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Georgia’s No. 1 and someone voted for UH
Associated Press
NEW YORK » By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 -- to start the 2008 college football season.
Seeking its first national championship in 28 years, Georgia is on top of The Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time.
The Bulldogs received 22 first-place votes and 1,528 points from a panel of 65 media members in the poll released yesterday. One voter picked Hawaii 25th.
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt said in a telephone interview with the AP.
"I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Ohio State, coming off a second consecutive loss in the national championship game but returning 20 starters, is No. 2. The Buckeyes received 21 first-place votes and 1,506 points.
No. 3 Southern California received 12 first-place votes. No. 4 Oklahoma had four first-place votes and No. 5 Florida received six first-place votes.
AP TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2007 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
|
Record |
Pts |
Pr
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| 1. Georgia (22) |
11-2 |
1,528 |
2
|
| 2. Ohio St. (21) |
11-2 |
1,506 |
5
|
| 3. USC (12) |
11-2 |
1,490 |
3
|
| 4. Oklahoma (4) |
11-3 |
1,444 |
8
|
| 5. Florida (6) |
9-4 |
1,415 |
13
|
| 6. Missouri |
12-2 |
1,266 |
4
|
| 7. LSU |
12-2 |
1,135 |
1
|
| 8. West Virginia |
11-2 |
1,116 |
6
|
| 9. Clemson |
9-4 |
1,105 |
21
|
| 10. Auburn |
9-4 |
968 |
10
|
| 11. Texas |
10-3 |
966 |
15
|
| 12. Texas Tech |
9-4 |
786 |
22
|
| 13. Wisconsin |
9-4 |
771 |
24
|
| 14. Kansas |
12-1 |
707 |
7
|
| 15. Arizona St. |
10-3 |
631 |
16
|
| 16. BYU |
11-2 |
590 |
14
|
| 17. Virginia Tech |
11-3 |
578 |
9
|
| 18. Tennessee |
10-4 |
509 |
12
|
| 19. South Florida |
9-4 |
496 |
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|
| 20. Illinois |
9-4 |
483 |
20
|
| 21. Oregon |
9-4 |
366 |
23
|
| 22. Penn St. |
9-4 |
293 |
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|
| 23. Wake Forest |
9-4 |
227 |
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|
| 24. Alabama |
7-6 |
89 |
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|
| 25. Pittsburgh |
5-7 |
85 |
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Others receiving votes: South Carolina 84, Fresno St. 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida St. 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan St. 21, Boise St. 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon St. 5, Mississippi St. 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1
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