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Alabama, TCU move up in BCS poll; Florida still leads
posted 11/08/09 7:39 pm
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(Sports Network) - Florida remains atop the latest Bowl
Championship Series standings, but Alabama moved back into second position
in front of Texas and TCU.

The Gators defeated Vanderbilt on Saturday, 27-3, to improve to 9-0 and
maintain its top spot with a BCS average of .9842.

Alabama (9-0), meanwhile, moved back into the No. 2 position it held for the
first two weeks of BCS standings, thanks to a 24-15 victory over LSU on
Saturday. The Tigers (7-2) occupy the eighth position in the standings.

The Crimson Tide's win Saturday clinched the SEC West Division and a matchup
with East champ Florida in the conference title game, which figures to
determine a national championship game participant.

Texas (9-0) dropped back down to third, but cruised past UCF, 35-3, on
Saturday to remain in control of its destiny to reach the national
championship game. The Longhorns hold a BCS average of .9234, with that
number being computed by averaging the percentage totals of the Harris
Interactive poll, USA Today poll and computer rankings.

TCU (9-0) moved up two spots to fourth with a BCS average of .8620, thanks to
a 55-12 win over San Diego State, and has a tough contest this upcoming
Saturday against Utah. The Horned Frogs and Utes (8-1), 16th in the BCS
standings, both hold 5-0 records in the Mountain West Conference.

Cincinnati (9-0), which outgunned Connecticut on Saturday for a 47-45 victory,
remained in fifth, while Boise State (9-0) moved up a position to sixth. The
Broncos recorded a 45-35 win over Louisiana Tech on Friday.

Georgia Tech (9-1) moved up three spots to seventh after beating Wake Forest
in overtime Saturday, and is followed by LSU and USC (7-2).

In 10th spot is Iowa (9-1), which fell six positions after losing at home to
Northwestern, 17-10, Saturday.









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