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Notre Dame fired football coach Charlie Weis Monday, three days after he completed a 6-6 season with a loss at Stanford. Weis was let go with six years remaining on a 10-year contract signed midway through his first season.

• 1. Connecticut (40) 6-0 1000
• 2. Stanford 6-0 957
• 3. Ohio State 8-0 893
• 4. North Carolina 5-0 860
• 5. Notre Dame 6-0 850
• 6. Tennessee 5-0 823
• 7. LSU 5-0 717
• 8. Baylor 6-1 691
• 9. Xavier 5-0 685
• 10. Texas A&M 3-0 601
• 11. Duke 5-1 595
• 12. Florida State 6-0 561
• 13. Georgia 6-0 495
• 14. Virginia 5-1 437
• 15. Arizona State 4-1 398
• 16. Vanderbilt 6-0 386
• 17. Texas 4-2 367
• 18. Oklahoma 4-2 270
• 19. Pittsburgh 5-0 252
• 20. California 3-2 230
• 21. DePaul 5-1 216
• 22. Michigan State 4-2 155
• 23. Georgia Tech 4-1 92
• 24. Kansas 3-2 81
• 25. Dayton 5-1 80

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Louisville 47, Rutgers 45, Nebraska 41, Middle Tennessee State 23, Maryland 19, TCU 14, Miami (FL) 13, Hartford 12, Oklahoma State 11, Wake Forest 11, Syracuse 10, St. John's 9, Wisconsin-Green Bay 8, USC 7, West Virginia 7, Mississippi State 7, Illinois 6, Louisiana Tech 5, Texas Tech 4, San Diego State 3, Boise State 2, Gonzaga 1, Liberty 1, Purdue 1, Wyoming 1,

• 1. Kansas (63) 5-0 1,623
• 2. Texas (1) 5-0 1,508
• 3. Villanova 6-0 1,442
• 4. Purdue 5-0 1,389
• 5. Kentucky 6-0 1,333
• 6. Duke 6-0 1,316
• 7. West Virginia 5-0 1,238
• 8. Syracuse (1) 6-0 1,183
• 9. Michigan State 5-1 1,109
• 10. North Carolina 6-1 961
• 11. Tennessee 5-1 936
• 12. Washington 5-0 893
• 13. Florida 6-0 777
• 14. Connecticut 4-1 742
• 15. Ohio State 5-1 702
• 16. Georgetown 4-0 588
• 17. Gonzaga 5-1 491
• 18. Clemson 6-1 426
• 19. Texas A&M 5-1 284
• 20. Louisville 4-1 252
• 21. Florida State 6-1 219
• 22. Cincinnati 4-1 205
• 23. Butler 4-2 200
• 24. UNLV 5-0 191
• 25. Portland 5-1 120

Others Receiving Votes

Oklahoma State 112, Georgia Tech 97, Marquette 82, Mississippi 79, Miami (FL) 77, Brigham Young 76, Memphis 66, Vanderbilt 64, Notre Dame 52, Kansas State 41, Michigan 40, California 39, Minnesota 35, Wisconsin 28, St. John's 26, Northwestern 15, Dayton 8, Missouri State 7, New Mexico 6, Pittsburgh 6, Richmond 6, North Carolina State 5, Arizona State 5, Illinois 5, Illinois State 4, Washington State 4, South Carolina 3, Maryland 3, Missouri 2, Texas Tech 2, Virginia Commonwealth 1, Cal State Fullerton 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Michigan 15, Illinois 20, Maryland 21, Minnesota 22, Notre Dame 23, Vanderbilt 24, Oklahoma 25.

