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USC rises to No. 5 in BCS standings

Nov. 23, 2008
Alabama is still No. 1 in the rankings while Texas is at No. 2 and Oklahoma climbs to No. 3. Alabama remained on top in Sunday's release of the third-to-last Bowl Championships Series standings, Texas is the new No. 2, but it only might be "for now," and USC keeps its fleeting national...
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Oklahoma tops BCS poll, will face Florida

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Oklahoma and Florida topped the Bowl Championship Series poll Sunday and will square off in the college football championship game Jan. 8 in Miami.

COL FB: Florida 31, Alabama 20

ATLANTA, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Tim Tebow threw three touchdown passes Saturday, guiding fourth-ranked Florida to a 31-20 win over top-ranked Alabama and the SEC title.

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College football playoff rejected

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COL FB: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17

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Saban leaves Dolphins for Alabama

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler