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Updated at 10:14 a.m., Sunday, September 16, 2007

Warriors move up to No. 18 in USA Today football poll

Advertiser Staff

The University of Hawai'i football team moved up four spots to No. 18 in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll, released today.

The Warriors (3-0) defeated UNLV, 49-14, in Las Vegas on Satuday. It is UH's highest ranking in the history of the coaches' poll. The Warriors' previous high ranking was No. 20 in 1993.

Southern California remained No. 1, followed by LSU, Florida, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

The Warriors face Charleston Southern Saturday at Aloha Stadium.

The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 15, 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. Southern Cal (44) 2-0 1478 1

2. LSU (8) 3-0 1438 2

3. Florida (7) 3-0 1368 3

4. Oklahoma (1) 3-0 1308 5

5. West Virginia 3-0 1244 4

6. Texas 3-0 1103 6

7. Wisconsin 3-0 1098 7

8. California 3-0 1093 8

9. Ohio State 3-0 1062 10

10. Penn State 3-0 942 12

11. Rutgers 3-0 863 13

12. Boston College 3-0 754 19

13. Oregon 3-0 702 21

14. South Carolina 3-0 595 23

14. Clemson 3-0 595 20

16. Texas A&M 3-0 530 18

17. Virginia Tech 2-1 485 17

18. Hawai'i 3-0 404 22

19. Louisville 2-1 383 9

20. Alabama 3-0 345 —

21. Georgia 2-1 271 25

22. Nebraska 2-1 228 14

23. Kentucky 3-0 168 —

24. South Florida 2-0 165 —

25. Missouri 3-0 145 —

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 143, Georgia Tech 143, Texas Tech 142, UCLA 122, Arizona State 67, Purdue 40, Michigan State 21, Cincinnati 20, Boise State 14, Florida State 7, Air Force 6, Tennessee 4, Washington 4.