• 1. Kansas (30) 5-0 774
• 2. Texas 5-0 730
• 3. Villanova 6-0 685
• 4. Kentucky 6-0 646
• 5. Duke (1) 6-0 642
• 6. Purdue 5-0 632
• 7. Syracuse 6-0 587
• 8. West Virginia 5-0 586
• 9. Michigan State 5-1 532
• 10. Washington 5-0 458
• 11. North Carolina 6-1 452
• 12. Tennessee 5-1 403
• 13. Connecticut 4-1 356
• 14. Georgetown 4-0 316
• 15. Ohio State 5-1 309
• 16. Gonzaga 5-1 270
• 17. Florida 6-0 244
• 18. Louisville 4-1 156
• 19. Clemson 6-1 142
• 20. Butler 4-2 132
• 21. UNLV 5-0 101
• 22. Texas A&M 5-1 93
• 23. Georgia Tech 4-1 92
• 24. Cincinnati 4-1 82
• 25. California 4-2 75

Others Receiving Votes

Oklahoma State 71, Florida State 62, Portland 62, Vanderbilt 51, Miami (FL) 47, Michigan 45, Marquette 44, Brigham Young 36, Minnesota 24, St. John's 20, Arizona State 19, Mississippi 18, Washington State 12, Wisconsin 11, Kansas State 11, Pittsburgh 8, Memphis 8, Texas Tech 7, Missouri 5, Illinois State 4, Dayton 3, New Mexico 2, Notre Dame 2, Maryland 2, Saint Mary's 2, Richmond 1, Utah State 1, Cornell 1, Illinois 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Michigan 15, Minnesota 16, Illinois 21, Maryland 22, Vanderbilt 24.

• 1 Florida 12-0
• 2 Alabama 12-0
• 3 Texas 12-0
• 4 TCU 12-0
• 5 Cincinnati 11-0
• 6 Boise State 12-0
• 7 Oregon 9-2
• 8 Ohio State 10-2
• 9 Iowa 10-2
• 10 Georgia Tech 10-2
• 11 Penn State 10-2
• 12 Virginia Tech 9-3
• 13 LSU 9-3
• 14 Brigham Young 10-2
• 15 Pittsburgh 9-2
• 16 Oregon State 8-3
• 17 Miami (FL) 9-3
• 18 USC 8-3
• 19 California 8-3
• 20 Oklahoma State 9-3
• 21 Houston 10-2
• 22 Nebraska 9-3
• 23 West Virginia 8-3
• 24 Stanford 8-4
• 25 Utah 9-3

• 1 Florida (53) 12-0 1468
• 2 Texas (3) 12-0 1394
• 3 Alabama (3) 12-0 1380
• 4 TCU 12-0 1285
• 5 Cincinnati 11-0 1231
• 6 Boise State 12-0 1197
• 7 Ohio State 10-2 1104
• 8 Oregon 9-2 1061
• 9 Penn State 10-2 975
• 10 Iowa 10-2 889
• 11 Virginia Tech 9-3 831
• 12 Georgia Tech 10-2 774
• 13 Brigham Young 10-2 680
• 14 LSU 9-3 674
• 15 Pittsburgh 9-2 631
• 16 Oregon State 8-3 607
• 17 Miami (FL) 9-3 509
• 18 Houston 10-2 473
• 19 USC 8-3 361
• 20 Nebraska 9-3 335
• 21 Oklahoma State 9-3 309
• 22 California 8-3 210
• 23 West Virginia 8-3 163
• 24 Stanford 8-4 154
• 25 Utah 9-3 120

Dropped from rankings: Clemson 16, North Carolina 24, Mississippi 25

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 112, Clemson 94, CENTRL MICHIGAN 40, Arizona 31, Northwestern 23, South Carolina 13, Texas Tech 9, Georgia 8, Rutgers 7, Missouri 6, TROY 5, North Carolina 4, Oklahoma 2, Arkansas 2, Middle Tennessee State 2, Navy 1, OLEMISS 1,

• 1 Florida (46) 12-0 1483
• 2 Alabama (7) 12-0 1416
• 3 Texas (7) 12-0 1414
• 4 TCU 12-0 1316
• 5 Cincinnati 11-0 1249
• 6 Boise State 12-0 1216
• 7 Oregon 9-2 1104
• 8 Ohio State 10-2 1103
• 9 Iowa 10-2 920
• 10 Penn State 10-2 897
• 11 Virginia Tech 9-3 860
• 12 Georgia Tech 10-2 820
• 13 Oregon State 8-3 719
• 14 Pittsburgh 9-2 642
• 15 LSU 9-3 614
• 16 Brigham Young 10-2 610
• 17 Miami (FL) 9-3 572
• 18 Houston 10-2 400
• 19 California 8-3 398
• 20 USC 8-3 365
• 21 Nebraska 9-3 289
• 22 Oklahoma State 9-3 269
• 23 Stanford 8-4 266
• 24 West Virginia 8-3 225
• 25 Clemson 8-4 87

