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The AP Top 25 The Top Twenty Five teams in the Associated Press 1991 preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1990 record, total points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote, and ranking in the final 1990 season poll: Record Pts Pvs 1. Florida St. (49) 10-2-0 1,483 4 2. Michigan (5) 9-3-0 1,384 7 3. Miami (2) 10-2-0 1,276 3 4. Washington (1) 10-2-0 1,252 5 5. Florida (1) 9-2-0 1,150 13 6. Notre Dame 9-3-0 1,148 6 1 r? c * O 1 A 1 1 1 ' r C U II O l 7 J V 1 ,UUT 1 1 8. Georgia Tech 11-0-1 1,054 2 9. Clemson (1) 10-2-0 1,043 9 10. Oklahoma 8-3-0 921 17 11. Tennessee 9-2-2 846 8 12. Houston (1) 10-1-0 810 10 13. Colorado 1 1- 1-1 788 1 14. Texas 10-2-0 769 12 15. Nebraska 9-3-0 599 24 16. Southern Cal 8-4-1 503 20 17. Auburn 8-3-1 500 19 18. Iowa 8-4-0 475 18 19. Brigham Young 10-3-0 363 22 20. Michigan St. 8-3-1 351 16 / 21. Texas A&M 9-3-1 321 15 ^4 22. Alabama 7-5-0 298 ? 1 23. Ohio St. 7-4-1 277 ? 24. UCLA 5-6-0 168 ? Br 25. Syracuse 7-4-2 121 ? Other receiving votes: Louisville 120, Baylor 115, North A Carolina 83, Oregon 28, Virginia Tech 27, N. Carolina St. 24, tear California 23, Illinois 22, Virginia 16, LSU 15, Pittsburgh 12, hart Air Force 10, Georgia 9, Mississippi 8, Stanford 5, Arizona 4, 49ei nr?. \n?a o 1 i c. i f??nc WCol Yligiuia OUUU1CI11 lvxioa. v^uiuiauu 01. z,, oan i/i^u *viw St. 2, South Carolina 2, Indiana 1, Kansas 1. , P ? do ! ing Celebrating Victory unit Jr mm tana Greg Rickabaugh/The Gamecock Four New York Jets players celebrate after defeating the Bl Washington Redskins 13-9 Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium VISITING THE TOWERS li Q. 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As has been the case for 10 years, the Rice ers are a well-oiled football machine. U: i rroinct tha Cootlla CaikamUn Cm/1n<> ninlit LgaiiMi uiv wjvuiuv/ uuiuavvivo I'liua) uigui, Niners offense scored three touchdowns in first three possessions. Not coincidentally, such Francisco QB Steve Young, in for ailing ^ md Joe Montana, played each of those ^ < e drives. Young is one of the best quarterIts in the game; ironically, the 49ers are ^ of the few teams in the league he can't thi t for, until now. c Spen he tendon injury in Joe Montana's golden rific is depressing, but thankfully the quarter- man : position is no problem for Frisco. Mon- The will miss the season opener in New York looki first time Joe will not start a San Fran ning ler in 11 years) and may miss more. ise ? you'] orget Unitas, Staubach, Bradshaw, Starr, Supe )ler and the rest, Joe is without a doubt the itest quarterback ever, period. Despite this, T1 s getting old, and maybe (I say maybe) he Rom aid think about retirement. After Joe's will >rd-breaking 1989 season, I thought he Darr lid quit while he was ahead and let Steve eithe the reigns. Sadly, this might be the season sive *gnwrry DOESN'T HURT" I 799-8739 j cone... get one ; le FREE! > rt \ Si e> j a points j Duke* -1 To Be" Virginia Te \ East Tenn. igs, 15' shrimp. Louisiana' ick-n-Roll at Pugs Too. ^ Georgia Te cover w/student I.D. 4 .... & Dinner j North 9ff0 { Clerr eet, Columbia, S.C d F i *Mond *Mond )ack Sale! \ *Tues Priced 5 to $47.95 4 jj( *e Selection 4 StadilH itime Guarantee p e Monogramming on all 4 jn UD A|jr ther Bottom Packs f . UC C,l? gh Cordura Nylon 4 tilTIG fG6 P istruction laron Luggage & Gifts Students i is Columbia's J mimW* /% ? iSTPAKBACKPACK J r,9ni 10 3 IEADQUARTERS! 4 Be sure ;haron ... 