18

16. Rutgers 9-1 641 8

17. Virginia Tech 9-2 561 19

18. Boston College 9-2 540 20

19. Nebraska 8-3 353 22

20. Wake Forest 9-2 343 14

21. Tennessee 8-3 326 23

22. California 8-3 265 17

23. Brigham Young 9-2 256 24

24. Clemson 8-3 174 25