TCU climbs to No. 20 in football polls

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Oct. 23, 2005



FORT WORTH, Texas -- The TCU football team moved up one spot to No. 20 in both the USA Today and Associated Press Division I-A Top 25 polls released today.
The Frogs (7-1, 5-0) remained the lone unbeaten team in the Mountain West Conference after yesterday's 48-10 win at Air Force. TCU is at San Diego State Saturday in a 7 p.m. (Central) contest.

TCU is in the Top 20 for the first time since it was tied for 18th in the Dec. 7, 2003 poll.

Included below are this week's polls (first-place votes in parentheses, followed by record and votes received).

USA Today
1. USC (53) - 7-0 - 1,540
2. Texas (8) - 7-0 - 1,493
3. Virginia Tech - 7-0 - 1,428
4. Georgia - 7-0 - 1,357
5. Alabama - 7-0 - 1,277
6. Miami (Fla.) - 5-1 - 1,226
7. LSU - 5-1 - 1,164
8. UCLA - 7-0 - 1,136
9. Florida State - 6-1 - 1,003
10. Notre Dame - 5-2 - 934
11. Boston College - 6-1 - 870
12. Penn State - 7-1 - 835
13. Ohio State - 5-2 - 803
14. Oregon - 7-1 - 712
15. Wisconsin - 7-1 - 677
16. Texas Tech - 6-1 - 603
17. West Virginia - 6-1 - 539
18. Florida - 5-2 - 513
19. Auburn - 5-2 - 427
20. TCU - 7-1 - 383
21. California - 6-2 - 276
22. Minnesota - 5-2 - 189
23. Northwestern - 5-2 - 179
24. Fresno State - 5-1 - 134
25. Tennessee - 3-3 - 133


Associated Press
1. USC (55) - 7-0 - 1,615
2. Texas (10) - 7-0 - 1,569
3. Virginia Tech - 7-0 - 1,496
4. Georgia - 7-0 - 1,413
5. Alabama - 7-0 - 1,328
6. Miami (Fla.) - 5-1 - 1,268
7. LSU - 5-1 - 1,219
8. UCLA - 7-0 - 1,170
9. Notre Dame - 5-2 - 1,067
10. Florida State - 6-1 - 1,055
11. Penn State - 7-1 - 980
12. Ohio State - 5-2 - 860
13. Boston College - 6-1 - 846
14. Oregon - 7-1 - 750
15. Wisconsin - 7-1 - 698
16. Florida - 5-2 - 617
17. Texas Tech - 6-1 - 557
18. West Virginia - 6-1 - 472
19. Auburn - 5-2 - 456
20. TCU - 7-1 - 400
21. Northwestern - 5-2 - 240
22. Fresno State - 5-1 - 233
23. Tennessee - 3-3 - 165
24. California - 6-2 - 151
25. Michigan - 5-3 - 134