BOISE -- The Boise State University football team has dropped out of the Associated Press Top 25 poll after narrowly losing 17-13 at Michigan State on Friday.
The Broncos came into the game ranked 24th in the preseason AP poll. The Spartans moved up two spots, from 13th to 11th after the win.
In the weekly Mountain West press conference, Coach Chris Petersen expressed the desire to get back out there and play again to see if they can right their wrongs. He said that Boise State needs to focus on themselves, "It's about us getting better and doing what we need to do fundamentally."
Coach Petersen will not have his weekly news conference with local media due to the bye.
The last time the Broncos were not ranked in the AP top 25 was Sept. 14, 2008.
The Broncos were the only non-Bowl Championship Series team in the top 25.
Meanwhile, Alabama is the new No. 1 college football team in the nation, moving past Southern California after its resounding victory against Michigan.
The Crimson Tide swayed more than enough voters with its 41-14 win Saturday night in Texas to overtake the preseason No. 1 Trojans, who beat Hawaii 49-10. USC entered that game a 40-point favorite at home.
The Tide receives 45 first-place votes, up 28 from last week. USC draws 11 first-place votes and No. 3 LSU four.
It's the 47th time Alabama has been No. 1, the 16th under coach Nick Saban.
This is the 86th time in the 76-year history of the AP media poll that the top-ranked team won and dropped in the rankings. It's happened at least once every year since 2007.
Associated Press Top 25 college football poll:
1. Alabama (45) 1-0 1,481 2
2. Southern Cal (11) 1-0 1,435 1
3. LSU (4) 1-0 1,382 3
4. Oregon 1-0 1,295 5
5. Oklahoma 1-0 1,170 4
6. Florida St. 1-0 1,135 7
7. Georgia 1-0 1,083 6
8. Arkansas 1-0 992 10
9. South Carolina 1-0 980 9
9. West Virginia 1-0 980 11
11. Michigan St. 1-0 915 13
12. Clemson 1-0 788 14
13. Wisconsin 1-0 664 12
14. Ohio St. 1-0 634 18
15. Virginia Tech 1-0 604 16
16. Nebraska 1-0 603 17
17. Texas 1-0 584 15
18. Oklahoma St. 1-0 558 19
19. Michigan 0-1 446 8
20. TCU 0-0 355 20
21. Kansas St. 1-0 339 22
22. Notre Dame 1-0 198 NR
23. Louisville 1-0 190 25
24. Florida 1-0 145 23
25. Stanford 1-0 131 21
Others receiving votes: Boise St. 79, Tennessee 73, BYU 63, North Carolina 48, Baylor 38, Utah 34, Washington 15, Georgia Tech 14, Ohio 10, Texas St. 10, Missouri 7, South Florida 5, Texas A&M 5, UCF 4, Auburn 3, Mississippi St. 3, Cincinnati 2.
The USA Today Coaches poll:
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Sept 4, 2012
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Rank
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Team (first-place votes) |
Record
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Points
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Last week
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1.
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Alabama (37)
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1-0
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1,447
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2
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2.
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Southern California (14)
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1-0
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1,398
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3
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3.
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LSU (7)
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1-0
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1,375
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1
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4.
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Oregon (1) |
1-0
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1,286
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5
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5.
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Oklahoma |
1-0
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1,171
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4
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6.
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1-0
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1,144
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7
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7.
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Georgia |
1-0
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1,092
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6
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8.
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West Virginia |
1-0
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1,032
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11
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9.
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1-0
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943
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9
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10.
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1-0
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929
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10
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11.
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1-0
|
868
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13
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12.
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Clemson |
1-0
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826
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14
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13.
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1-0
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719
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12
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14.
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Nebraska |
1-0
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652
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16
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15.
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Texas |
1-0
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600
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15
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16.
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Oklahoma State |
1-0
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595
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19
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17.
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TCU |
0-0
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479
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17
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18.
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Virginia Tech |
1-0
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476
|
20
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19.
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Michigan |
0-1
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427
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8
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20.
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Kansas State |
1-0
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414
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21
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21.
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Stanford |
1-0
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324
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18
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22.
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Notre Dame |
1-0
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252
|
24
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23.
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Florida |
1-0
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204
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23
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24.
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Louisville |
1-0
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109
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NR
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25.
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Boise State |
0-1
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82
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22
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| Dropped out | |||||
| No. 25 Auburn (0-1). | |||||
| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Washington 55; Brigham Young 41; Baylor 39; Tennessee 29; Utah 20; Auburn 18; Georgia Tech 16; Missouri 16; Texas A&M 13; South Florida 12; Central Florida 11; Ohio 11; Cincinnati 10; Mississippi State 10; Virginia 7; Arizona 6; Louisiana Tech 6; Nevada 5; Vanderbilt 3; Northwestern 1; Rutgers 1; Texas Tech 1. | |||||
Bronco tickets:
Tickets for all Bronco home games go on sale Wedneday at 10 a.m.
These single-game tickets can be purchased online at BroncoSports.com or IdahoTickets.com, at all Select-a-Seat outlets or by calling the Boise State Ticket Office at 208-426-4737.
