The Pirates received 108 votes in the most recent Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, putting them into the 27th spot as they head into this weeks game against 8th ranked West Virginia.

Southern California has jumped two spots to No. 1 in the AP poll, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.

Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams.

USC's 52-7 victory Saturday at Virginia helped the Trojans vault past the Bulldogs and Buckeyes from No. 3 in the preseason. Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No. 3.

The voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.

AP Poll
1. Southern Cal (21) 1-0 1,539 3
2. Georgia (20) 1-0 1,506 1
3. Ohio St. (15) 1-0 1,497 2
4. Oklahoma (2) 1-0 1,432 4
5. Florida (5) 1-0 1,415 5
6. Missouri (1) 1-0 1,301 6
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,207 7
8. West Virginia 1-0 1,108 8
9. Auburn 1-0 1,033 10
10. Texas 1-0 1,028 11
11. Wisconsin 1-0 849 13
12. Texas Tech 1-0 842 12
13. Alabama 1-0 834 24
14. Kansas 1-0 748 14
15. Arizona St. 1-0 672 15
15. BYU 1-0 672 16
17. South Florida 1-0 588 19
18. Oregon 1-0 508 21
19. Penn St. 1-0 467 22
20. Wake Forest 1-0 414 23
21. Fresno St. 1-0 242 --
22. Utah 1-0 214 --
23. UCLA 1-0 151 --
24. Illinois 0-1 147 20
24. South Carolina 1-0 147 --
Others receiving votes: Clemson 143, East Carolina 108,
California 91, Boston College 36, Florida St. 36, Cincinnati 35,
Tennessee 30, Boise St. 19, Bowling Green 17, Virginia Tech 14,
Connecticut 9, Rutgers 6, Kentucky 5, Nebraska 4, Oklahoma St. 3,
Arizona 2, TCU 2, Miami 1, North Carolina 1, Notre Dame 1, Tulsa 1.