Dropped from rankings: Mississippi 20, Utah 22, North Carolina 23

Others receiving votes: Utah 84, Wisconsin 41, Texas Tech 21, Arizona 20, Mississippi 20, Northwestern 18, Central Michigan 14, North Carolina 8, Tennessee 6, Oklahoma 5, Rutgers 4, East Carolina 3, Missouri 2

Top-ranked Florida stays on course for another national title shot by beating Florida State. Alabama, Texas and TCU all claimed victories to join Florida at 12-0.

AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo previews four top games this week, including No. 1 Florida taking on rival Florida State. No. 2 Alabama also meets its' big rival, Auburn. No. 11 Oklahoma State plays at Oklahoma.

Three lacrosse players at Sacred Heart University have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room. A lawyer for one of the men said the accusations were a gross exaggeration of alcohol-fueled hijinks.

An emotional Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be the head football coach at the University of Florida 'as long as they'll have me.' Meyer's name has been rumored in connection with the coaching job at Notre Dame.

• 1. Connecticut (40) 3-0 1000
• 2. Stanford 4-0 957
• 3. Ohio State 5-0 892
• 4. North Carolina 3-0 871
• 5. Notre Dame 3-0 833
• 6. Tennessee 3-0 820
• 7. LSU 4-0 731
• 8. Baylor 2-1 679
• 9. Xavier 2-0 659
• 10. Duke 2-1 561
• 11. Texas A&M 3-0 554
• 12. Florida State 4-0 515
• 13. Texas 2-1 473
• 14. Georgia 3-0 441
• 15. DePaul 4-0 390
• 15. Virginia 3-1 390
• 17. Arizona State 2-1 335
• 18. Kansas 3-0 321
• 19. Mississippi State 4-0 277
• 20. Oklahoma 2-1 270
• 21. Vanderbilt 3-0 247
• 22. California 2-1 229
• 23. San Diego State 3-0 112
• 24. Pittsburgh 2-0 106
• 25. Michigan State 2-2 95

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Georgia Tech 49, Middle Tennessee State 44, Dayton 39, Louisville 22, Rutgers 15, Oklahoma State 13, Maryland 10, Nebraska 10, TCU 7, Hartford 6, Temple 6, Purdue 5, Wake Forest 4, Gonzaga 3, St. John's 3, Syracuse 3, Wisconsin-Green Bay 2, Duquesne 1,

• 1. Kansas (28) 3-0 772
• 2. Michigan State (2) 2-0 734
• 3. Texas 2-0 698
• 4. Villanova 3-0 655
• 5. Kentucky 3-0 642
• 6. Purdue 1-0 588
• 7. Duke (1) 3-0 587
• 8. West Virginia 1-0 532
• 9. Syracuse 3-0 481
• 10. Butler 2-0 475
• 11. Tennessee 2-0 464
• 12. North Carolina 4-0 447
• 13. Connecticut 3-0 405
• 14. Washington 3-0 383
• 15. Michigan 1-0 339
• 16. Minnesota 3-0 233
• 16. Louisville 1-0 233
• 18. Ohio State 2-1 219
• 19. Georgetown 2-0 205
• 19. Clemson 2-0 205
• 21. Illinois 2-0 131
• 22. Maryland 2-0 99
• 23. California 2-1 71
• 24. Vanderbilt 1-0 67
• 25. Georgia Tech 1-1 56

Others Receiving Votes

Oklahoma 53, Wake Forest 40, Gonzaga 26, Oklahoma State 24, Brigham Young 23, Florida State 20, Notre Dame 18, Dayton 18, UNLV 18, Miami (FL) 16, LSU 15, Pittsburgh 12, Xavier 12, Tulsa 12, Memphis 11, Mississippi 10, Kansas State 8, Texas A&M 8, Florida 3, Missouri 3, Saint Mary's 2, Siena 1, New Mexico 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Oklahoma 17, Dayton 21.

