Oregon Jumps to #7; Ohio State New #1

Ohio State (7-0) moved up to No. 1 in all three polls after former #1 LSU and #2 Cal were upset Saturday.

Oregon defender Nick Reed, left, tries to block a pass by Washington State quarterback Alex Brink during the second half. Photo courtesy: goducks.com

EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon Ducks jumped two spots in the latest college football AP Top 25 and now rank No. 7 - their highest position in the poll since ending the 2005 regular season at No. 6.

The Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pac-10) also improved their standing in the USA Today (coaches) rankings, coming in at No. 6, and in the Harris Poll, where they picked up three spots to place seventh.

The Harris Poll is utilized as part of the BCS standings, which were released for the first time in 2007 on Sunday.

In the BCS, Oregon is No. 10, dragged down by a No. 13 computer ranking.

After hammering Washington State at home Saturday, 53-7, Oregon is the highest of the four ranked Pac-10 teams in all but the BCS standings.

Arizona State (7-0, 4-0), the only unbeaten team in the conference (overall record), is No. 12 in the AP, USA Today and Harris, but No. 8 in the BCS.

California who was upset by Oregon State 31-28 Saturday night, fell from No. 2 to No. 10 in the AP poll, and is No. 12 in the BCS standings.

Up next for the Ducks are the Washington Huskies (2-4, 0-3) in Seattle on Saturday, Oct. 20. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. with a live telecast on FSN.

BCS Standings:

1. Ohio State

2. South Florida

3. Boston College

4. LSU

5. Oklahoma

6. South Carolina

7. Kentucky

8. Arizona State

9. West Virginia

10. Oregon

11. Virginia Tech

12. California

13. Kansas

14. USC

15. Florida

16. Missouri

17. Auburn

18. Hawaii

19. Virginia

20. Georgia

21. Tennessee

22. Texas

23. Cincinnati

24. Texas Tech

25. Michigan

AP Top 25:

1. Ohio State (50) 7-0 1,599

2. South Florida (11) 6-0 1,503

3. Boston College (1) 7-0 1,448

4. Oklahoma (1) 6-1 1,399

5. LSU (1) 6-1 1,331

6. South Carolina 6-1 1,247

7. Oregon 5-1 1,177

8. Kentucky 6-1 1,098

9. West Virginia 5-1 1,090

10. California 5-1 1,065

11. Virginia Tech 6-1 951

12. Arizona State (1) 7-0 948

13. USC 5-1 932

14. Florida 4-2 865

15. Kansas 6-0 664

15. Missouri 5-1 664

17. Hawaii 7-0 551

18. Auburn 5-2 488

19. Texas 5-2 348

20. Tennessee 4-2 339

21. Georgia 5-2 279

22. Texas Tech 6-1 241

23. Cincinnati 6-1 194

24. Michigan 5-2 189

25. Kansas State 4-2 107

Others Receiving Votes:

Penn State 95, Virginia 85, Illinois 75, Boise State 37, Alabama 27, Wake Forest 18, Wisconsin 18, Rutgers 18, Clemson 9, Connecticut 7, Florida State 6, Maryland 6, Air Force 4, Brigham Young 2, TROY 1.

Dropped From Rankings:

Illinois 18, Wisconsin 19, Florida State 21.

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