Oregon Falls 3 Spots in AP Top 25

LSU passes USC for the top spot in the AP Top 25 poll.

Jonathan Stewart celebrates his 21st career rushing TD in Saturday's loss vs. Cal. Photo courtesy: goducks.com

EUGENE, Ore. - The voters have spoken.

Despite Oregon’s 31-24 home loss to Pac-10 Conference rival California on Saturday, it’s clear the media pool of football writers isn’t ready to dismiss the Ducks from the Top 15 conversation just yet, dropping them just three spots from 11th to No. 14.

The Golden Bears (5-0, 2-0) – not surprisingly – went the opposite direction, riding their first win at Autzen Stadium in 20 years up three spots to No. 3.

Oregon (4-1, 1-1) fell only one position in the USA Today Top 25 (Coaches Poll) from 12th to No. 13, giving the Pac-10 three teams among the top 14 of each poll with the inclusion of USC (4-0, 2-0); No. 1 in the USA Today and No. 2 in the AP.

The Ducks now have a bye week followed by a home tilt with Washington State on Oct. 13.

AP Top 25

1. LSU (33) 5-0 1,593

2. USC (32) 4-0 1,591

3. California 5-0 1,475

4. Ohio State 5-0 1,420

5. Wisconsin 5-0 1,271

6. South Florida 4-0 1,203

7. Boston College 5-0 1,172

8. Kentucky 5-0 1,143

9. Florida 4-1 1,031

10. Oklahoma 4-1 992

11. South Carolina 4-1 900

12. Georgia 4-1 885

13. West Virginia 4-1 861

14. Oregon 4-1 837

15. Virginia Tech 4-1 639

16. Hawaii 5-0 586

17. Missouri 4-0 561

18. Arizona State 5-0 497

19. Texas 4-1 449

20. Cincinnati 5-0 377

21. Rutgers 3-1 299

22. Clemson 4-1 265

23. Purdue 5-0 218

24. Kansas State 3-1 214

25. Nebraska 4-1 198

Others Receiving Votes

Florida State 101, Miami (FL) 83, Illinois 59, Auburn 52, UCLA 49, Texas A&M 29, Michigan State 16, Michigan 15, Connecticut 9, Alabama 6, Arkansas 5, Colorado 5, UCF 5, Penn State 4, Virginia 3, Kansas 3, Boise State 3, Washington 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Penn State 21, Alabama 22

Source: goducks.com

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