Texas narrows gap at top of rankings

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Texas received additional first-place votes this week but couldn't displace top-rated Florida and Alabama in the USA Today Coaches' football poll.

The Longhorns (7-0) were impressive in a 41-7 win at Missouri and pulled in four first-place votes in the poll released Monday. Previously Texas had one first-place vote.

Texas remained ranked No. 3, however, with 1,390 points, narrowing the gap with No. 1 Florida (7-0), which got 46 first-place votes and 1,459 points, and No. 2 Alabama (8-0), which was first on nine ballots and has 1,399 points.

Southern California (6-1) remained ranked No. 4 with Boise State (7-0) keeping the No. 5 spot.

Texas Christian (7-0) is sixth, switching places with Cincinnati (7-0), which dropped to seventh. Iowa (8-0) is again No. 8 ahead of Louisiana (6-1) and Penn State (7-1).

Georgia Tech (7-1) and Oregon (6-1) each improved two slots to Nos. 11 and 12, respectively, and are ahead of No. 13 Oklahoma State (6-1) as Virginia Tech (5-2) is 14th and Ohio State (6-2) is 15th.

Houston (6-1) moved up to 16th and Pittsburgh (7-1) is No. 17. Miami (Fla.), (5-2) which lost to Clemson, dropped from ninth to 18th. Utah (6-1) and West Virginia (6-1) complete the Top 20.

South Carolina (6-2) is ranked No. 21 ahead of, in order, Mississippi (5-2), Oklahoma (4-3), Arizona (5-2) and Notre Dame (5-2).

Oklahoma, Arizona and Notre Dame weren't ranked last week while Brigham Young, Kansas and Texas Tech dropped out of the Top 25.