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Updated at 7:04 a.m., Sunday, October 19, 2008

CFB: Texas, Alabama, Penn State 1-2-3 in polls

Associated Press

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 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. Texas (65) 7-0 1,625 1

2. Alabama 7-0 1,543 2

3. Penn St. 8-0 1,506 3

4. Oklahoma 6-1 1,358 4

5. Florida 5-1 1,307 5

6. Southern Cal 5-1 1,292 6

7. Oklahoma St. 7-0 1,252 8

8. Texas Tech 7-0 1,194 7

9. Georgia 6-1 1,117 10

10. Ohio St. 7-1 1,053 12

11. LSU 5-1 987 13

12. Utah 8-0 943 14

13. Boise St. 6-0 849 15

14. South Florida 6-1 674 19

15. TCU 7-1 643 —

16. Missouri 5-2 568 11

17. Pittsburgh 5-1 540 23

18. BYU 6-1 412 9

19. Kansas 5-2 364 16

20. Ball St. 7-0 357 24

21. Georgia Tech 6-1 338 —

22. Tulsa 7-0 321 —

23. Boston College 5-1 281 —

24. Florida St. 5-1 190 —

25. Minnesota 6-1 149 —

Others receiving votes: Northwestern 62, Virginia Tech 62, Vanderbilt 61, Michigan St. 15, North Carolina 14, Kentucky 10, Maryland 10, Cincinnati 9, Oregon 8, Arizona 6, California 3, Oregon St. 2.

USA Today Top 25

The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 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. Texas (58) 7-0 1,522 1

2. Alabama (1) 7-0 1,436 2

3. Penn State (2) 8-0 1,413 3

4. Southern California 5-1 1,264 4

5. Oklahoma 6-1 1,218 6

6. Texas Tech 7-0 1,210 5

7. Florida 5-1 1,184 7

8. Oklahoma State 7-0 1,083 10

9. Georgia 6-1 1,067 9

10. Ohio State 7-1 995 11

11. LSU 5-1 903 14

12. Utah 8-0 891 13

13. Boise State 6-0 786 16

14. South Florida 6-1 643 20

15. TCU 7-1 582 24

16. Missouri 5-2 551 12

17. Brigham Young 6-1 464 8

18. Kansas 5-2 342 15

19. Tulsa 7-0 328 NR

20. Pittsburgh 5-1 292 NR

21. Georgia Tech 6-1 282 NR

22. Ball State 7-0 274 25

23. Florida State 5-1 258 NR

24. Northwestern 6-1 177 NR

25. Minnesota 6-1 165 NR

Others receiving votes: Boston College 159; Michigan State 92; Virginia Tech 77; North Carolina 28; Oregon 27; Cincinnati 26; Vanderbilt 20; Kentucky 15; Wake Forest 14; Maryland 12; Arizona 11; Fresno State 4; Illinois 4; California 2; Notre Dame 2; Colorado 1; East Carolina 1.