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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Monday, October 19, 1998 Top six stay put in AP poll; Aggies no. 8, Tech no. 25 By RICHARD ROSENBLATT Associated Press It was not a good day for the state of Virginia. Virginia and Virginia Tech lost for the first time this season, and both took big falls in The Associated Press' Top 25 college football poll. The Cavaliers, 5-1 after a 41-38 loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday, tumbled nine places to No. 16, while the Hokies (5-1) also dropped nine spots to No. 23 following a shocking 28-22 loss to Temple. The top six teams remained the same Sunday, with No. 1 Ohio State (6-0) receiving 64 of 70 first-place votes and 1,743 points from the sportswriters and broadcasters on the AP panel. The Buckeyes beat Minnesota 45-15. UCLA (5-0), a 41-38 overtime winner over Oregon, was No. 2 with one first-place vote and 1,674 points, followed by No. 3 Tennessee, No. 4 Kansas State, No. 5 Florida and No. 6 Florida State. Tennessee (5-0), which did not play Saturday, had three first-place votes and 1,618 points. Kansas State (6-0) had two first-place votes and 1,558 points after its 52-20 win over Oklahoma State. Nebraska (6-1) got back on the winning track with a 41-0 victory over Kansas and moved up a notch to No. 7, followed by No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 9 Wisconsin and No. 10 Penn State. The Aggies, who beat Baylor 35-14, and Nittany Lions, 34-13 winners over Purdue, each improved two spots. Georgia, which beat Vanderbilt 31-6, moved up two places to No. 11, followed by No. 12 Oregon, No. 13 West Virginia, No. 14 Arizona, No. 15 Arkansas, No. 16 Virginia, No. 17 Colorado, No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 19 Missouri and No. 20 Georgia Tech. The Ducks (5-1) dropped only one spot after their loss to UCLA, while the Yellow Jackets (5-1) moved up five places with the win over Virginia. Syracuse was No. 21, followed by No. 22 Tulane, No. 23 Virginia Tech, No. 24 Mississippi State and No. 25 Texas Tech. Seven Top 25 teams are unbeaten - Ohio State, UCLA, Tennessee, Kansas State, Wisconsin, Arkansas and Tulane. The Big Ten and Big 12 have three teams apiece in the Top 10 - Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State for the Big Ten; Kansas State, Nebraska and Texas A&M for the Big 12. Mississippi State (5-1) moved into the Top 25, while LSU (3-3), a 39-36 loser to Kentucky, dropped out for the first time this season. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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