Oregon is now higher than Alabama in the AP poll.
The Ducks are the No. 2 team in third AP poll of the season after beating then-No. 7 Michigan State 46-27 on Saturday. Last week, the Ducks were No. 3 and had five first place votes. After beating the Spartans, Oregon got 16 first-place votes.
Alabama beat Florida Atlantic 41-0 on Saturday. The game was suspended in the fourth quarter because of thunderstorms and not resumed.
If you think this has possible ramifications on the College Football Playoff, think again. The AP poll has no bearing on the playoff, which will determine its four teams via a selection committee. Simply put, this poll is a talking point, especially this early in the season when teams have played two games at most and many have been against inferior opponents.
Florida State remains at the top of the AP poll with 38 first-place votes after beating The Citadel 37-12.
Michigan State fell to No. 13 after the Oregon game. Ohio State, which lost to Virginia Tech 35-21 at home, fell all the way from No. 8 to No. 22. The Hokies vaulted into the poll for the first time this season and are at No. 17.
After beating Stanford, USC is now No. 9. The Trojans and LSU are the two new entrants into the top 10.
The only two teams to drop out of the top 25 completely were winners Saturday. However, they were ridiculously close wins. Nebraska fell from No. 19 after getting an incredible TD from Ameer Abdullah to beat McNeese State and North Carolina survived at home against San Diego State after getting a very late interception in the fourth quarter.
Here's the entire poll, with last week's rankings in parentheses.
1. Florida State (No. 1 last week)
2. Oregon (3)
3. Alabama (2)
4. Oklahoma (4)
5. Auburn (5)
6. Georgia (6)
7. Texas A&M (9)
8. Baylor (10)
9. USC (14)
10. LSU (12)
11. Notre Dame (16)
12. UCLA (11)
13. Michigan State (7)
14. Ole Miss (15)
15. Stanford (13)
16. Arizona State (17)
17. Virginia Tech (NR)
18. Wisconsin (18)
19. Kansas State (20)
20. Missouri (24)
21. Louisville (25)
22. Ohio State (8)
23. Clemson (23)
24. South Carolina (21)
25. BYU (NR)
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