Ducks rise to No. 1 in AP poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after Alabama gave up the top spot following a loss to Texas A&M.
The Ducks have 45 of 60 first-place votes. Kansas State is No. 2 with 14 first-place votes. Notre Dame is third and received one first-place vote.
The Crimson Tide, which had been No. 1 for 10 straight weeks, dropped to fourth after a 29-24 loss to the Aggies in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday.
Texas A&M moved up six spots to No. 9.
The Ducks were last No. 1 in 2010. That was the first season in the history of the program that Oregon reached No. 1, and the Ducks spent seven weeks there and reached the BCS championship game, which they lost to Auburn.
No. 25 Kent State is ranked for first time since Nov. 5, 1973.
The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press expanded college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 10, points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote, previous ranking, record vs. top 25 teams at time of game, record of opponents played, and extra points:
Vs. Opp.
Record Pts Pv T25 Rec. Extra Points
1. Oregon (45) 10-0 1,485 2 2-0 48-44 No. 1 in scoring offense
2. Kansas St. (14) 10-0 1,451 3 3-0 49-38 7-1 vs. Baylor, 3-2 Waco
3. Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1,382 4 4-0 54-35 10-0 first time since 1993
4. Alabama 9-1 1,259 1 3-1 56-34 Down 20-0 after 1 quarter
5. Georgia 9-1 1,223 5 1-1 45-45 SEC Eastern champions
6. Ohio St. 10-0 1,212 5 2-0 47-44 Won 4 of last 5 vs. Wis
7. Florida 9-1 1,089 7 3-1 60-28 Blocked punt saves day
8. LSU 8-2 1,046 9 3-2 58-32 8-2 last 10 vs. Rebels
9. Texas A&M 8-2 1,031 15 3-2 60-30 Shook up BCS title chase
10. Florida St. 9-1 1,024 8 1-0 44-45 20-2 vs. Terrapins
11. Clemson 9-1 907 10 0-1 46-44 7-3 last 10 vs. Wolfpack
12. South Carolina 8-2 848 12 1-2 53-37 18-4 vs. Wofford
13. Oklahoma 7-2 798 14 1-2 49-31 Stoops passed Wilkinson
14. Stanford 8-2 766 16 2-1 54-36 1-9 last 10 vs. Ducks
15. Oregon St. 7-2 556 13 2-1 50-31 13-11 vs. Cal at home
16. Nebraska 8-2 549 18 0-1 56-34 Overcame another deficit
17. UCLA 8-2 541 17 2-0 42-48 Most wins since 2005
18. Texas 8-2 496 19 1-2 45-42 Lined up in wishbone
19. Louisiana Tech 9-1 374 19 0-0 34-56 No. 1 in total offense
20. Louisville 9-1 322 11 0-0 33-54 Fell to second in Big East
21. Southern Cal 7-3 297 21 0-2 46-44 Lee No. 2 WR in NCAA
22. Rutgers 8-1 179 24 0-0 37-42 8-8-1 vs. Bobcats
23. Michigan 7-3 135 NR 0-2 54-36 Lost 3 straight to Iowa
23. Texas Tech 7-3 135 25 1-2 50-38 21-15-3 vs. Cowboys
25. Kent St. 9-1 93 NR 0-0 36-55 Last ranking: Nov. 5, 1973
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 79, N. Illinois 77, Mississippi St. 48, Wisconsin 26, UCF 16, Boise St. 14, Arizona 6, Cincinnati 6, Fresno St. 6, TCU 5, San Jose St. 4, Tulsa 4, Utah St. 4, San Diego St. 3, Northwestern 2, Toledo 1, Washington 1.
And Mariota is a flipping Freshman!!! I hope he doesn't turn pro too early. He's awfully young and small.
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 The last two years, Oregon ran Stanford out of the stadium...and that was with Andrew Luck....this will not be any different, you need more than one week to prepare for Oregon mainly because Oregon runs a hurry up Offense each and every down and the ONLY team that does this ....you take the run away from a team by putting alot of numbers on the score board very quickly, then you are forced to pass, and that plays into Oregon's hands...Oregon played back to back away games won big, time thus enforces confidence, now face Stanford at home....Oregon is also getting back some players on the defensive line that have been nicked up...Honestly folks Oregon will run Stanford out of Autzen ...
Stanford will be a real test. They aren't nearly as talented as the Ducks, but they are well coached and could pull off an upset (it is college football after all).
 @Max Quinn I'm tired of all this "test" talk every week....The Ducks have not been tested...ASU was supposed to be a test (43pts)....USC....was supposed to be a test (62pts)....Cal's D was going to be a test..(59pts)...The Ducks will be dominant once more against Stanford and then against OSU.  I know the talk will be, "Anything can happen in the Civil War"  Not this year folks.
GO DUCKS!!!
 @PD1202 They were saying the same thing down in 'Bama...
For the record, I think they'll pass their tests this year.
Great Job, Ducks. Go Oregon.
They will need to play an SEC team next......
@Glenn Pierce SEC teams don't want to play Oregon. Nick Saban has all but said he wants no part of this Oregon team.
@Ramsesthegreat Nick Saban has also said that the "hurry up offense" should be against the rules and the NCAA should do something about it.
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Instead of penalizing a team for playing well, how about motivating other teams to play better? Why not practice hurry up defense?
Cal played the Ducks hard in the first half. The Ducks pulled away in the second half. Great game.
Right where the best team in the nation should be.