NEW YORK – Auburn blew by Boise State into first place in college football’s Bowl Championship Series standings.

The Tigers (8-0) vaulted from fourth to the top spot Sunday, putting the SEC in line for a fifth straight appearance in the national title game.

AP POLL: Auburn jumped two spots to No. 3 behind top-ranked Oregon and Boise State in The Associated Press poll. TCU is No. 4, Michigan State is fifth and Alabama is No. 6.

FIELD HOCKEY

MAINE 7, HOFSTRA 1: Stephanie Gardiner scored three goals in the first 12 minutes as the Black Bears (13-4) raced out to a 4-0 halftime lead and cruised past the Pride (6-10) at Orono.

ST. JOSEPH’S 8, RIVIER 1: Kayla Nowell and Courtney Rague had three goals and one assist apiece to lead the Monks (12-4, 7-0) past the Raiders (1-14, 0-7) in a North Atlantic Conference game at Standish.

MEN’S SOCCER

BOWDOIN 5, COLBY-SAWYER 0: Nick Powell and Tim Prior collected one goal and one assist apiece as the 14th-ranked Polar Bears (10-1-2) earned their ninth straight win in a game against the Chargers (7-8-3) at Brunswick.

WHEATON 2, ST. JOSEPH’S 0: Howard Manly and Adam Sholi each scored goals to lift the Lyons (10-5-2) over the Monks (6-10-2) at Standish.

Nick Campasano had 16 saves for the Monks.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

BOSTON UNIVERSITY 2, MAINE 0: Brittany Heist and Tiya Gallegos each scored goals to lead the Terriers (14-5, 8-0) as they extended their shutout streak to 11 straight games in an America East win over the Black Bears (7-8, 3-5) in their regular-season finale at Orono.

Despite the loss Maine still earned its eighth straight America East playoff berth. The Black Bears are seeded sixth and will travel to Hartford, Conn., on Thursday for a quarterfinal.

JOHNSON & WALES 6, ST. JOSEPH’S 1: Samantha Reynolds scored three goals to pace the Wildcats (8-9-1, 6-4-1) as they cruised to a win over the Monks (7-8-11, 5-6-1) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference game at East Providence, R.I.