Ducks Jump Buckeyes To Climb To #2 In AP Poll; Beavers Fall Out After Upset Defeat

In the newest Associated Press (media) poll, the Oregon Ducks, following their Saturday annihilation of Nicholls State, climbed past Ohio State into #2 in the rankings, trailing only Alabama.  The Ducks remained at #3 in the USA Today/Coaches poll.  As for Oregon State, following their upset home defeat at the hands of Eastern Washington, the Beavers, who were ranked 25th in both polls coming into this past weekend's action, wound up with no votes whatsoever in either poll.