USC Moves Up To No. 9 In Nation In Latest College Football AP Poll
(CBSLA.com/AP) -- After impressive performances in two of the young season's most attractive nonconference showdowns, Oregon jumps to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football
poll behind No. 1 Florida State - and ahead of No. 3 Alabama - and Virginia Tech vaults into the rankings at No. 17.
The Ducks pulled away late from Michigan State on Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene to beat the Spartans 46-27. Oregon receives 16 first-place votes from the media panel.
Florida State has 38 first-place votes.
Alabama slipped one spot. No. 4 Oklahoma receives two first-place votes. No. 5 Auburn, No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Texas A&M give the Southeastern Conference four of the top seven.
Michigan State slipped six spots to 13th.
Big Ten rival Ohio State dropped to 22nd after losing 35-21 at home to Virginia Tech, which is ranked for the first time since the middle of last season.
USC jumped five spots at No. 9 after defeating Stanford in Palo Alto, 13-10.
UCLA has looked shaky in both of their first two games, but did end up winning their games anyway. They slip one spot at No. 11.
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 9/7/2014 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev |
| 1 | Florida State (2-0) | 1463 (38) | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (2-0) | 1415 (16) | 3 |
| 3 | Alabama (2-0) | 1334 (1) | 2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (2-0) | 1303 (2) | 4 |
| 5 | Auburn (2-0) | 1236 | 5 |
| 6 | Georgia (1-0) | 1201 (1) | 6 |
| 7 | Texas A&M (2-0) | 1101 (2) | 9 |
| 8 | Baylor (2-0) | 1043 | 10 |
| 9 | USC (2-0) | 1039 | 14 |
| 10 | LSU (2-0) | 1029 | 12 |
| 11 | Notre Dame (2-0) | 815 | 16 |
| 12 | UCLA (2-0) | 779 | 11 |
| 13 | Michigan State (1-1) | 751 | 7 |
| 14 | Ole Miss (2-0) | 703 | 15 |
| 15 | Stanford (1-1) | 592 | 13 |
| 16 | Arizona State (2-0) | 570 | 17 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech (2-0) | 532 | NR |
| 18 | Wisconsin (1-1) | 391 | 18 |
| 19 | Kansas State (2-0) | 285 | 20 |
| 20 | Missouri (2-0) | 237 | 24 |
| 21 | Louisville (2-0) | 234 | 25 |
| 22 | Ohio State (1-1) | 222 | 8 |
| 23 | Clemson (1-1) | 206 | 23 |
| 24 | South Carolina (1-1) | 199 | 21 |
| 25 | BYU (2-0) | 179 | NR |
