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SportsNovember 17, 2008

NEW YORK -- All the national title contenders took care of business and the BCS standings were unchanged at the top Sunday, with Alabama and Texas Tech holding the first two spots and Florida, Texas and Oklahoma poised to move up. The Crimson Tide ran away from Mississippi State in the second half of a 32-7 victory Saturday. The Tide has a .9787 BCS average...

NEW YORK -- All the national title contenders took care of business and the BCS standings were unchanged at the top Sunday, with Alabama and Texas Tech holding the first two spots and Florida, Texas and Oklahoma poised to move up.

The Crimson Tide ran away from Mississippi State in the second half of a 32-7 victory Saturday. The Tide has a .9787 BCS average.

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Texas Tech (.9698) had the week off. The Red Raiders head into their fourth straight game against a ranked opponent, this time at Oklahoma, in control of their national title hopes.

-- AP

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