College football: Top 25
1Southern Cal (1-0)Next: vs. No. 3 Ohio St., Sat.
Did not play
2Georgia (2-0)Next: at No. 24 S. Carolina, Sat.
Beat Central Michigan, 56-17
At Athens, Ga., Knowshon Moreno rushed for 168 yards and tied his career high with three touchdowns, while massive defensive end Demarcus Dobbs rumbled for an improbable 78-yard score after picking off a deflected pass.
3Ohio St. (2-0)Next: at No. 1 Southern Cal, Sat.
Beat Ohio, 26-14
At Columbus, Ohio, with 14 minutes left in the game, the Bobcats led 14-12, but Brandon Saine's short plunge on the third play of the final quarter finally put the Buckeyes on top.
4Oklahoma (2-0)Next: at Washington, Sat.
Beat Cincinnati, 52-26
At Norman, Okla., Sam Bradford overcame two interceptions and threw for a career-best 395 yards and five touchdowns, freshman Ryan Broyles had a breakout game with 141 receiving yards and the Sooners extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 20 games.
5Florida (2-0)Next: at Tennessee, Sept. 20.
Beat Miami, 26-3
See story on this page
6Missouri (2-0)Next: vs. Nevada, Sat.
Beat Southeast Missouri, 52-3
At Columbia, Mo., Chase Daniel completed 16-of-17 passes for 244 yards and his three touchdowns came in the first half.
7LSU (1-0)Next: vs. North Texas, Sat.
vs. Troy, postponed until Nov. 15
8West Virginia (1-1)Next: at Colorado, Sept. 20.
Lost to East Carolina, 24-3
See story, right
9Auburn (2-0)Next: at Mississippi St., Sat.
Beat Southern Miss, 27-13
At Auburn, Ala., Chris Todd completed 21-of-31 passes for 248 yards in his first start to give the Tigers' passing game a lift.
10Texas (1-0)Next: vs. Arkansas, Sat.
at UTEP, late
11Wisconsin (2-0)Next: at No. 21 Fresno St., Sat.
Beat Marshall, 51-14
At Madison, Wis., Allan Evridge completed 17-of-26 for 308 yards and a touchdown to counter a stymied rushing attack.
12Texas Tech (2-0)Next: vs. SMU, Sat.
Beat Nevada, 35-19
See story, D12.
13Alabama (2-0)Next: vs. W. Kentucky, Sat.
Beat Tulane, 20-6
At Tuscaloosa, Ala., the Crimson Tide struggled, allowing four sacks, fumbled once and missed two kicks and rolling up just 38 yards in the first half.
14Kansas (2-0)Next: at No. 17 S. Florida, Fri.
Beat Louisiana Tech, 29-0
At Lawrence, Kan., Dezmon Briscoe broke six tackles to turn a short pass into a 48-yard touchdown play and Todd Reesing threw for career-high 412 yards and three scores.
15Arizona St. (2-0)Next: vs. UNLV, Sat.
Beat Stanford, 41-17
At Tempe, Ariz., Rudy Carpenter, who has thrown for a school-record 733 yards in the first two games, threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns on an 100-degree night in the desert, completing 27-of-36 passes and threw an interception.
15BYU (2-0)Next: vs. No. 23 UCLA, Sat.
Beat Washington, 28-27
17S. Florida (2-0)Next: vs. No. 14 Kansas, Fri.
Beat Central Florida, 31-24, OT
At Orlando, Fla., Matt Grothe went 23-of-40 for 346 yards and three touchdowns but the Knights forced overtime with 14 points in just 66 seconds.
18Oregon (2-0)Next: at Purdue, Sat.
Beat Utah St., 66-24
See story, D12
19Penn St. (2-0)Next: at Syracuse, Sat.
Beat Oregon St., 45-14
At State College, Pa., Evan Royster rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns and Daryll Clark threw two TD passes.
20Wake Forest (2-0)Next: at Florida St., Sept. 20.
Beat Mississippi, 30-28
At Winston-Salem, N.C., Sam Swank, the nation's active career leader with 65 field goals, kicked a 41-yarder with 3 seconds left to cap a dramatic final minute after Jevan Snead's 5-yard touchdown pass gave the Rebels the lead.
21Fresno St. (1-0)Next: vs. No. 11 Wisconsin, Sat.
Did not play
22Utah (2-0)Next: at Utah St., Sat.
Beat UNLV, 42-21
23UCLA (1-0)Next: at No. 15 BYU, Sat.
Did not play
24Illinois (1-1)Next: vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Sat.
Beat Eastern Illinois, 47-21
At Champaign, Ill., Juice Williams ran for 174 yards and two touchdowns Saturday and threw for another 124 yards to break his own school record for rushing yards by a quarterback.
24S. Carolina (1-1)Next: vs. No. 2 Georgia, Sat.
Lost to Vanderbilt, 24-17, Thursday
