Texas tumbles in new polls

Texas' embarrassing 34-12 loss at home to UCLA on Saturday hurt the Longhorns in both the AP and USA Today polls.

The Longhorns, who has been No. 7 in the AP poll and No. 4 in the USA Today poll heading into the UCLA game, fell to No. 21 in the AP poll and No. 16 in the USA Today poll.

Stanford, fresh off a 37-14 blowout win over Notre Dame in South Bend, is No. 9 in the AP poll and appears to be a real threat to win the Pac-10 and get to a BCS bowl.

Arkansas, a 24-20 loser against No. 1 Alabama, fell to No. 15 in both polls. The Razorbacks had been No. 10 in the AP poll and No. 11 in the USA Today poll.

South Carolina, which lost 35-27 at Auburn on Saturday night, fell from No. 12 to No. 19 in the AP poll. The Gamecocks are No. 22 in the USA Today after going into the Auburn game ranked No. 15.

Auburn is now No. 10 in the AP poll and No. 11 in the USA Today poll.

Nevada, which beat BYU on Saturday and has a win this season over California, is 4-0 and ranled No. 25 in both polls.

AP poll

1. Alabama (57 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State (2)
3. Boise State (1)
4. Oregon
5. TCU
6. Nebraska
7. Florida
8. Oklahoma
9. Stanford
10. Auburn
11. Wisconsin
12. LSU
13. Utah
14. Arizona
15. Arkansas
16. Miami (Fla.)
17. Iowa
18. USC
19. South Carolina
20. Michigan
21. Texas
22. Penn State
23. North Carolina State
24. Michigan State
25. Nevada

USA Today poll

1. Alabama (57)
2. Ohio State (2)
3. Boise State
4. Oregon
5. TCU
6. Nebraska
7. Florida
8. Oklahoma
9. Wisconsin
10. LSU
11. Auburn
12. Utah
13. Stanford
14. Arizona
15. Arkansas
16. Texas
17. Miami (Fla.)
18. Iowa
19. Michigan
20. Penn State
21. Michigan State
22. South Carolina
23. Missouri
24. Oklahoma State
25. Nevada