• 1. Kansas (56) 3-0 1,613
• 2. Michigan State (7) 2-0 1,538
• 3. Texas (1) 2-0 1,439
• 4. Villanova 3-0 1,397
• 5. Kentucky 3-0 1,333
• 6. Purdue 1-0 1,314
• 7. Duke 3-0 1,163
• 8. West Virginia 1-0 1,133
• 9. Tennessee 2-0 1,040
• 10. Syracuse (1) 3-0 1,013
• 11. North Carolina 4-0 914
• 12. Butler 2-0 872
• 13. Connecticut 3-0 850
• 14. Washington 3-0 844
• 15. Michigan 1-0 672
• 16. Louisville 1-0 486
• 17. Ohio State 2-1 466
• 18. Georgetown 2-0 418
• 19. Clemson 2-0 408
• 20. Illinois 2-0 366
• 21. Maryland 2-0 296
• 22. Minnesota 3-0 292
• 23. Notre Dame 3-0 117
• 24. Vanderbilt 1-0 108
• 25. Oklahoma 2-0 107

Others Receiving Votes

Gonzaga 90, Florida State 84, Georgia Tech 76, California 72, Mississippi 67, Xavier 67, Oklahoma State 59, Memphis 56, Florida 52, Kansas State 49, Wake Forest 49, Dayton 48, Brigham Young 42, Tulsa 31, Miami (FL) 24, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Old Dominion 7, Mississippi State 7, Pittsburgh 6, UNLV 5, South Carolina 4, Temple 4, Baylor 3, Arizona State 1, Cal State Fullerton 1, Harvard 1, New Mexico 1, Siena 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1.

Dropped From Rankings

California 13, Dayton 18, Georgia Tech 21.

Florida is still No. 1 in college football as the top nine teams held onto their spots in the latest AP Top 25 Poll. Each of the top three teams, Florida, Alabama and Texas, face longtime rivals this coming week.

• 1 Florida 11-0
• 2 Alabama 11-0
• 3 Texas 11-0
• 4 TCU 11-0
• 5 Cincinnati 10-0
• 6 Boise State 11-0
• 7 Georgia Tech 10-1
• 8 Oregon 9-2
• 9 Pittsburgh 9-1
• 10 Ohio State 10-2
• 11 Iowa 10-2
• 12 Oklahoma State 9-2
• 13 Penn State 10-2
• 14 Virginia Tech 8-3
• 15 LSU 8-3
• 16 Oregon State 8-3
• 17 Miami (FL) 8-3
• 18 Clemson 8-3
• 19 Brigham Young 9-2
• 20 USC 7-3
• 21 Utah 9-2
• 22 California 8-3
• 23 Houston 9-2
• 24 North Carolina 8-3
• 25 Mississippi 8-3

• 1 Florida (47) 11-0 1459
• 2 Texas (4) 11-0 1398
• 3 Alabama (8) 11-0 1388
• 4 TCU 11-0 1279
• 5 Cincinnati 10-0 1224
• 6 Boise State 11-0 1181
• 7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1125
• 8 Ohio State 10-2 1031
• 9 Pittsburgh 9-1 1021
• 10 Oregon 9-2 941
• 11 Penn State 10-2 843
• 12 Oklahoma State 9-2 815
• 13 Iowa 10-2 714
• 14 Virginia Tech 8-3 656
• 15 Brigham Young 9-2 510
• 16 Clemson 8-3 467
• 17 LSU 8-3 463
• 18 Oregon State 8-3 450
• 19 Utah 9-2 318
• 20 Houston 9-2 305
• 21 Miami (FL) 8-3 266
• 22 USC 7-3 261
• 23 Nebraska 8-3 191
• 24 North Carolina 8-3 167
• 25 Mississippi 8-3 165

