Top 8 stay in place

By RALPH D. RUSSO - The Associated Press

Created: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:15 a.m. CDT

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NEW YORK – TCU’s big win wasn’t enough for the Horned Frogs to make a move up the BCS standings.

TCU (10-0) on Sunday remained behind Florida, Alabama and Texas in the race to the national title game.

The Horned Frogs defeated Utah, 55-28, on Saturday night in what figured to be the most difficult game left on their schedule. They remained stuck in fourth place in Bowl Championship Series standings.

TCU, from the Mountain West Conference, last week became the first team from a league without an automatic BCS bid to break into the top five of the standings this late in a season.

Unless Alabama, Florida or Texas slip up, that’s about as far as TCU will be able to take it.

Undefeated Cincinnati is in fifth place and unbeaten Boise State is sixth in the latest BCS standings.