Bulldogs Crack TheInsiders Top 10

SEATTLE – Fresno State, which continued its startling opening run with a 32-20 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday, has joined TheInsider.com’s top 10.

The Bulldogs (3-0) climbed all the way from No. 25, where they were ranked in the debut TheInsiders.com Top 25 College Football rankings.

Miami (2-0) retained its firm grip at No. 1, while Florida (2-0), Oklahoma (3-0) and Florida State (2-0) remained at second, third and fourth. Tennessee (2-0) climbed from No. 8 into a tie for No. 6 with Nebraska (3-0).

Michigan (1-1) took the biggest tumble, falling from No. 10 to No. 17 after losing 23-18 to Washington (2-0), which improved to No. 13.

BYU (3-0), Kansas (1-1) and Purdue (1-0) are making their debuts in TheInsiders.com Top 25. Georgia, Notre Dame and Wisconsin fell out of the rankings.

TheInsiders.com is an online sports network featuring the top college team, recruiting, NFL and high school sites on the Web. The Top 25 College Poll includes ballots from publishers reflecting the regions and conferences represented in TheInsiders.com college team network.

The Sept. 9, 2001 poll:

Rank		Team	Points		Rank Last Week
1		Miami (7)	199		1
2		Florida (1)	192		2
3		Oklahoma	183		3
4		Florida State	168		4
5		Texas	155		6
6		Nebraska	150		5
		Tennessee	150		8
8		Virginia Tech	136		9
9		Oregon	130		6
10		Fresno State	118		25
11		Kansas State	115		12
12		Georgia Tech	113		13
13		Washington	107		16
14		UCLA	95		15
15		LSU	90		14
16		Mississippi State	58		18
17		Michigan	55		10
18		Northwestern	53		20
19		South Carolina	48		22
20		Ohio State	45		20
21		Clemson	42		19
22		Oregon State	31		11
23		Brigham Young	25
24		Kansas	23
25		Purdue	20
*First place votes in parenthesis. Other teams receiving votes: Notre Dame 16, Michigan State 13, Illinois 12, Toledo 11, Georgia 10, Louisville 8, Stanford 8, Colorado 6, Auburn 5, Texas A&M 4, Wisconsin 2, Penn State 1, Bowling Green State 1, Arizona 1, Washington State 1.

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