Boise State has 10 days to get ready for its next game, and you can bet coach Chris Petersen will use every single one of them.

After all, it sure looked like the Broncos took a week off during a lackluster 34-16 win over UC Davis that dropped Boise State one spot to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25.

The Broncos (5-0) had reached their highest ranking in school history, but with few quality opponents left on their schedule, they'll have to dominate just about every time out to keep from sliding any further in the polls.

"There will be quite a bit to learn from, quite a lot to work on in practice," quarterback Kellen Moore said. "We have to take advantage of the few extra days to work on that."

The Boise State running game was held to half its season average and was especially ineffective near the goal line. The defense struggled against Aggie receivers, and the Broncos were penalized an uncharacteristic nine times.

The Broncos have a couple extra days to fix those miscues before going to Tulsa on Oct. 14.

That's not to say there weren't some bright spots for the team with the best chance to once again break into the Bowl Championship Series.

Moore threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to receiver Austin Pettis, who finished with 10 catches and 129 yards. Boise State's defense bottled up the Aggie running game, allowing just 28 yards, and the special teams blocked a field goal just before halftime.

But there were plenty more places to improve.

The offense rolled up 386 yards but ended drives early after converting just four third downs. And Moore didn't get much help from the running game, with Jeremy Avery and Doug Martin combining for 101 yards on 33 carries after coming in averaging 214 per game.

The running struggles were highlighted closer to the goal line, where the tandem's only score came in the final minute. The Aggies mounted a stand in the first quarter, stuffing the run three times from inside the 5. Two more first-half trips ended in field goals.

Overall, it was a flat performance that irritated Petersen just as much as questions about the impact it could have on the BCS.

"If guys start paying attention to the headlines and those type of things, you start to play a little bit tentative and not wanting to make mistakes and playing the type of ball that we coach them to play," Peterson said. "And it all kind of factors in and you get a different product on Saturdays."

AUBURN IN POLLS

Rejuvenated Auburn jumped into the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, landing at No. 17 after improving to 5-0 under new coach Gene Chizik.

One week after a bunch of upsets gave The Associated Press poll a serious shake-up, a relatively predictable weekend provided some stability — though several teams outside the top 10 lost and dropped out of the rankings.

No. 23 South Florida (5-0), No. 24 Missouri (4-0) and No. 25 South Carolina (4-1) also moved into the AP poll. The Bulls and the Gamecocks are in for the first time this season. The Tigers were ranked for a week last month.

The top four in the AP media poll were unchanged. Florida is No. 1, followed by Texas, Alabama and LSU. The Gators play at LSU Saturday.

TEXAS TECH

QB OUT OF HOSPITAL

Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts has been released from a Lubbock hospital after being injured Saturday following two sacks by New Mexico before halftime.

Covenant Medical Center spokeswoman Michelle Stephens told The Associated Press that Potts was released yesterday but couldn't disclose what he was treated for.

The Lubbock Avalanche- Journal reported yesterday that Potts had a concussion. The newspaper also reported that cornerback Nathan Stone was admitted to the hospital and "was being examined for a possible spinal injury he suffered making a tackle on a third-quarter kickoff."

Stephens said Stone is in stable condition.

SOUTHERN MISS

DAVIS OUT FOR SEASON

Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his left foot against UAB.

It was originally thought Davis hurt his foot or ankle when he went down early in the fourth quarter of the 30-17 loss Thursday. But after he experienced pain in the mid-foot area Friday an MRI showed the redshirt sophomore tore a ligament.

Redshirt junior Martevious Young will get the start Saturday against Louisville.