Usa Today - Tech Enter The Top Five - Arkansas And Va - Lsu Remains No

Ah, at last, a bit chaos gets the school basketball world. Make that the lot of chaos.

Only this Southeastern Conference escaped the particular insanity, which little league these days secures the most notable three poll positions.

LSU always been the unanimous No. a single once a effective highway rout involving Ole Miss. Alabama stored the particular No. 2 position, though the Crimson Tide was questioned by means of playoff-bound Georgia Southern belonging to the Football Championship Subdivision. Alabama was harvested second on 56 regarding 59 coaches' ballots.

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The major successor in the crazy quick seemed to be Arkansas. The Razorbacks rolled over Mississippi State 44-17 in addition to climbed for you to No. 3, and they've an opportunity to move upward much more once they can easily topple LSU within Baton Rouge Friday. Arkansas found two second-place votes.

Virginia Tech climbed to help No. 4, adopted by way of No. 5 Stanford, which in turn been given the residual second-place nod.

Oklahoma State, whose overtime loss Friday nights at Iowa State began this chaotic routine of events, fell four places for you to No. 6 along with might nevertheless have another chance in the national tournament if elements separate right. Houston, right now the actual solely alternative undefeated FBS squad following Cowboys' loss, is No. 7, its best location because USA TODAY commenced giving the particular professional poker coaches poll throughout 1991.

Boise State is back this major 10 from No. 8. Oregon dropped to help ninth right after going down a arena target short against ineligible Southern California. Michigan State rounds released the superior 10.

Oklahoma slid to 11th following dropping from a thriller for you to Baylor with Robert Griffin I's last-minute TD pass. The Bears are generally back in the poll with No. 20 to the strength in the program's first-ever win resistant to the Sooners. Clemson, who has already locked way up this ACC Atlantic Division nevertheless suffered a lackluster 37-13 setback with N.C. State, fell seven attractions that will No. 17.

Virginia made it's first appearance from the Top 25 throughout four years. The Cavaliers outlasted Florida State 14-13 around the road, planning a showdown having archrival Virginia Tech for any ACC Coastal title. The Seminoles ended up pulled outside the search positions coupled with Southern Mississippi.