UCLA Stays At No. 12 In AP Poll As USC Drops To 17
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) - Steve Sarkisian's USC Trojans dropped eight spots to No. 17 after getting upset by unranked Boston College, 37-31
BC's quarterback Tyle Murphy rushed for 191 yards, destroying the defense that beat Stanford in Palo Alto last weekend.
Cross-town rivals UCLA stay stagnant at No. 12. Jerry Neuheisel helped the Bruins avoid the upset in Texas by throwing two touchdowns for the injured Brett Hundley.
South Carolina's win over Georgia vaulted the Gamecocks 10 spots to No. 14 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference an unprecedented seven teams in the top 15.
The SEC had eight teams ranked for the third straight week and five teams in the top 10 for two weeks running. Alabama is third behind No. 1 Florida State and No. 2. Oregon, followed by No. 5 Auburn, No. 6, Texas A&M, No. 8, LSU and No. 10 Mississippi.
Georgia fell to No. 13 after losing to the Gamecocks 38-35 and Missouri was No. 18.
Florida State, which was off, has 37 first-place votes, losing one to the Ducks, who have 17.
Oklahoma held its position at No. 4 after beating Tennessee, Baylor moved up one to No. 7 with a rout over Buffalo and No. 9 Notre Dame was back in the top 10 for the first time since 2012 after moving up two spots.
