Fresno State 11th in AP Poll

Fresno State is moving up in the Associated Press poll.

The undefeated Bulldogs, after a rousing 32-20 victory at Wisconsin on Saturday, soared eight places to No. 11 in the AP top 25 on Sunday, while Miami, Florida and Oklahoma remained 1-2-3 in the third poll of the regular season.

Last week, Fresno State (3-0) made its first appearance in the AP poll since 1993 at No. 19. This time the Bulldogs are ranked in consecutive weeks for the first time since 1990, when it was No. 24 for two straight weeks.

In gaining its highest ranking ever, Fresno State also received one vote for No. 1.

Miami, a 61-0 winner over Rutgers, strengthened its grip on the top spot in balloting by the 72 sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel. The Hurricanes (2-0) had 40 first-place votes and 1,749 points.

Florida (2-0), which beat Louisiana-Monroe, 55-6, had 14 first-place votes and 1,715 points. Last week, Miami held a 16-point lead; this week the lead is 34 points.

Oklahoma (3-0), a 37-10 winner over North Texas, had 11 first-place votes and 1,638 points.

Nebraska and Texas flip-flopped for the second week in a row, with the Cornhuskers (3-0) moving back to No. 4 and the Longhorns (2-0) dropping to No. 5. Nebraska beat Notre Dame, 27-10, while Texas defeated North Carolina, 44-14. The Huskers had two first-place votes, the Longhorns four.

Florida State (2-0) is No. 6, followed by No. 7 Oregon, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9 Virginia Tech and No. 10 Georgia Tech. UCLA (2-0) remained 14th.

In the USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll, Miami replaced Florida at No. 1, with the Gators second followed by Oklahoma, Nebraska and Florida State. Fresno State is No. 15.

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Timmy Chang threw for 435 yards and two touchdowns as Hawaii beat Montana, 30-12, late Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku on the island of Maui.

Ashley Lelie caught eight passes for 163 yards to help the Rainbow Warriors (1-0) defeat the Division I-AA Grizzlies (1-1).

It was the first time Hawaii played a regular-season home game outside Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. It was also the first game Hawaii’s June Jones coached since a near-fatal car crash in February.

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Cecil Sapp of Colorado State, the leading rusher in the Mountain West Conference last year with 840 yards, is out for the season after a benign tumor was discovered on the bone of his left knee. He is expected to make a complete recovery.