An unusual college football season took another turn on Saturday, as the top two ranked teams in the Southern College Football poll lost. LSU, the only team to be ranked No. 1 in the newly created poll, lost to Kentucky 43-37 in three overtimes. California, which was poised to move up to No. 1, had students chanting, "We're No. 1, we're No. 1," after the LSU scored was announced; however, the Bears couldn't get past Oregon State, falling 31-28 to the Beavers.
Ohio State, which began the season at No. 10, moved up to No. 1 after receiving 13 out of 17 first place votes. South Florida, a school that didn't have a football team 12 years ago, moved to No. 2 in the rankings. The Bulls received three first place votes. Boston College gained one spot to No. 3, and Oklahoma, recipient of one first place vote, moved to No. 4. LSU fell to No. 5.
South Carolina, which leads the SEC East race, moved up to No. 6. Arizona State jumped six spots to No. 7, followed by Kentucky, Oregon and West Virginia. California's loss dropped the Bears nine spots to No. 11; Virginia Tech remained at No. 12.
Southern Cal, which was ranked second for the first four weeks of the poll, fell another five spots after its close win against Arizona. Florida remained at No. 14, while unbeaten Kansas moved into the poll for the first time at No. 15. Missouri, losers 41-31 at Oklahoma, dropped six spots to No. 16.
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