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FINAL POLLS

THE AP TOP 25

	Rec.	Pts	Pvs
1. Florida (48)	13-1	1,606	1
2. Utah (16)	13-0	1,519	7
3. Southern Cal (1)	12-1	1,481	5
4. Texas	12-1	1,478	3
5. Oklahoma	12-2	1,391	2
6. Alabama	12-2	1,264	4
7. TCU	11-2	1,193	11
8. Penn State	11-2	1,153	6
9. Ohio State	10-3	1,013	10
10. Oregon	10-3	997	15
11. Boise State	12-1	938	9
12. Texas Tech	11-2	916	8
13. Georgia	10-3	903	16
14. Mississippi	9-4	857	20
15. Virginia Tech	10-4	713	21
16. Oklahoma State	9-4	534	13
17. Cincinnati	11-3	506	12
18. Oregon State	9-4	467	24
19. Missouri	10-4	435	25
20. Iowa	9-4	317	-
21. Florida State	9-4	246	-
22. Georgia Tech	9-4	223	14
23. West Virginia	9-4	144	-
24. Michigan State	9-4	138	19
25. BYU	10-3	137	17

Others receiving votes: California 128, Pittsburgh 106, LSU 95, Nebraska 64, Tulsa 61, Northwestern 53, Ball State 13, Boston College 11, Rutgers 11, Rice 8, Arizona 4, Kansas 2. ...more

January 10, 2009

Florida State's Bowden Coming Back For 34th Season

Bobby Bowden says he'll be back for a 34th season as coach at Florida State. The 79-year-old Bowden said Friday that details of his new contract are being finalized. He also said his longtime defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews will return. ...more

January 9, 2009

Brokers Seek Big Profit For UF-OU Showdown

Ticket brokers are asking more than $1,000 on average for the Florida-Oklahoma national championship game on Jan. 8, the most expensive of bowl game tickets this season, a survey of 800 brokers by TicketCity.com reported Monday. ...more

December 9, 2008

College Bowl Projections

BCS Championship Game Florida vs. Oklahoma We expect OU to emerge from the Big 12 fray. ...more

November 25, 2008

College Football Top 25

The Associated Press

	Rec.	Pts	Pvs
1. Alabama (63)	11-0	1,622	1
2. Florida (2)	10-1	1,512	3
3. Oklahoma	10-1	1,486	5
4. Texas	10-1	1,482	4
5. Southern Cal	9-1	1,352	6
6. Penn State	11-1	1,238	7
7. Texas Tech	10-1	1,212	2
8. Utah	12-0	1,206	8
9. Boise State	11-0	1,064	9
10. Ohio State	10-2	1,043	10
11. Oklahoma State	9-2	997	11
12. Missouri	9-2	917	12
13. Georgia	9-2	874	13
14. TCU	10-2	750	15
15. Ball State	11-0	731	14
16. Cincinnati	9-2	640	19
17. Oregon State	8-3	604	21
18. Georgia Tech	8-3	339	-
19. Oregon	8-3	320	24
20. BYU	10-2	309	16
20. Boston College	8-3	309	-
22. Michigan State	9-3	274	17
23. Florida State	8-3	214	-
24. Northwestern	9-3	145	-
25. Mississippi	7-4	127	-

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 120, Pittsburgh 108, Iowa 54, LSU 35, California 11, Tulsa 8, Western Michigan 8, Central Michigan 5, South Carolina 5, Connecticut 2, Nebraska 1, Rice 1. ...more

November 24, 2008

HOW THE TOP 25 FARED

No. 1 Alabama beat No. 15 LSU 27-21 No. 2 Tex. Tch. beat No. 8 Ok. St. 56-20 ...more

November 9, 2008

Buckeyes Blast Wildcats

No apologies needed after this one. Terrelle Pryor threw for three scores and Chris "Beanie" Wells ran for two more, leading No. 12 Ohio State to a 45-10 victory over Northwestern on Saturday that showed the Buckeyes are definitely over their loss to Penn State two weeks ago. Pryor was 9-for-14 for 197 yards, and added 33 on the ground. Wells finished with 140 yards on 28 carries. ...more

November 9, 2008

Big Ten Roundup: Penn State Ends Michigan's Hex

Polishing off Joe Paterno's greatest nemesis, No. 3 Penn State ended a dozen years of disappointment against Michigan. ...more

October 19, 2008

Texas Rides To No. 1 In AP Poll, USF 19

Texas rode its resounding Red River Rivalry upset right to No. 1. The Longhorns leapfrogged No. 2 Alabama on Sunday and sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 in the regular season for the first time in 24 years after beating Oklahoma 45-35. ...more

October 12, 2008