Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel takes lead in Heisman poll

Daniel (42 points, four first-place votes) moved ahead of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow (38 points, five first-place votes), the returning Heisman winner who had led the first two polls of the year. So far this season, Daniel has thrown for 568 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 68% of his passes. Missouri -- currently ranked sixth -- has scored 52 points in each of its two games.

Despite Tebow's slight drop in the poll, voters remained impressed by his play.

"Tebow continues to find ways to carry that offense," said one voter. "Miami got a ton of pressure on him, but he was so strong and resilient, he shrugged it all off and won the game for UF. The guy is amazing."

Georgia sophomore running back Knowshon Moreno (23 points) was third in the poll, followed by Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford (12 points) and USC junior quarterback Mark Sanchez (11 points, one first-place vote).

New entries in the poll this week include California running back Jahvid Best, East Carolina quarterback Patrick Pinkney and Ball State wide receiver Dante Love.

This week's poll with total points and, in parentheses, first-place votes:

Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri -- 42 (4)

Tim Tebow, QB, Florida -- 38 (5)

Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia -- 23

Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma -- 12

Mark Sanchez, QB, USC -- 11 (1)

Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State -- 10

Juice Williams, QB, Illinois -- 6

Jahvid Best, RB, Cal -- 3

Pat Pinkney, QB, East Carolina -- 2

Pat White, QB, West Virginia -- 1

Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech -- 1

Dante Love, WR, Ball State -- 1

Members of the poll panel are: Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, Olin Buchanan of Rivals.com, Tom Dienhart of Rivals.com, Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com, J.B. Morris of ESPN.com, Jenni Carlson of the Oklahoman, Austin Murphy of Sports Illustrated, B.J. Schecter of Sports Illustrated, Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated and Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News.