College Football Top 25: Huskies on Rise, Seminoles plummet
It was a weekend of thrilling comebacks and scintillating finishes in college football. And there was some movement up near the top of the latest poll.
The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide had little or no problem with the Kentucky Wildcats, hence they remained the No. 1 team in the country via the Associated Press poll.
Nick Saban’s well-schooled squad received 53 first-place votes, easily outdistancing Ohio State (6), Clemson (1) and Michigan (1) for the top spot. The Tigers moved up two spots following a thrilling 42-36 win over Louisville.
Meanwhile, the Washington Huskies were elevated five spots after blasting Stanford, 44-6, on Friday night. Both Florida and Boise State also moved up the latter five notches, while the Cardinal and the University of Utah each fell significantly in the rankings.
- Alabama (53)
- Ohio State (6)
- Clemson (1)
- Michigan (1)
- Washington
- Houston
- Louisville
- Texas A&M
- Tennessee
- Miami (FL)
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
- Baylor
- Ole Miss
- Stanford
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
- Florida
- Boise State
- Oklahoma
- Colorado
- West Virginia
- Florida State
- Utah
- Virginia Tech
On the other hand, Jimbo Fisher’s Seminoles lost for the second time in three games as North Carolina squeezed out a 37-35 win. It dropped Florida State to a 3-2 mark and from the 12th-ranked team in the nation to just 23rd.
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Meanwhile, the Tar Heels jumped into the fray and are at the 17th spot. North Carolina was one of five schools not ranked last week (Oklahoma, Colorado, West Virginia and Virginia Tech) that made their way onto the poll this week.