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J THE BATTALION Page 13 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1979 Alabama rolls on in poll United Press International NEW YORK — While top-ranked Alabama increased its hold on the No. 1 spot in United Press Interna tional’s latest college football ratings. Southern California jumped from fifth to third place, swapping posi tions with Ohio State. The Crimson Tide of Coach Bear Bryant received 33 first-place votes today for the second straight week from the 42-member UPI Board of Coaches. But Alabama boosted its overall point total to 615, a 47-point bulge over second-ranked Nebraska, which received five first-place votes and 568 points. The Cornhuskers, 80, managed to hold off Missouri, 23-20, Saturday when the Tigers elected to go for a winning touch- FUTURE CPA’S LET US HELP YOU BECOME A CPA OUR SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS REPRESENT 1/3 OF USA down instead of a tying field goal on the game’s final play. Alabama won its eighth straight game this season — a 24-7 triumph over Mississippi State — to extend its winning streak, the longest in the nation, to 17 games. The Tide will face perhaps their stiffest challenge Saturday night when they play Louisiana State in Baton Rouge. Southern Cal, with Paul McDo nald passing for 380 yards and three touchdowns, easily defeated Arizo na, 34-7, last Saturday, and received three first-place votes and 521 points, to edge past Houston — a 21-10 winner over TCU — which garnered the final first-place vote and totaled 509 points to remain in fourth place. The Buckeyes received 478 points, 31 less than last week, in dropping two notches — even after a convincing 44-7 victory over Illinois. Ohio State, 9-0, entertains Iowa Saturday before taking on Michigan in its annual Big Ten clash which may determine the conference’s Rose Bowl representative. The rest of the top 10 remains un changed. No. 6 Florida State rallied for three touchdowns in the final quar ter to defeat Cincinnati, 26-21, and boost its record to 8-0; No. 7 Oklaho ma was a 38-7 winner over Kansas; No. 8 Texas fought off Texas Tech, 14-6; No. 9 Arkansas hammered Rice, 34-7, and No. 10 Michigan crushed Wisconsin, 54-0. against the Aggies. Tolbert, who has been injured most of the season, finished the day with only two receptions for 29 yards. Battalion photo by Sam Stroder ulldogs could turn Sugar sour United Press International pw ORLEANS — Georgia, 5- i the Sugar Bowl? tn’t laugh. The Sugar Bowl ex- gttve committee certainly isn’t. Jat could happen if a series of [falls against the Sugar Bowl this B just as providence shined on r® Orleans last year when Georgia Utied in a late-season game to No. 2 Alabama and No. 1 i State into the New Year’s Day : Sugar Bowl has a three-tiered Im of selecting its SEC repre- >to by Pitclative — winning percentage in 'ith a se| a son toi The Top 20 ^ ^ United Press International NEW YORK —The United Press ter team ■national Board of Coaches’ top Hey woe BUege football ratings, with first- , e rs jn A P votes and won-loss records in tad on (lit entheses (ninth week): - bestplaJI hey leavelabama (33) (8-0) 615 >ut the; ^Nebraska (5) (8-0) 568 tey are ^Southern Cal (3) (8-0-1) 521 ics. Houston (1) (8-0) 509 eared to''Ohio State (9-0) 478 r in the;Florida State (8-0) 383 it by li Oklahoma (8-1) 350 first halfwxas (6-1) 338 Brad tfifcansas (7- L) 298 bothof'iMichigan (8-1) 254 ts. |||righam Young (8-0) 200 is 8 shotPittsburgh (7-1) 173 earn toaf-Notre Dame (6-2) 113 Washington (7-2) 90 Purdue (7-2) 61 Baylor (6-2) 28 Clemson (6-2) 10 . ( 7 - 1 > 7 Wake Forest (7-2) 4 misiana State (5-3) 4 conference games, head-to-head matchups and the controversial “last-appearance” rule. Even though Georgia is 4-4 over all, it has the same record as Alabama in SEC play — 4-0. Should the Bull dogs defeat Florida, Louisiana State upset Alabama and Auburn beat Mississippi State this week, Georgia automatically would win a Sugar Bowl berth. The Bulldogs would have just one more conference game to play — against Auburn — and even a loss would tie them with Alabama for the SEC crown. Georgia would get the berth because Alabama appeared in the Sugar Bowl last year. Projecting the worst, should the Bulldogs clinch Saturday and then drop their final two contests to Au burn and to non-conference foe Georgia Tech, the Sugar Bowl would have its first sub-. 500 team in his- to ry- | ; “We’d welcome them with open arms and go on with our bowl game and treat them with respect,” said Sugar Bowl executive director Mick ey Holmes Tuesday. There is nothing else to say. The Sugar Bowl is locked into its contract with the SEC through the 1982 bowl game, and they may have three more years of upset stomachs. The real culprit is that each SEC team does not play each other in head-to-head competition every sea son. Even though the Cotton Bowl has a “last-appearance” rule identic al to the Sugar’s, every Southwest Conference team plays each other during the season — meaning the conference champion must prove it self in head-to-head competition. Georgia, however, could win the SEC championship this year without playing Alabama, Mississippi State and Tennessee, three of the top six teams in the conference. “I wonder what the odds might be for that to happen with the SEC’s rotating schedule?” Holmes asked. “The law of averages is against that happening. ” But it almost happened last year, too, although to a lesser degree. The Bulldogs, the Cinderella team in the SEC, appeared headed to the Sugar Bowl with one non-conference loss. But Auburn tied the Bulldogs 22-22 to give Georgia a 5-0-1 record in the SEC and send No. 2 and undefeated Alabama back for another year. Again, Georgia did not play Alaba ma last year. So is the Sugar Bowl leaving itself wide open for an embarrassing game by having a last-appearance rule when each team does not play each other during the season? “There were a lot of initial com ments about it being a bad contract,” Holmes said. “I think the contract is good and it will be in the future.” The Orange Bowl gets to pick it representative when there is a tie in the Big 8, and the Rose Bowl uses a unique point system to determine its Pacific 10 selection. But the Sugar Bowl has no plans now to change its procedures because the contract isn’t up for another three years. Even if the Bulldogs get into the Sugar with a 5-6 record. Holmes said the Bulldogs would not lack for opponents. 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