 | The Cavalier daily Wednesday, November 3, 1971 |  |
Big Eight Frontrunners Head UPI Top Twenty
By HUGH CARTER
The Nebraska Cornhuskers
retained their top-ranked spot in
the United Press International poll
released yesterday, as the ratings
for the top ten teams in the nation
showed little change this week.
Nebraska rolled over
highly-touted Colorado last week to
strengthen its grasp on the top
position that it has held most of the
year. Oklahoma held on to its
second spot as the Sooners won
their seventh game without a loss.
The Michigan Wolverines
remained in the third slot just ahead
of fourth-rated Alabama. Both
teams are unbeaten in the first eight
contests of the season, and are
looking forward to upcoming games
with difficult opposition.
Auburn stayed in the fifth place
as it remained undefeated through
eight games. Auburn's Southeastern
Conference foe, Georgia, again was
voted number six as the Bulldogs
defeated South Carolina last
Saturday.
Penn State strengthened its
hold on the Lambeth Trophy,
| TOP TWENTY | |
| 1. Nebraska (24) | 8-0 |
| 2. Oklahoma (9) | 7-0 |
| 3. Michigan (1) | 8-0 |
| 4. Alabama (1) | 8-0 |
| 5. Auburn | 8-0 |
| 6. Georgia | 8-0 |
| 7. Penn State | 7-0 |
| 8. Ohio State | 6-1 |
| 9. Notre Dame | 6-1 |
| 10. Arizona State | 6-1 |
| 11. Colorado | 6-2 |
| 12.Stanford | 6-2 |
| 13.Arkansas | 6-2 |
| 14.Toledo | 8-0 |
| 15.Tennessee | 5-2 |
| 16.Houston | 5-2 |
| 17.Texas | 5-2 |
| 18.LSU | 5-2 |
| 19.UNC | 6-2 |
| 20.Southern Cal. | 4-4 |
supremacy, and remained seventh
in the weekly listings. Ohio State
moved up this week to the eighth
spot after squeaking by Minnesota.
Notre Dame gained the ninth
slot by beating Navy, while Arizona
State rounds out the top ten teams
in the nation at number ten.
The bottom ten is led by
Colorado, as the Buffaloes fell from
the eighth position to the eleventh
slot. Stanford improved its rating as
the Indians elevated into the
twelfth ranking.
Arkansas dropped to thirteen
while Toledo moved up to number
fourteen. Tennessee remained at
fifteen and Houston jumped into
the sixteenth spot.
The Texas Longhorns are ranked
seventeen this week with Louisiana
State University right behind at
number eighteen.
ACC co-leader North Carolina
appears this week at the last spot in
the poll as the Tarheels received
the same number of votes as the
Trojans of Southern California.
| The Cavalier daily Wednesday, November 3, 1971 | |