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The University of Alabama football team gained votes in both polls, but slipped behind Oregon to No. 3 in this week’s Associated Press rankings.
The Crimson Tide stayed at No. 2 in the Amway coaches’ poll after receiving 1,435 votes, up from last week’s 1,432. The top five was 1. Florida State, 2. Alabama, 3. Oklahoma, 4. Oregon, and 5. Auburn. The difference between Oklahoma and Oregon was just one point, 1,408 to 1,407.
Alabama had 1,334 votes in the Associated Press poll, up from 1,317, which had a top five of 1. Florida State, 2. Oregon, 3. Alabama, 4. Oklahoma, and 5. Auburn. Oregon had 1,415 votes after Saturday’s 46-27 victory over No. 7 Michigan State, up from 1,314. The Ducks landed 16 first-place votes in the AP poll and six from the coaches.
After gaining a first-place vote from one of the coaches, Alabama has one in both polls.
The Crimson Tide now has three top 10 teams on the schedule, Auburn, No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 10 LSU. It also plays No. 14 Ole Miss, while Florida, Mississippi State, Tennessee and West Virginia all received votes.
AP Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Points
1 Florida State (38) 2-0 1463
2 Oregon (16) 2-0 1415
3 Alabama (1) 2-0 1334
4 Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1303
5 Auburn 2-0 1236
6 Georgia (1) 1-0 1201
7 Texas A&M (2) 2-0 1101
8 Baylor 2-0 1043
9 USC 2-0 1039
10 LSU 2-0 1029
11 Notre Dame 2-0 815
12 UCLA 2-0 779
13 Michigan State 1-1 751
14 Ole Miss 2-0 703
15 Stanford 1-1 592
16 Arizona State 2-0 570
17 Virginia Tech 2-0 532
18 Wisconsin 1-1 391
19 Kansas State 2-0 285
20 Missouri 2-0 237
21 Louisville 2-0 234
22 Ohio State 1-1 222
23 Clemson 1-1 206
24 South Carolina 1-1 199
25 BYU 2-0 179
Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 19, North Carolina 21
Others receiving votes: Nebraska 153, North Carolina 118, Oklahoma State 92, Florida 70, Duke 43, Penn State 35, TCU 31, Mississippi State 29, Marshall 18, Tennessee 14, Iowa 10, West Virginia 6, Cincinnati 6, Washington 4, North Dakota State 3, Texas Tech 3, Pittsburgh 3, Utah 2, Arizona 1
Coaches’ Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Points
1 Florida State (51) 2-0 1529
2 Alabama (1) 2-0 1435
3 Oklahoma (3) 2-0 1408
4 Oregon (6) 2-0 1407
5 Auburn 2-0 1312
6 Georgia (1) 1-0 1209
7 Baylor 2-0 1135
8 Texas A&M 2-0 1090
9 LSU 2-0 1034
10 USC 2-0 999
11 Notre Dame 2-0 858
12 UCLA 2-0 812
13 Michigan State 1-1 716
14 Arizona State 2-0 646
15 Ole Miss 2-0 609
16 Stanford 1-1 585
17 Wisconsin 1-1 409
18 Ohio State 1-1 402
19 Virginia Tech 2-0 349
20 Kansas State 2-0 333
21 Nebraska 2-0 310
22 Missouri 2-0 281
23 South Carolina 1-1 232
24 Clemson 1-1 212
25 North Carolina 2-0 129
Others receiving votes: Louisville 128, BYU 124, Florida 107, Mississippi State 84, Oklahoma State 81, Duke 55, Washington 22, TCU 19, Minnesota 17, Marshall 14, Iowa 9, Cincinnati 8, Arizona 7, West Virginia 6, Oregon State 6, Pittsburgh 5, Northern Illinois 5, Memphis 4, Rutgers 4, Michigan 2, Boise State 1, Texas Tech 1
Christopher Walsh has covered Alabama football since 2004 and is the author of 19 books. In his free time, he writes about college football.
