MSU up to Nos. 8, 10 in college football polls
Florida State is No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll, followed by Alabama, Oregon and Mississippi State. The top four teams were unchanged for the first time since late September.
The gap between the Seminoles and the Crimson Tide narrowed after another close call by Florida State, which beat Boston College 20-17 on a field goal in the waning seconds.
Florida State received 37 first-place votes and 1,458 points, down six first-place votes and 18 points from last week. Alabama has 21 first-place votes 1,445 points. No. 3 Oregon received two first-place votes, one more than last week.
Mississippi State is fourth, followed by Baylor and TCU. Baylor and TCU swapped places. Ohio State remained No. 7, while Michigan State is 10th.
In the coaches' poll, Michigan State is up two spots to eighth after pummeling Rutgers.
The college football playoff rankings will be released Tuesday.
AP Top 25
Record | Pts. | Pvs. | |
1. Florida State (37) | 11-0 | 1,458 | 1 |
2. Alabama (21) | 10-1 | 1,445 | 2 |
3. Oregon (2) | 10-1 | 1,393 | 3 |
4. Mississippi State | 10-1 | 1,301 | 4 |
5. Baylor | 9-1 | 1,234 | 6 |
6. TCU | 9-1 | 1,233 | 5 |
7. Ohio State | 10-1 | 1,163 | 7 |
8. Georgia | 9-2 | 1,002 | 9 |
9. UCLA | 9-2 | 998 | 11 |
10. Michigan State | 9-2 | 971 | 10 |
11. Kansas State | 8-2 | 898 | 12 |
12. Arizona | 9-2 | 807 | 15 |
13. Arizona State | 9-2 | 790 | 13 |
14. Wisconsin | 9-2 | 764 | 14 |
15. Auburn | 8-3 | 597 | 16 |
16. Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 581 | 17 |
17. Missouri | 9-2 | 525 | 19 |
18. Mississippi | 8-3 | 398 | 8 |
19. Marshall | 11-0 | 384 | 18 |
20. Oklahoma | 8-3 | 363 | 23 |
21. Colorado State | 10-1 | 346 | 22 |
22. Minnesota | 8-3 | 232 | NR |
23. Clemson | 8-3 | 198 | NR |
24. Louisville | 8-3 | 191 | NR |
25. Boise State | 9-2 | 96 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 40, LSU 39, Nebraska 14, Utah 14, Duke 9, Southern Cal 8, Memphis 3, Texas A&M 2, West Virginia 2, UCF 1.
Coaches' Top 25
Record | Pts. | Pvs. | |
1. Alabama (25) | 10-1 | 1474 | 2 |
2. Florida State (30) | 11-0 | 1462 | 1 |
3. Oregon (6) | 10-1 | 1431 | 3 |
4. Mississippi State | 10-1 | 1323 | 4 |
5. TCU | 9-1 | 1259 | 5 |
6. Baylor | 9-1 | 1242 | 6 |
7. Ohio State | 10-1 | 1191 | 7 |
8. Michigan State | 9-2 | 1052 | 9 |
9. Georgia | 9-2 | 1002 | 10 |
10. UCLA | 9-2 | 963 | 12 |
11. Kansas State | 8-2 | 912 | 11 |
12. Arizona | 9-2 | 818 | 13 |
13. Arizona State | 9-2 | 783 | 14 |
14. Wisconsin | 9-2 | 758 | 15 |
15. Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 615 | 16 |
16. Auburn | 8-3 | 565 | 17 |
17. Missouri | 9-2 | 560 | 20 |
18. Oklahoma | 8-3 | 420 | 22 |
19. Mississippi | 8-3 | 390 | 8 |
20. Marshall | 11-0 | 383 | 18 |
21. Colorado State | 10-1 | 304 | 23 |
22. Minnesota | 8-3 | 256 | NR |
23. Louisville | 8-3 | 208 | NR |
24. Clemson | 8-3 | 203 | NR |
25. Boise State | 9-2 | 85 | NR |
Others receiving votes: LSU 43, Nebraska 41, Arkansas 19, Utah 19, Cincinnati 7, Louisiana Tech 7, Stanford 7, Duke 5, Southern California 4, Texas 4, Texas A&M 4, Northern Illinois 3, Iowa 1, Notre Dame 1, Utah State 1.