TheInsiders Poll: Gators Take Over

SEATTLE – Catapulted by an impressive victory over a ranked opponent, the Gators took command in their native Florida, as well as the top of TheInsiders.com Top 25 College Football Poll, a spot dominated all season by Miami

Florida (5-0) took over as No. 1 after a 44-15 trouncing of LSU, which was ranked No. 18 in last week’s TheInsiders.com poll.

The Hurricanes (4-0) slipped to No. 2 despite a 38-7 win over Troy State, while Oklahoma (4-0) actually gained more first-place votes, 3-2, to enter the national championship picture after a 14-3 victory over last week’s fifth-ranked team, Texas.

Virigina Tech (4-0) climbed into the top five after a 35-0 victory over West Virginia.

The Pac-10 continued to be well represented in TheInsiders.com’s top 10, with UCLA (4-0) at No. 6, Oregon (4-0) at No. 7 and Washington (4-0) at No. 9. The Huskies were the only one of the three to have played this weekend; they beat USC 27-24 on a field goal with no time left. It was the Huskies’ third come-from-behind win of the season.

Newcomers to this week’s rankings were Maryland (5-0) at No. 20, Colorado (4-1) at No. 21, and Ohio State (3-1) and Georgia (3-1) tied for No. 24. LSU, Northwestern and Toledo dropped out of the poll.

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The Oct. 7, 2001 poll:

Rank		Team	Points		Rank Last Week
1		Florida (7)	292		2
2		Miami (2)	287		1
3		Oklahoma (3)	283		3
4		Nebraska	266		4
5		Virginia Tech	244		9
6		UCLA	233		7
7		Oregon	226		7
8		Fresno State	200		10
9		Washington	198		12
10		South Carolina	197		13
11		Texas	185		5
12		Michigan	154		16
13		Florida State	151		14
14		Tennessee	131		6
15		Georgia Tech	114		17
16		Brigham Young	98		19
17		Clemson	81		20
18		Purdue	73		21
		Stanford	73		23
20		Maryland	69
21		Colorado	55
22		Texas A&M	49		22
23		Kansas State	47		11
24		Ohio State	40
		Washington State	40		23
		Georgia	40
*First place votes in parenthesis. Other teams receiving votes: Toledo 29, LSU 20, Alabama 10, Michigan State 7, Northwestern 6, Texas Tech 1.

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