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College football: Top 25

Published: Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 12:19 a.m. MDT
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1Southern Cal (1-0)Next: vs. No. 3 Ohio St., Sat.

Did not play

2Georgia (2-0)Next: at No. 24 S. Carolina, Sat.

Beat Central Michigan, 56-17

At Athens, Ga., Knowshon Moreno rushed for 168 yards and tied his career high with three touchdowns, while massive defensive end Demarcus Dobbs rumbled for an improbable 78-yard score after picking off a deflected pass.

3Ohio St. (2-0)Next: at No. 1 Southern Cal, Sat.

Beat Ohio, 26-14

At Columbus, Ohio, with 14 minutes left in the game, the Bobcats led 14-12, but Brandon Saine's short plunge on the third play of the final quarter finally put the Buckeyes on top.

4Oklahoma (2-0)Next: at Washington, Sat.

Beat Cincinnati, 52-26

At Norman, Okla., Sam Bradford overcame two interceptions and threw for a career-best 395 yards and five touchdowns, freshman Ryan Broyles had a breakout game with 141 receiving yards and the Sooners extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 20 games.

5Florida (2-0)Next: at Tennessee, Sept. 20.

Beat Miami, 26-3

See story on this page

6Missouri (2-0)Next: vs. Nevada, Sat.

Beat Southeast Missouri, 52-3

At Columbia, Mo., Chase Daniel completed 16-of-17 passes for 244 yards and his three touchdowns came in the first half.

7LSU (1-0)Next: vs. North Texas, Sat.

vs. Troy, postponed until Nov. 15

8West Virginia (1-1)Next: at Colorado, Sept. 20.

Lost to East Carolina, 24-3

See story, right

9Auburn (2-0)Next: at Mississippi St., Sat.

Beat Southern Miss, 27-13

At Auburn, Ala., Chris Todd completed 21-of-31 passes for 248 yards in his first start to give the Tigers' passing game a lift.

10Texas (1-0)Next: vs. Arkansas, Sat.

at UTEP, late

11Wisconsin (2-0)Next: at No. 21 Fresno St., Sat.

Beat Marshall, 51-14

At Madison, Wis., Allan Evridge completed 17-of-26 for 308 yards and a touchdown to counter a stymied rushing attack.

12Texas Tech (2-0)Next: vs. SMU, Sat.

Beat Nevada, 35-19

See story, D12.

13Alabama (2-0)Next: vs. W. Kentucky, Sat.

Beat Tulane, 20-6

At Tuscaloosa, Ala., the Crimson Tide struggled, allowing four sacks, fumbled once and missed two kicks and rolling up just 38 yards in the first half.

14Kansas (2-0)Next: at No. 17 S. Florida, Fri.

Beat Louisiana Tech, 29-0

At Lawrence, Kan., Dezmon Briscoe broke six tackles to turn a short pass into a 48-yard touchdown play and Todd Reesing threw for career-high 412 yards and three scores.

15Arizona St. (2-0)Next: vs. UNLV, Sat.

Beat Stanford, 41-17

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