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Oct. 24, 2005 For Immediate Release Contact: Ted Gangi 214-823-7992 |
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| USC RETAINS TOP RANKING
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DALLAS (FWAA) – The Southern California Trojans remain the top-ranked team in the Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll. USC (7-0), the two-time defending Football Writers Association of America national champs, received 11 of the 16 first-place votes after extending their winning streak to 29 games with a 51-24 win at Washington. The USC win streak is the longest in the nation and the Trojans have won a record six FWAA national titles after winning each of the last two.
Texas (7-0), still No. 2 in the poll with five first-place votes, won its 14th straight game by whipping Texas Tech, 52-17. Virginia Tech (7-0) stifled Maryland 28-9, No. 4 Georgia (7-0)nipped Arkansas, 23-20, and No. 5 Alabama (7-0) snuck past Tennessee, 6-3, to keep the Top 5 in tact. UCLA (7-0) moved up to No. 6 after its 51-28 win over Oregon State. Each of the poll's top six teams in an identical 7-0. The Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll, introduced prior to the 2002 season, ranks the nation's top 16 Division I-A football teams. A regionally-balanced group of 16 selectors votes in the poll. The pollsters also select the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, which is announced each Monday during the regular season. In addition, the 16 voters representing four regions, have cast a ballot each week, while giving a synopsis of their ballot. Unlike other college football polls, the FWAA makes each of its pollster's ballot public, along with the weekly synopsis. At the conclusion of the Bowl Championship Series, the FWAA will release its final poll and the top-ranked team will be awarded the 2005 Grantland Rice Trophy. Among six conferences represented in this week's poll, the ACC feature four teams among the Top 16, while the Big Ten, Pac-10 and SEC each have three. • Click here to see how and why each pollster voted The complete poll for Oct. 24 is as follows:
The FWAA has presented the Grantland Rice Trophy, named in honor of the legendary sportswriter, to college football's national champion each year since 1954. When introduced, it was the first national championship trophy to be awarded after college football's postseason. This is the fourth season that a season-long poll is concurrent with the award. For further information contact Steve Richardson, Executive Director of the FWAA (972-713-6198, tiger@sportswriters.net) or Ted Gangi, FWAA webmaster (214-823-7992, webmaster@sportswriters.net).
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