USA Today Coaches Poll
1. Florida (9-0)
2. Texas (9-0)
3. Alabama (9-0)
4. TCU (9-0)
5. Cincinnati (9-0)
6. Boise State (9-0)
7. Georgia Tech (9-1)
8. Ohio State (8-2)
9. Pittsburgh (8-1)
10. Southern California (7-2)
11. LSU (7-2)
12. Houston (8-1)
13. Iowa (9-1)
14. Utah (8-1)
15. Miami (Fla.) (7-2)
16. Oregon (7-2)
17. Penn State (8-2)
18. Oklahoma State (7-2)
19. Arizona (6-2)
20. Wisconsin (7-2)
21. Virginia Tech (6-3)
22. Brigham Young (7-2)
23. West Virginia (7-2)
24. USF (6-2)
25. Auburn (7-3)
Others receiving votes: Clemson (6-3) 71; Stanford (6-3) 54; Oregon State (6-3) 39; Texas Tech (6-3) 36; Nebraska (6-3) 31; Navy (7-3) 28; Central Michigan (7-2) 8; Temple (7-2) 8; Boston College (6-3) 7; North Carolina (6-3) 7; Oklahoma (5-4) 6; Rutgers (6-2) 3; Tennessee (5-4) 3; Mississippi (6-3) 2; Troy (7-2) 2; Fresno State (6-3) 1; Kansas State (6-4) 1.
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AP Poll
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. TCU
5. Cincinnati
6. Boise St.
7. Georgia Tech
8. Pittsburgh
9. LSU
10. Ohio St.
11. Southern Cal
12. Miami
13. Houston
14. Oregon
15. Iowa
16. Utah
17. Oklahoma St.
18. Arizona
19. Penn St.
20. Virginia Tech
21. Wisconsin
22. BYU
23. USF
24. Clemson
25. Stanford
Others receiving votes: Oregon St. 95, Auburn 54, West Virginia 54, Texas Tech 24, Navy 19, Tennessee 12, Rutgers 11, Nebraska 9, Temple 7, Kansas St. 5, Notre Dame 3, Fresno St. 2, Mississippi 2, Troy 1.
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TAMPA -- The University of South Florida football team returned to both national polls and moved up in the BCS Standings on Sunday afternoon.
USF is No. 23 in the AP Poll and No. 24 in the Coaches Poll.
Four BIG EAST teams are ranked in the coaches poll. No. 23 West Virginia, No. 9 Pitt and No. 5 Cincinnati join the Bulls.
West Virginia is not ranked in the AP Poll, were Pitt is No. 8 and Cincinnati is No. 5.
USF has been ranked in 22 of the last 44 Coaches and AP polls and appeared at No. 25 in the BCS standings last weekend.
The bye and several upsets helped the Bulls move up one spot to No. 24 in the BCS and a few spots in both of polls.
Complete BCS Standings
USF owns an 11-8 all-time record when ranked. Rutgers is among the teams receiving votes in both polls.
USF and Rutgers will play in front of a national television audience Thursday on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Chris Fowler, Erin Andrews, Jesse Palmer and Craig James will call their second Bulls game of 2009 and their fifth in the last three seasons.
