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Dawgs Drop In Polls After Loss To Bama

Oklahoma is the new No. 1 team in the latest Associated Press college football poll.

The Sooners claimed 43 of 65 first-place votes following Saturday's 35-10 win over TCU. Oklahoma was given a chance to move atop the poll when previous No. 1 Southern California lost at Oregon State Thursday night.

Alabama is ranked second after garnering 21 first-place votes. LSU is third, ahead of Missouri and Texas.

Sixth-ranked Penn State is followed by Texas Tech, BYU, Southern Cal and South Florida.

Georgia fell from third to 11th with Saturday's 41-30 loss to the Crimson Tide. Florida dropped eight notches to 12th by losing at home against Mississippi. Auburn is 13th, ahead of Ohio State and Utah.

No. 16 Kansas is followed by Boise State, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech.

Oklahoma State, Fresno State, Oregon, Connecticut and Wake Forest round out the top 25.

Date Posted: 9/29/2008