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Murray's AP Top 25: USC overrated (again) edition

Reno Gazette-Journal sports columnist Chris Murray is one of 60 voters in the college football AP poll. Here's a look at the biggest movers and shakers in his poll this week.

Team on the rise

* Texas: Texas didn’t creep onto my ballot, not with a 2-4 record, but no team had a bigger win this week than Texas, which beat Oklahoma 24-17 in the Red River Shootout. Texas was a 17-point underdog and Charlie Strong was under fire, but this win in the big rivalry series will keep him cool for a while.