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UC tops OSU in poll for first time in 58 years

Al Behrman/AP Photo Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike passes against Miami in the second half Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Oxford, Ohio.

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The Associated Press Updated 9:02 AM Monday, October 5, 2009

NEW YORK — No. 8 Cincinnati jumped ahead of No. 9 Ohio State in the AP Top 25 this week, putting the Bearcats ahead of the Buckeyes in the rankings for the first time in 58 years.

Back on Nov. 21, 1951, Cincinnati was No. 20 and the Buckeyes were unranked. The 5-0 Bearcats beat Miami, Ohio 37-13 on Saturday, while the Buckeyes won at Indiana, 33-14.

Ohio State is still ahead of UC in The USA Today coaches' poll, which ranks the Buckeyes No. 8 and Bearcats No. 10.

OSU hosts Wisconsin Saturday, while UC is off until an Oct. 15 showdown at Big East rival South Florida. The 5-0 Bulls entered the AP Top 25 this week, debuting at No. 23.

USC is just ahead of UC in the AP Poll at No. 7.

Rejuvenated Auburn jumped into the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, landing at No. 17 after improving to 5-0 under new coach Gene Chizik.

One week after a bunch of upsets gave The Associated Press poll a serious shake-up, a relatively predictable weekend provided some stability — though several teams outside the top 10 lost, dropped out of the rankings and made room for newcomers like Auburn.

No. 23 South Florida (5-0), No. 24 Missouri (4-0) and No. 25 South Carolina (4-1) also moved into The Associated Press poll Sunday. The Bulls and the Gamecocks are in for the first time this season. The Tigers were ranked for a week last month.

The top four in the media poll were unchanged. Florida is No. 1, followed by Texas, Alabama and LSU. The Gators play at LSU on Saturday.

The Gators received 54 first-place votes, Texas got one and Alabama five.

Virginia Tech moved up a spot to No.5 and Boise State slipped one to No. 6 after a lackluster 34-16 victory against UC Davis on Saturday.

Auburn started last season in the top 10, but fell out of the rankings halfway through a disappointing 5-7 campaign, which led to the controversial ouster of coach Tommy Tuberville.

Chizik, whose hiring was greeted with skepticism by many Tigers fans after he was 5-19 in two seasons at Iowa State, has Auburn 5-0 for the first time since 2006.

"Obviously we're happy to get the recognition," Chizik said Sunday. "The kids have worked really hard and the coaches have worked really hard."

Georgia is out of Top 25 for first time since Dec. 3, 2006, after losing a 20-13 thriller at home to LSU. But with Southeastern Conference rivals Auburn and South Carolina moving in, the SEC now has six teams ranked, including three of the top four for a second straight week.

The Big 12 also has six ranked teams.

California is out of the rankings for the first time this season after a second straight lopsided loss, this time to Southern California. Michigan fell out after losing its first game, 26-20 in overtime to Michigan State.

The biggest upset of the weekend came in west Texas, where Houston lost 58-41 to UTEP. The Cougars, ranked 12th last week, fell all the way out of the rankings.

The only new member of the top 10 was TCU, which moved up a spot to 10th.

Oklahoma had the biggest drop among teams still ranked, going from No. 8 to No. 19 after losing 21-20 at Miami without injured Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford. The Sooners are the first team to be ranked with a 2-2 record since Sept. 21, 2003, when Florida was No. 25 after breaking even in its first four games.

Both the Sooners' losses have been by one point to ranked opponents and with Bradford on the sideline, albeit for only the second half in the openeragainst BYU.

The USA Today coaches' poll has the same top seven teams as the AP poll. In the Harris poll, the top four are the same, but Boise State remained No. 5, with Virginia Tech sixth.

Miami's 21-20 victory vaulted the Hurricanes six spots to No. 11 in the media poll, followed by undefeated Iowa, Oregon, Penn State and Oklahoma State.

Kansas, Auburn, BYU, Oklahoma and Mississippi round out the top 20, with Nebraska at No. 21 and Georgia Tech ranked 22nd.

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Centerville Buck or Elk is it? I'll take that bet. With your poor play calling by the Vest, and Pryor's inability to throw the ball, the best THE Other State University will finish is with a 9-3 record. Losses UP NORTH and at Happy Valley are a given. Maybe you can buyout the Wolverines and the Nittany Lions to play in Columbus - because its all about the money.

Bart
5:41 PM, 10/6/2009

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I don't know who is better because I don't waste my time watching Cincinnati on Saturdays. Tony Pike seems to put up big numbers and Brian Kelly has certainly earned and upgrade ala D'Antonio.

Phatphil
4:56 PM, 10/6/2009

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UC Alum. I would love to be supportive of your team. Too bad your fans and running back have to open their mouths about being better than Ohio State. What do you think was going to happen. Your fans are setting themselves up for a very hard fall.Good job so far.Try having a little class about your success.Remember this, OSU has the best facilities and staff in the country and attracts the highest quality players not only in the Mid-west.Half of our players would never even consider going to UC.

Gen X
3:16 PM, 10/6/2009

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I can't believe this....who has the Bearcats beat in order to jump ahead of Ohio State? Cinci will get their first loss this weekend against South Florida. Go Bucks!

Scott
2:54 PM, 10/6/2009

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Tony - Where did you go to school? LOL; Yeah Bart they paid $1 million to UC. Let me ask you how much does OSU make with a home game? Basic math much greater than $1 mill. It is called good business and OSU football revenue is #1 in the USA
OSU is going through growing pains with a young team however their growing pains are still better than most.
At the end of the season will measure who is better UC vs. OSU and I know who I would bet on!

centerville buckeye
12:36 PM, 10/6/2009

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