Oregon Moves Up to No. 9; USC Falls to No. 10

UO's top 10 status is its first since Dec. 5, 2005, when the Ducks were tabbed No. 6 in the AP and No. 5 in the USA Today heading into the Holiday Bowl.

Jeremiah Johnson and the Ducks throttled the same Stanford squad that upset USC on Saturday. Photo courtesy: goducks.com

EUGENE, Ore. - The University of Oregon football program is back among the nation's top 10 for the first time since the 2005 season.

The Ducks (4-1, 1-1 Pac-10) are ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25, No. 8 in the USA Today poll (coaches) and No. 10 in the Harris Poll (BCS) following this past weekend's upset laden slate that included losses by former unbeaten teams Kentucky, USC and Wisconsin.

UO's top 10 status is its first since Dec. 5, 2005, when the Ducks were tabbed No. 6 in the AP and No. 5 in the USA Today heading into the Holiday Bowl.

Oregon is the second highest Pac-10 team in the polls, trailing only No. 2 California. USC, is ranked 10th in the AP after losing Saturday 24-23 to Stanford, and Arizona State, ranked No. 14, are the other two conference schools among the nation's elite.

All four teams are ranked among the top 15 in all three indexes.

Coming off a bye week, the Ducks return to action on Saturday, Oct. 13, when they host Washington State (2-4, 0-3) at Autzen Stadium. Kickoff is 12:30 p.m.

AP Top 25:

1. LSU (65)

2. California

3. Ohio State

4. Boston College

5. South Florida

6. Oklahoma

7. South Carolina

8. West Virginia

9. Oregon

10. USC

11. Missouri

12. Virginia Tech

13. Florida

14. Arizona State

15. Cincinnati

16. Hawaii

17. Kentucky

18. Illinois

19. Wisconsin

20. Kansas

21. Florida State

22. Auburn

23. Texas

24. Georgia

25. Tennessee

USA Today:

1. LSU (58)

2. California

3. Ohio State (2)

4. Boston College

5. South Florida

5. Oklahoma

7. USC

8. Oregon

9. West Virginia

10. Virginia Tech

11. Missouri

12. South Carolina

13. Arizona State

14. Florida

15. Wisconsin

16. Hawaii

17. Cincinnati

18. Kentucky

19. Illinois

20. Kansas

21. Florida State

22. Texas

23. Georgia

24. Purdue

25. Auburn

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