Oregon in Top Spot for Third Straight Week

Ducks take No. 1 ranking to L.A. to face the Kiffin clan.

Oregon held on to its number one ranking this week, but a new challenger has moved into the number two slot, with Auburn sliding up after its 24-17 win over LSU. The Ducks take their No. 1 ranking to L.A. this week to face USC in an attempt to end the Gameday curse (which has been on hand for the past three No. 1 team defeats). Auburn travels to Oxford to try to get past a trap game against the Good Reverend Houston Nutts' Rebel Black Bears.

Boise State regained it's No. 3 ranking after defeating Louisiana Tech on Tuesday night. The Broncos have an extra weekend to prepare for the showdown with Hawaii on the first weekend of November.

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Big Changes but Oregon holds No. 1

Oregon held on to the top spot of this week's Southern Fans' College Football Poll, but that might only have been because the Ducks didn't take the field. One quarter of the 16-team poll lost, including No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Nebraska.

Ducks first test at No. 1 comes this Thursday vs. UCLA.

Last week, the Buckeyes were within shouting distance of the top ranking, taking seven of 19 first place votes (only two less than Oregon). After the 31-18 loss at Wisconsin, OSU fell nine spots to No. 11. Nebraska, which was seeking revenge for the last second loss to Texas in last year's Big XII championship game, couldn't get out of its own way and lost to Texas 20-13. The Cornhuskers fell 13 spots, all the way to No. 16.

But the losses allowed big moves for other teams: Oklahoma moved up three spots to No. 2 and gained one first place vote; Auburn moved up five spots to No. 3, Boise State held strong at No. 4 and TCU slide up one spot to No. 5.

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Oregon takes top spot for first time

Oregon is the new No. 1.

Following South Carolina's upset win over Alabama, the Oregon Ducks have moved to No. 1 in the latest Southern Fans' Poll. This is the first time the Ducks have ever been ranked No. 1; they join USC as the only Pac-10 schools to be named No. 1 in the SF Poll.

Oregon's previous highest ranking came during the poll's first season, when the Ducks moved as high as No. 2. Oregon received nine of nineteen first-place votes. The remaining teams in the top five are Ohio State (7 first place votes), Nebraska (2), Boise (1) and Oklahoma.

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Week 2 Poll

The Southern Fans' College Football Poll
September 13, 2010
22 Pollsters

Ranking	Team	Points	Previous
1	Alabama [21]	351	1
2	Ohio State [1]	323	2
3	Oregon	271	7
4	Oklahoma	246	10
5	Boise State	236	3
6	Texas	232	4
7	TCU	222	5
8	Iowa	194	9
9	Nebraska	192	6
10	Florida	163	8
11	Wisconsin	126	12
12	South Carolina	102	NR
13	Arkansas	80	NR
14	Auburn	57	NR
15	Michigan	44	NR
16	LSU	43	NR
Other's Receiving Votes: Utah 35, Stanford 34, Miami 14, Cal 7, Florida State 6, Texas Tech 4, USC 3, Clemson 3, Washington 2, Penn State 1, James Madison 1

Week 1 Poll

The Southern Fans' College Football Poll
September 8, 2010
17 Pollsters

Ranking	Team	Points	Previous
1	Alabama [14]	269	1
2	Ohio State [2]	250	2
3	Boise State [1]	210	5
4	Texas	208	4
5	TCU	196	8
6	Nebraska	163	10
7	Oregon	160	12
8	Florida	133	3
9	Iowa	130	9
10	Miami	122	11
11	Oklahoma	90	7
12	Wisconsin	76	13
13	Georgia	52	NR
14	Georgia Tech	52	15
15	Virginia Tech	50	6
16	Penn State	37	14
Other's Receiving Votes: Florida State 34, Arkansas 30, Auburn 22, LSU 9, Utah 7, USC 4, South Carolina 3

2010 Preseason Poll

The Southern Fans' College Football Poll
September 2, 2010
21 Pollsters

Ranking	Team	Points	Previous
1	Alabama [17]	327	N/A
2	Ohio State [3]	299	N/A
3	Florida	255	N/A
4	Texas	252	N/A
5	Boise State	208	N/A
6	Virginia Tech	206	N/A
7	Oklahoma [1]	199	N/A
8	TCU	173	N/A
9	Iowa	160	N/A
10	Nebraska	152	N/A
11	Miami	107	N/A
12	Oregon	100	N/A
13	Wisconsin	77	N/A
14	Penn State	55	N/A
15	Georgia Tech	44	N/A
16	Pittsburgh	41	N/A
Other's Receiving Votes: Georgia 31, Air Force 28, LSU 28, Auburn 26, USC 25, North Carolina 21, Arkansas 15, Oregon State 8, Florida State 7, Washington 4, West Virginia 4, Houston 2, Duke 1, Temple 1