5 student iggagB&gifts 4 registral )lumbia Mall 4 Handicap 286-9228 Note: U! TIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AMEF PF PA 0 123 33 Miami >110 92 Buffalo 0 76 78 Indianapolis D 60 67 New England 0 64 59 N.Y. Jets 0 68 53 Cincinnati 0 99 81 Cleveland 0 92 76 Houston 0 63 59 Pittsburgh 0 71 98 L.A. Raiders 0 121 59 Kansas City 0 98 56 Seattle 0 101 85 Denver 0 61 80 San Diego milt NFL d) lvoluntarily retires from injury. secon eve Young is highly skilled, like I said, Dave hrowing to the league's best receiving duo team' t hurt. Jerry Rice and John Taylor are a sure 1 bination few teams can handle. Who are Bavai going to double team? Jerry is averaging got fr narwilv 90 vards np.r patch in thp Tt i John would be a star on any other team the 4< his great hands and speed. As long as the ing si ;rs keep a credible running threat going, make and Taylor are invincible. great nfortunately, that was the problem this is the year. The 49ers' weak link was the run- consi: game, a fact which cost them the NFC In npionship to the New York Giants. With Seifei a weak Niner rushing attack, the Giants' shade nse sat back in the passing lanes, limiting nius 1 >an Fran offense to only one touchdown. tana, kept I le rushing game will be much improved of the season with veteran special-teamer M> cer Tillman coming into his own as a ter- The 1 running back. Dexter Carter, Tom Rath- Stadii and Harry Sydney are also playing better. hand! offensive line has been revamped and is gles i ing tough. Getting rid of the archaic run- the N back Roger Craig will benefit the firanch- Bowl 1 the long run (not to be flippant, but Rog, just si re showing your age; thanks for costing us Youn r Bowl XXV). see J< but h< le same cannoi oe saia ior iree saieiy By lie Lott. No matter what, Lott's departure will b hurt the 49ers' defense. Defensive back Formi yl Pollard's injury Friday night can't help blood r. To be sure, the unsung San Fran defen- Jerry line and linebackers are awesome, but the tern ii TV Take the Challei TY *13 Find time to volunteer. 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PF PA 3 2 0 .600 89 81 230 .400 92 117 1 3 > 0 .250 65 78 1 3 0 .250 37 104 1 3 0 .250 43 76 Central 2 2 0 .500 90 93 2 2 0 .500 57 85 220 .500 82 100 2 2 0 .500 76 65 IS West ; " -- : 3 2 0 .600 8 1 72 220 .500 78 68 2 2 0 .500 69 71 2 3 0 .400 50 88 1 3 0 .250 54 94 masty idary could be a problem. New free safety Waymer has to take over for Lott as the s heavy-hitter. I think Dave can, but I will miss Ronnie's devastating hits. Mark o's ears are still ringing from the shot he om Konnie tms past year in uandiesticK. s my personal belief that the strength of ?ers organization is their excellent coachaff, top to bottom. It is the coaches that the mediocre players good and allow the players to rise to their full potential. This > reason the no-name Niner defense is stently among the NFL's best, the *91 season, head coach George 1 will finally emerge from Bill Walsh's iw to be recognized as the defensive gele is. With superstars like Rice and Monit is easy to forget tharthe 49ers' defense the eventual World Champion Giants out ?nd-z6ne both times they faced them. r prediction for the 1991 season is simple. Miners will defeat the Giants at Giants urn next Monday. They will go 13-3, ly win the NFC West and defeat the Ean the NFC Championship Game. Finally, iners will edge the Buffalo Bills in Super XXVI. I may be reaching, but you may ee the Super Bowl MVP go to .. . Steve e. You heard it hear first (I'd iust as soon )e get an NFL record fourth MVP title, jy, let's spread the wealth), the way, the best match-up of the season e the Niners battle with the L.A. Raiders. it Niners Lott and Craig will be out for , without a doubt. I wouldn't want to be Rice when he has to run a crossing pat1 Ronnie's neighborhood. 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