Dropped from rankings: Wisconsin 14, Stanford 17

Others receiving votes: California 149, Wisconsin 123, Stanford 58, Navy 50, West Virginia 30, CENTRL MICHIGAN 27, Arkansas 17, Temple 17, Arizona 15, Northwestern 13, Texas Tech 12, Nevada 12, Auburn 9, TROY 2, South Florida 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1

• 1 Florida (36) 11-0 1463
• 2 Alabama (13) 11-0 1428
• 3 Texas (11) 11-0 1425
• 4 TCU 11-0 1309
• 5 Cincinnati 10-0 1245
• 6 Boise State 11-0 1218
• 7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1138
• 8 Pittsburgh 9-1 1041
• 9 Ohio State 10-2 1016
• 10 Oregon 9-2 983
• 11 Oklahoma State 9-2 793
• 12 Penn State 10-2 773
• 13 Iowa 10-2 766
• 14 Virginia Tech 8-3 675
• 15 Clemson 8-3 609
• 16 Oregon State 8-3 541
• 17 LSU 8-3 409
• 18 Brigham Young 9-2 399
• 19 Miami (FL) 8-3 347
• 20 Mississippi 8-3 333
• 21 California 8-3 263
• 22 Utah 9-2 249
• 23 North Carolina 8-3 237
• 24 USC 7-3 225
• 25 Houston 9-2 199

Dropped from rankings: Stanford 14, Wisconsin 17, Rutgers 25

Others receiving votes: Stanford 169, Nebraska 126, Wisconsin 40, Temple 32, Navy 24, Texas Tech 11, West Virginia 3, Northwestern 3, Nevada 2, Auburn 2, Kentucky 2, Arizona 1, CENTRL MICHIGAN 1,

Florida, Alabama, TCU and Texas all improved to 11-0 with blowout wins on Saturday.

• 1. Connecticut (40) 1-0 1000
• 2. Stanford 2-0 957
• 3. Ohio State 2-0 889
• 4. North Carolina 1-0 855
• 5. Notre Dame 1-0 844
• 6. Tennessee 1-0 806
• 7. LSU 1-0 707
• 8. Baylor 0-1 650
• 9. Xavier 1-0 584
• 10. Texas 1-0 575
• 11. Duke 1-1 536
• 12. Virginia 2-0 461
• 13. Florida State 1-0 438
• 14. Arizona State 1-0 409
• 15. Texas A&M 1-0 406
• 16. Georgia 1-0 400
• 17. California 1-0 340
• 17. DePaul 2-0 340
• 19. Kansas 1-0 281
• 20. Oklahoma 1-1 277
• 21. Michigan State 1-1 227
• 22. Vanderbilt 1-0 181
• 23. Louisville 1-0 156
• 24. Middle Tennessee State 1-0 149
• 25. Mississippi State 2-0 113

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Maryland 97, Georgia Tech 76, San Diego State 67, Pittsburgh 33, Kansas State 33, South Dakota State 31, Oklahoma State 23, Rutgers 22, Marist 15, Dayton 14, Purdue 14, Iowa State 14, Wisconsin-Green Bay 7, Nebraska 6, Auburn 6, TCU 5, Minnesota 3, Florida 3, St. John's 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Delaware 1,

• 1. Kansas (27) 0-0 770
• 2. Michigan State (3) 0-0 738
• 3. Texas 0-0 691
• 4. North Carolina (1) 2-0 671
• 5. Kentucky 0-0 640
• 6. Villanova 0-0 617
• 7. Purdue 0-0 584
• 8. Duke 0-0 538
• 9. West Virginia 0-0 535
• 10. Butler 0-0 436
• 11. Tennessee 0-0 433
• 12. California 2-0 396
• 13. Connecticut 0-0 388
• 14. Washington 0-0 366
• 15. Ohio State 2-0 306
• 16. Michigan 0-0 305
• 17. Oklahoma 0-0 260
• 18. Minnesota 0-0 163
• 19. Georgia Tech 0-0 162
• 20. Georgetown 0-0 158
• 21. Dayton 0-0 157
• 22. Louisville 0-0 136
• 23. Clemson 0-0 111
• 24. Syracuse 2-0 79
• 25. Illinois 0-0 70

