UCLA’s 37-10 win over Cal didn’t look as good as the box score indicated, but never mind that for now: the Bruins took care of business Saturday night, and they’re now officially a top-10 team.

The Associated Press poll slotted UCLA at No. 9 after losses by Stanford (previously ranked fifth) and Georgia (seventh). It is the team’s first top-10 appearance since Oct. 30, 2005, when it reached No. 7 following a 30-27 overtime win over the Cardinal. Karl Dorrell guided the Bruins to a 10-2 season that year, his best mark as a head coach, and beat Northwestern in the Sun Bowl for his only postseason victory.

Perched again among college football’s elite, UCLA must next travel to No. 13 Stanford to face a team smarting off its 27-21 loss at unranked Utah. Win that one, and ESPN College GameDay will almost certainly be on hand for Bruins’ Oct. 26 visit to No. 2 Oregon.

The entire AP poll after the jump:

1. Alabama (55), 6-0
2. Oregon (5), 6-0
3. Clemson, 6-0
4. Ohio State, 6-0
5. Florida State, 5-0
6. LSU, 6-1
7. Texas A&M, 5-1
8. Louisville, 6-0
9. UCLA, 5-0
10. Miami (FL), 5-0
11. South Carolina, 5-1
12. Baylor, 5-0
No. 13. Stanford, 5-1
14. Missouri, 6-0
15. Georgia, 4-2
16. Texas Tech, 6-0
17. Fresno State, 5-0
18. Oklahoma, 5-1
19. Virginia Tech, 6-1
20. Washington, 4-2
21. Oklahoma State, 4-1
22. Florida, 4-2
23. Northern Illinois, 6-0
24. Auburn, 5-1
25. Wisconsin, 4-2