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2008 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 6 (Oct. 5)

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AP Top 25
 1. Oklahoma (51) 5-0 1,608
 2. Alabama (13) 6-0 1,537
 3. Missouri (1) 5-0 1,487
 4. LSU 4-0 1,444
 5. Texas 5-0 1,374
 6. Penn State 6-0 1,287
 7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,163
 8. USC 3-1 1,137
 9. Brigham Young 5-0 1,103
10. Georgia 4-1 1,014
11. Florida 4-1 977
12. Ohio State 5-1 931
13. Vanderbilt 5-0 833
14. Utah 6-0 815
15. Boise State 4-0 677
16. Kansas 4-1 623
17. Oklahoma State 5-0 565
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 485
19. South Florida 5-1 392
20. Auburn 4-2 236
21. Wake Forest 3-1 205
22. North Carolina 4-1 196
23. Michigan State 5-1 161
24. Pittsburgh 4-1 121
25. Ball State 6-0 97
Others Receiving Votes
Wisconsin 96, Tulsa 85, Illinois 81, California 80, Northwestern 78, TCU 70, Georgia Tech 59, Kentucky 49, Florida State 36, Notre Dame 6, Fresno State 5, Arizona 5, Oregon 4, Boston College 3.
Dropped From Rankings
Wisconsin 18, Fresno State 22, Oregon 23, Connecticut 24.
Complete Rankings
USA Today Poll
 1. Oklahoma (60) 5-0 1,524
 2. Missouri 5-0 1,404
 3. LSU (1) 4-0 1,398
 4. Alabama 6-0 1,339
 5. Texas 5-0 1,305
 6. Penn State 6-0 1,203
 7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,101
 8. Brigham Young 5-0 1,086
 9. USC 3-1 1,055
10. Georgia 4-1 937
11. Ohio State 5-1 893
12. Florida 4-1 883
13. Utah 6-0 793
14. Vanderbilt 5-0 704
15. Kansas 4-1 667
16. Boise State 4-0 624
17. Oklahoma State 5-0 523
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 393
19. Michigan State 5-1 273
20. South Florida 5-1 267
21. Wake Forest 3-1 247
22. Northwestern 5-0 231
23. Auburn 4-2 121
24. Wisconsin 3-2 105
25. California 4-1 98
Others Receiving Votes
North Carolina 88, TCU 84, Tulsa 76, Ball State 75, Florida State 61, Georgia Tech 56, Kentucky 51, Pittsburgh 32, Illinois 25, Fresno State 19, Cincinnati 18, Arizona 16, Oregon 15, Notre Dame 11, Connecticut 8, Maryland 7, Boston College 6, Duke 1, Minnesota 1, South Carolina 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Oregon 20, Fresno State 21, Connecticut 23.
Complete Rankings


ESPN.com's Power Rankings
 1. Oklahoma (14) 5-0 374
 2. Alabama (1) 6-0 348
 3. Missouri 5-0 348
 4. LSU 4-0 339
 5. Texas 5-0 310
 6. Penn State 6-0 302
 7. USC 3-1 269
 8. Texas Tech 5-0 261
 9. Brigham Young 5-0 260
10. Georgia 4-1 243
11. Florida 4-1 211
12. Ohio State 5-1 211
13. Vanderbilt 5-0 188
14. Utah 6-0 180
15. Boise State 4-0 160
16. Oklahoma State 5-0 137
17. Virginia Tech 5-1 112
18. Kansas 4-1 88
19. South Florida 5-1 80
20. North Carolina 4-1 59
21. Auburn 4-2 53
22. Wake Forest 3-1 47
23. California 4-1 42
24. Michigan State 5-1 40
25. Pittsburgh 4-1 34
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Wisconsin(33), Illinois(32), Ball State(23), Georgia Tech(23), Northwestern(16), Tulsa(16), Florida State(13), TCU(7), West Virginia(6), Kentucky(5), Arizona(3), Clemson(2)
Complete Rankings
ESPNU Allstate Standings (Fan poll)
1. Oklahoma 5-1
2. Alabama 6-0
3. Missouri 5-1
4. LSU 4-1
5. Texas 6-0
6. Penn State 7-0
7. Texas Tech 6-0
8. USC 4-1
9. Georgia 5-1
10. Brigham Young 6-0
11. Florida 5-1
12. Vanderbilt 5-1
13. Ohio State 6-1
14. Utah 7-0
15. Boise State 5-0
16. Oklahoma State 6-0
17. Kansas 5-1
18. Virginia Tech 5-1
19. South Florida 5-1
20. Auburn 4-3
21. Michigan State 6-1
22. North Carolina 5-1
23. Wake Forest 4-1
24. Ball State 7-0
25. Pittsburgh 4-1
Others Receiving Votes
Wisconsin, Northwestern, Kentucky, Tulsa, Illinois.
Complete Poll Results

Inside College Football

Texas will enjoy its win over OU, but a look at the Longhorns' upcoming games is a sobering reminder of what's to come. Tim Griffin

It took some shots, but Texas' defense absorbed OU's best punches and made enough plays late to slow down the Sooners.
Tim Griffin

He was patient and then he was punishing. Chris Ogbonnaya didn't get in the end zone, but he was vital in Texas' win.
Tim Griffin

UNC's progression this year has been in baby steps. A comeback win over Notre Dame is perhaps its biggest step yet. Graham Watson

Notre Dame knows it let one get away against North Carolina, and the Irish aren't happy about it.
Graham Watson

After the loss to Wake Forest, Tommy Bowden and Clemson are 3-3 and staring at fourth and long for the rest of the season. Heather Dinich

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