Huskers jump six spots in AP poll

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By the Lincoln Journal Star

Nebraska (4-1) jumped six spots to No. 15 in The Associated Press football poll released Sunday.

It is the Huskers’ highest ranking since September of 2007, when they entered their game against top-ranked USC ranked No. 14. Big Red lost that night and hasn’t been in the top 15 since.

Texas (5-0) dropped a spot to No. 3 in the AP poll, while Oklahoma State (4-1) is No. 16, Kansas (5-0) No. 17 and Oklahoma (3-2) No. 20.

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(LJS file)

(LJS file)

Nebraska obviously gained respect with its win Thursday at Missouri, because the Huskers jumped past OSU, KU and OU in the poll despite the fact that they all won Saturday. In addition, NU jumped another Saturday winner, BYU.

In the USA Today coaches’ rankings, Nebraska jumped five spots to No. 17. Texas remained No. 2 in the coaches’ poll, while Oklahoma State is No. 14, Kansas No. 15, Oklahoma No. 18, and Missouri (4-1) No. 24.

In the Harris poll, which is part of the Bowl Championship Series ratings, the Huskers jumped two places to 19th and are the lowest-rated of the five Big 12 teams in the poll — Texas fell one spot to third, Oklahoma State dropped one slot to 15th, Kansas remained 16th and Oklahoma moved up two places to 18th.

Virginia Tech (5-1), which beat Nebraska 16-15 at home on Sept. 19, is No. 4 in all three polls.