Sep 15, 2012; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban reacts to a call during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks as defensive backs Robert Lester (37) and Dee Milliner (28) look on at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Alabama defeated Arkansas 52-0. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-US PRESSWIRE
The latest AP Top 25 Poll has been released and there is no change at the number one spot. The second ranked team, LSU, is another member of the SEC West. Alabama and LSU are scheduled to face each other on November 3rd. After that game, there will be no question as to who the top team in college football really is.
The biggest risers and fallers this week are Stanford and USC. The Cardinal upset USC, 21-14, this past weekend. The Trojans slipped eleven spots from number 2 to number 11, while Stanford jumped up 12 spots to number 9.
Notre Dame saw themselves rise in the poll after an upset of Michigan State, while Oregon leaped to the number three spot. There were no big shockers in the poll.
Here is the latest top 25 poll:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (58) | 3-0 | 1498 |
| 2 | LSU (2) | 3-0 | 1433 |
| 3 | Oregon | 3-0 | 1356 |
| 4 | Florida State | 3-0 | 1275 |
| 5 | Georgia | 3-0 | 1203 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1181 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 3-0 | 1081 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 2-0 | 1051 |
| 9 | Stanford | 3-0 | 1009 |
| 10 | Clemson | 3-0 | 899 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 854 |
| 12 | Texas | 3-0 | 816 |
| 13 | USC | 2-1 | 776 |
| 14 | Florida | 3-0 | 743 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 3-0 | 683 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 680 |
| 17 | TCU | 2-0 | 535 |
| 18 | Michigan | 2-1 | 448 |
| 19 | UCLA | 3-0 | 429 |
| 20 | Louisville | 3-0 | 366 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 2-1 | 318 |
| 22 | Arizona | 3-0 | 296 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | 3-0 | 106 |
| 24 | Boise State | 1-1 | 95 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 2-1 | 80 |
- Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 13, Tennessee 23, Brigham Young 25
- Others receiving votes: OREGONST 68, Baylor 55, NORTHWSTRN 41, Ohio 20, Oklahoma State 19, Rutgers 19, IOWAST 15, Virginia Tech 13, Cincinnati 9, Tennessee 6, Wisconsin 5, Texas Tech 5, Texas A&M 4, Missouri 4, Georgia Tech 3, FRESNOST 2, Utah 1
