News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

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08.20.05: Groh signs $1.7 million per year deal with UVa

08.19.05: Mountain West tidying up postseason deals

08.18.05: Talk 1070 touts Pirates, Panthers, new shows ... Fort Worth Bowl embraces Mountain West, TCU... NYC schools reap windfall from NCAA-NIT deal

08.17.05: Tulsa inks football coach to long-term pact ... NCAA, NIT apparently come to terms in lawsuit

08.16.05: Carnesecca takes stand in NCAA-NIT legal clash

08.15.05: Mascot decree has some schools on war path

08.14.05: New sheriff brings law and order to Gatorville

08.13.05: List: 2005 College Football Hall of Fame class

08.12.05: South Bend at odds with Hall of Fame over $$$

08.11.05: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium among 'shrines' on pigskin 'tour'

08.10.05: 'Cock-n-Fire' offense may stay in holster awhile

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2004 record, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final 2004 ranking:

[Conference USA and Carolinas teams denoted in bold. East Carolina opponents denoted in red.]

Rank, Team, (1st Place Votes), 2004 Record, Points, 2004 Rank
1. Southern California (60) 13-0 1,619 1
2. Texas (4) 11-1 1,500 5
3. Tennessee 10-3 1,376 13
4. Michigan 9-3 1,329 14
5. Louisiana State 9-3 1,291 16
6. Ohio State 8-4 1,205 20
7. Oklahoma 12-1 1,204 3
8. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,184 10
9. Miami (FL) 9-3 1,142 11
10. Florida 7-5 1,080 NR
11. Iowa 10-2 1,011 8
12. Louisville (1) 11-1 892 6
13. Georgia 10-2 869 7
14. Florida State 9-3 764 15
15. Purdue 7-5 711 NR
16. Auburn 13-0 650 2
17. Texas A&M 7-5 576 NR
18. Boise State 11-1 375 12
19. California 10-2 358 9
20. Arizona State 9-3 313 19
21. Texas Tech 8-4 256 18
22. Boston College 9-3 232 21
23. Pittsburgh 8-4 211 25
24. Fresno State 9-3 196 22
25. Virginia 8-4 153 23

Others receiving votes:

Alabama 121, Oregon 97, Utah 77, Georgia Tech 62, Bowling Green 57, North Carolina State 57, Colorado 38, UCLA 19, Iowa State 18, Minnesota 18, Miami (OH) 15, Penn State 11, Texas-El Paso 10, Oregon State 8, Wisconsin 5, Clemson 3, Memphis 3, Nebraska 3, Colorado State 1, Notre Dame 1, Southern Mississippi 1, Toledo 1, West Virginia 1, Wyoming 1.

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