College football: Utes, Cougars move up in polls

The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

1. Alabama (44) 10-0... 1,508... 1

2. Texas Tech (17) 10-0... 1,469... 3

3. Florida 8-1... 1,348... 5

4. Oklahoma 9-1... 1,314... 4

5. Texas 9-1... 1,300... 7

6. Southern California 8-1... 1,268... 6

7. Utah 10-0... 1,104... 9

8. Penn State 9-1... 1,074... 2

9. Boise State 9-0... 1,028... 10

10. Ohio State 8-2... 936... 12

11. Missouri 8-2... 883... 13

12. Georgia 8-2... 842... 14

13. Oklahoma State 8-2... 808... 8

14. Brigham Young 9-1... 679... 16

15. Michigan State 9-2... 660... 17

16. Ball State 9-0... 590... 18

17. North Carolina 7-2... 543... 19

18. TCU 9-2... 475... 11

19. Florida State 7-2... 426... 24

20. LSU 6-3... 409... 15

21. Pittsburgh 7-2... 311... NR

22. Cincinnati 7-2... 183... NR

23. South Carolina 7-3... 155... NR

24. Tulsa 8-1... 144... NR

25. Oregon State 6-3... 71... NR

Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes: California 50; Oregon 49; Georgia Tech 38; Virginia Tech 34; Air Force 25; Northwestern 13; Wake Forest 13; Arizona 11; Kansas 11; Maryland 9; Connecticut 8; Minnesota 8; Boston College 7; Iowa 6; Miami (Fla.) 5; West Virginia 5; Western Michigan 5.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

1. Alabama (44) 10-0... 1,604 ...1