AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Florida (54)
4-0 1486
2 Texas (1)
4-0 1416
3 Alabama (5)
5-0 1404
4 LSU
5-0 1290
5 Virginia Tech
4-1 1200
6 Boise State
5-0 1185
7 USC
4-1 1108
8 Cincinnati
5-0 1004
9 Ohio State
4-1 994
10 TCU
4-0 940
11 Miami (FL)
3-1 931
12 Iowa
5-0 823
13 Oregon
4-1 676
14 Penn State
4-1 564
15 Oklahoma State
3-1 563
16 Kansas
4-0 513
17 Auburn
5-0 428
18 Brigham Young
4-1 403
19 Oklahoma
2-2 370
20 Mississippi
3-1 357
21 Nebraska
3-1 333
22 Georgia Tech
4-1 311
23 South Florida
5-0 238
24 Missouri
4-0 215
25 South Carolina
4-1 200
Dropped from rankings: Houston 12, Georgia 18, Michigan 22, California 24
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 157, Houston 142, Georgia 115, Stanford 50, Utah 31, Michigan 25, Boston College 12, Notre Dame 9, Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2, West Virginia 2,

USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Florida (57)
4-0 1473
2 Texas (1)
4-0 1408
3 Alabama (1)
5-0 1366
4 LSU
5-0 1273
5 Virginia Tech
4-1 1141
6 Boise State
5-0 1133
7 USC
4-1 1123
8 Ohio State
4-1 1072
9 TCU
4-0 965
10 Cincinnati
5-0 937
11 Miami (FL)
3-1 750
12 Penn State
4-1 713
13 Oklahoma State
3-1 702
14 Iowa
5-0 655
15 Kansas
4-0 616
16 Mississippi
3-1 460
17 Oregon
4-1 433
18 Missouri
4-0 386
19 Auburn
5-0 369
20 Brigham Young
4-1 353
21 Oklahoma
2-2 346
22 Nebraska
3-1 329
23 Georgia Tech
4-1 278
24 South Florida
5-0 220
25 Wisconsin
5-0 156
Dropped from rankings: Georgia 14, Houston 15, California 19, Michigan 20
Others receiving votes: Georgia 148, South Carolina 128, Notre Dame 57, Houston 52, Stanford 43, Michigan 33, Utah 31, Boston College 15, Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 2, Arkansas 1, West Virginia 1, CENTRL MICHIGAN 1,

Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes)
Record
Points
Previous Rank
1. Richmond Spiders (106)
4-0
3,394
1
2. Villanova Wildcats (26)
5-0
3,312
2
3. Northern Iowa Panthers (5)
4-1
3,151
3
4. Montana Grizzlies (1)
4-0
2,965
4
5. New Hampshire Wildcats (1)
4-0
2,857
6
6. Southern Illinois Salukis
3-1
2,651
8
7. McNeese State Cowboys
3-1
2,445
9
8. William & Mary Tribe
4-1
2,384
5
9. Appalachian State Mountaineers
2-2
2,179
10
10. Elon Phoenix
4-1
2,124
12
11. Central Arkansas Bears
3-1
1,997
13
12. Massachusetts Minutemen
3-1
1,789
14
13. James Madison Dukes
2-2
1,650
7
14. Eastern Washington Eagles
4-1
1,374
17
15. Cal Poly Mustangs
2-2
1,338
19
16. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
3-1
1,255
18
17. South Carolina State Bulldogs
3-1
1,240
15
18. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
3-2
1,091
20
19. Holy Cross Crusaders
4-0
939
21
20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
3-1
932
16
21. Weber State Wildcats
2-3
852
11
22. Florida A&M Rattlers
4-0
677
24
23. Colgate Raiders
5-0
626
25
24. Montana State Bobcats
3-1
354
NR
25. Eastern Illinois Panthers
4-1
284
23
Others receiving votes: Liberty 199, Stephen F. Austin 159, Harvard 111, Prairie View A&M 101, Hofstra 98, Delaware 79, Texas State 79, Northern Arizona 59, Furman 54, Samford 39, Alabama A&M 31, Gardner-Webb 24, Northwestern State 23, Chattanooga 22, Lehigh 22, Monmouth 21, Butler 20, Wofford 17, Lafayette 16, Sam Houston State 16, Albany 14, Georgia Southern 14, Missouri State 14, Grambling 12, Youngstown State 12, Howard 8, Jacksonville 7, Brown 6, Morgan State 6, Illinois State 5, UC Davis 5, Southern Utah 4, Central Connecticut State 3, Delaware State 3, Drake 3, North Carolina A&T 2, Southern 2, Columbia 1, Dayton 1, Tennessee Tech 1, The Citadel 1, North Dakota 1.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UTEP IS TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK

The FWAA will name the Tostitos Bowl National Team of the Week through Dec. 7.

DALLAS (FWAA) - With their 58-41 win over Houston, the UTEP Miners (2-3) are the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Oct. 3.
 
Donald Buckram ran for 262 yards and four touchdowns as the Miners knocked off the 12th-ranked team in the country. Buckram's rushing total was the second-highest in school history and the most since 1948. He is just the eighth UTEP player to rush for 200 yards in a game.
 
The win was UTEP's first over a ranked team since beating BYU on Nov. 1, 1997 and ended an 11-game losing streak to ranked foes. The No. 12 Cougars were the second-highest ranked opponent ever to fall to UTEP. The Miners beat 7th-ranked BYU back in 1985.
 
"It was a blast," UTEP head coach Mike Price said after the game. "We haven't had enough fun. It was long, it was tiring, and it was fun."
 
Other Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Bowl National Team of the Week nominees for the weekend of Oct. 3 included:
 
> Miami (3-1): Jacory Harris threw three touchdown passes and Javarris James ran for 150 yards to lead the Hurricanes past Oklahoma, 21-20.
 
> Michigan State (2-3): Larry Caper's 23-yard touchdown run in overtime gave Michigan State a 26-20 win over Michigan marking the first time since 1967 the Spartans have won two straight vs. the Wolverines.
 
The FWAA has named a national team of the week since the 2002 season. This is the sixth season that the award has been sponsored by the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
 
Members of the FWAA board of directors and All-America committee decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the 2009 college football season, the FWAA will name the Tostitos Bowl National Team of the Week through Dec. 7.
 
Since 1971, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl has hosted six games that have decided the college football national championship, including three Bowl Championship Series title games. This season the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game will be played on Jan. 4, 2010 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and the Insight Bowl will be played on Dec. 31, 2009 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.
 
For more information on the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, go to footballwriters.com or fiestabowl.org.