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COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEXAS PASSES USC IN BCS RANKINGS


Texas is no. 1 – by a whisker – in the Bowl Championship Series. The Longhorns slipped past Southern California into first place yesterday thanks to a stellar showing in the BCS computer rankings.


Second last week, Texas’s BCS average of .9763 out of a possible 1.000 was just ahead of second-place USC (.9756), the slimmest margin between nos. 1 and 2 in the eight-year history of the organization. The top two teams in the final standings play in the Rose Bowl on January 4 for the BCS title.


USC is top-ranked in the Associated Press media poll, the USA Today coaches’ poll, and the Harris Interactive poll. The coaches’ poll and the Harris poll make up two thirds of a team’s BCS grade. A compilation of six computer rankings account for the other third, with the highest and lowest ranking for each team dropped. Texas is second in all three polls, but gained a few points on USC from voters after a 52-17 victory over previously unbeaten Texas Tech on Saturday. Computer polls, however, weigh heavily on strength of schedule and the win over the Red Raiders gave Texas a big boost.


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RAMS’ MARTZ WON’T RETURN THIS SEASON


St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz will miss the rest of the season due to a bacterial infection of a heart valve that has already sidelined him for two games.Martz,54,has had what his doctors have termed an acute bacterial infection since the beginning of the season, and was admitted to a hospital on September 30 for treatment. The team said Joe Vitt, the assistant head coach and linebackers coach, would continue as head coach for the rest of the year.


GREEN OUT FOR SEASON WITH TORN THIGH TENDON Packers All-Pro running back Ahman Green is out for the season with a torn thigh tendon, the latest in a string of injuries to befall Green Bay. For the season, Green had 255 yards on 77 carries for a career-low 3.3-yard average and no touchdowns – not the type of season anybody expected out of the 28-year-old Green after four straight trips to the Pro Bowl.


– Associated Press

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