Miami Remains Unanimous No. 1

Miami was a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press media poll again, while Ohio State remained second despite a shaky win and Texas tumbled out of the top 10.

The Hurricanes (9-0), who did not play Saturday, received all 74 first-place votes and 1,850 points from the sports writers and broadcasters on the panel. Miami plays host to No. 17 Pittsburgh on Thursday night and still has games remaining against Syracuse and No. 13 Virginia Tech.

Ohio State (12-0), which struggled to a 23-16 overtime win at Illinois, had 1,766 points -- five less than a week ago. The Buckeyes are home against No. 12 Michigan on Saturday, needing a victory to clinch a spot in the BCS national title game in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3.

Miami remained No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll with all 61 first-place votes. Ohio State was second.

Miami and Ohio State are the only unbeaten teams remaining in Division I-A.

Texas (9-2) was upset by Texas Tech, 42-38, and fell to No. 11 from a co-No. 4 ranking.

Washington State (9-2) did not play on Saturday, and remained No. 3, followed by Oklahoma, Iowa, Georgia, USC, Notre Dame, Alabama and Kansas State.

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Colorado running back Chris Brown, the nation’s leading rusher, was released from the hospital Sunday morning after bruising his sternum against Iowa State the night before.... Wisconsin suspended tight end Rob Tucker for his involvement in an altercation Saturday night in Madison, Wis.

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THE POLLS

*--* The AP Top 25 Team Record Pts Prv 1 Miami (74)...9-0 1,850 1 2 Ohio State...12-0 1,766 2 3 Wash. State...9-1 1,628 3 4 Oklahoma...9-1 1,622 4 5 Iowa...11-1 1,617 6 6 Georgia...10-1 1,472 7 7 USC...8-2 1,341 8 8 Notre Dame...9-1 1,284 9 9 Alabama...9-2 1,264 10 10 Kan. State...9-2 1,171 11 11 Texas...9-2 1,124 4 12 Michigan...9-2 1,060 12 13 Virginia Tech...8-2 847 13 14 Florida State...8-3 796 15 15 Penn State...8-3 755 16 16 Colorado...8-3 754 17 17 Pittsburgh...8-2 638 18 18 Maryland...9-2 637 19 19 Florida...8-3 572 20 20 Colo. State...9-2 511 21 21 LSU...7-3 344 14 22 TCU...8-1 246 25 23 Boise State...10-1 212 _ 24 Texas Tech...8-4 145 _ 25 UCLA...7-3 121 _ Others receiving votes: Auburn 75, N.C. State 43, West Virginia 33, Oregon 20, Marshall 17, Arkansas 14, Virginia 14, Washington 13, Texas A&M; 9, Tennessee 7, Hawaii 6, Air Force 5, Kentucky 4, N. Illinois 4, South Florida 4, Oregon State 3, Iowa State 2

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*--* ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Team Record Pts Prv 1 Miami (61)...9-0 1,525 1 2 Ohio State...12-0 1,455 2 3 Wash. State...9-1 1,372 4 4 Iowa...11-1 1,336 5 5 Oklahoma...9-1 1,287 6 6 Georgia...10-1 1,193 7 7 USC...8-2 1,133 8 8 Notre Dame...9-1 1,070 9 9 Michigan...9-2 1,001 10 10 Kan. State...9-2 998 11 11 Texas...9-2 939 3 12 Virginia Tech...8-2 755 13 13 Florida...8-3 741 14 14 Florida State...8-3 719 15 15 Colo. State...9-2 627 17 16 Penn State...8-3 624 16 17 Colorado...8-3 561 18 18 Maryland...9-2 518 19 19 Pittsburgh...8-2 473 21 20 LSU...7-3 314 12 21 Boise State...10-1 308 23 22 TCU...8-1 260 24 23 Texas Tech...8-4 136 -- 24 UCLA...7-3 90 -- 25 Hawaii...8-2 86 -- Others receiving votes: N.C. State 81, West Virginia 51, Marshall 29, Oregon 26, Air Force 19, Tennessee 17, Arkansas 16, Auburn 15, Iowa State 13, Northern Illinois 12, Boston College 9, Virginia 5, Washington 5, Bowling Green 3, South Florida 2, Clemson 1

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*--* Note: Kentucky, Alabama, and California not eligible for poll because of probation

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