East Carolina is in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in nine years. The Pirates come in at No. 14 after beating previously
eighth-ranked West Virginia 24-3 yesterday. The Mountaineers have
dropped all the way to No. 25.

Following its sluggish 26-14 win over Ohio, Ohio
State has fallen from third to fifth in the new Associated Press
Top 25.

The Buckeyes, who played without star tailback Chris Wells
yesterday, will have a chance to move back up in the poll when they
visit top-ranked Southern California on Saturday.

The Trojans had the weekend off and got 33 out of a possible 65
first-place votes from a nationwide media panel. Georgia is second
with 23 first-place votes. Oklahoma is third, followed by Florida.

Missouri is sixth with LSU, Texas, Auburn and Wisconsin rounding
out the top 10.

1. Southern Cal (33) 1-0 1,577 1
2. Georgia (23) 2-0 1,525 2
3. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,458 4
4. Florida (4) 2-0 1,438 5
5. Ohio St. (1) 2-0 1,347 3
6. Missouri (1) 2-0 1,336 6
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,231 7
8. Texas 2-0 1,100 10
9. Auburn 2-0 1,067 9
10. Wisconsin 2-0 910 11
11. Alabama 2-0 865 13
12. Texas Tech 2-0 845 12
13. Kansas 2-0 825 14
14. East Carolina 2-0 762 --
15. Arizona St. 2-0 744 15
16. Oregon 2-0 616 18
17. Penn St. 2-0 607 19
18. BYU 2-0 537 15
19. South Florida 2-0 493 17
20. Wake Forest 2-0 404 20
21. Fresno St. 1-0 290 21
22. Utah 2-0 258 22
23. California 2-0 195 --
24. Illinois 1-1 164 24
25. West Virginia 1-1 163 8
Others receiving votes: UCLA 150, Clemson 73, Florida St. 50,
Boise St. 22, Tennessee 15, Georgia Tech 14, Oklahoma St. 11,
Vanderbilt 7, Kentucky 6, TCU 6, Virginia Tech 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona
2, South Carolina 2, Connecticut 1, North Carolina 1, Rice 1.