Others Receiving Votes
Maryland 64, Siena 46, Vanderbilt 42, UCLA 26, Oklahoma State 21, Notre Dame 20, Brigham Young 18, Missouri 17, Mississippi State 16, Kansas State 12, Florida 10, Gonzaga 10, Pittsburgh 9, Wake Forest 8, Tulsa 7, Xavier 6, Utah State 4, San Diego State 4, Southern Illinois 4, Texas A&M 4, Boston College 3, Memphis 3, Mississippi 3, UNLV 3, Cornell 2, Saint Mary's 2, Northern Iowa 1.

• 1. Kansas (58) 0-0 1,616
• 2. Michigan State (5) 0-0 1,520
• 3. Texas (1) 0-0 1,412
• 4. Kentucky (1) 0-0 1,370
• 5. Villanova 0-0 1,353
• 6. North Carolina 2-0 1,301
• 7. Purdue 0-0 1,297
• 8. West Virginia 0-0 1,139
• 9. Duke 0-0 1,078
• 10. Tennessee 0-0 938
• 11. Butler 0-0 859
• 12. Connecticut 0-0 830
• 13. California 2-0 792
• 14. Washington 0-0 783
• 15. Michigan 0-0 598
• 15. Ohio State 2-0 598
• 17. Oklahoma 0-0 490
• 18. Dayton 0-0 372
• 19. Georgetown 0-0 358
• 20. Louisville 0-0 344
• 21. Georgia Tech 0-0 320
• 22. Clemson 0-0 265
• 23. Illinois 0-0 261
• 24. Minnesota 0-0 170
• 25. Maryland 0-0 167

Others Receiving Votes
Siena 125, Notre Dame 91, Vanderbilt 82, Florida State 76, Syracuse 67, Wake Forest 59, Florida 58, Oklahoma State 57, South Carolina 42, Xavier 36, UCLA 36, Brigham Young 28, Gonzaga 22, Tulsa 21, Kansas State 19, Northern Iowa 16, Mississippi State 16, Texas A&M 8, Rider 7, Missouri 7, Mississippi 6, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 3, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Utah State 1, Western Kentucky 1, Old Dominion 1, Cornell 1.

Alabama has climbed ahead of Texas as the No. 2 team in the latest AP college football poll, with Florida still No. 1. AP football writer Ralph Russo recaps the poll.

• 1 Florida 10-0
• 2 Alabama 10-0
• 3 Texas 10-0
• 4 TCU 10-0
• 5 Cincinnati 10-0
• 6 Boise State 10-0
• 7 Georgia Tech 10-1
• 8 LSU 8-2
• 9 Pittsburgh 9-1
• 10 Ohio State 9-2
• 11 Oregon 8-2
• 12 Oklahoma State 8-2
• 13 Iowa 9-2
• 14 Penn State 9-2
• 15 Virginia Tech 7-3
• 16 Wisconsin 8-2
• 17 Stanford 7-3
• 18 USC 7-3
• 19 Oregon State 7-3
• 20 Miami (FL) 7-3
• 21 Utah 8-2
• 22 Brigham Young 8-2
• 23 Clemson 7-3
• 24 Houston 8-2
• 25 California 7-3

• 1 Florida (48) 10-0 1460
• 2 Texas (4) 10-0 1397
• 3 Alabama (7) 10-0 1388
• 4 TCU 10-0 1277
• 5 Cincinnati 10-0 1219
• 6 Boise State 10-0 1183
• 7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1127
• 8 Ohio State 9-2 1019
• 9 Pittsburgh 9-1 997
• 10 LSU 8-2 956
• 11 Oregon 8-2 875
• 12 Penn State 9-2 772
• 13 Oklahoma State 8-2 750
• 14 Wisconsin 8-2 630
• 15 Iowa 9-2 584
• 16 Virginia Tech 7-3 558
• 17 Stanford 7-3 516
• 18 Brigham Young 8-2 404
• 19 Clemson 7-3 274
• 20 Oregon State 7-3 256
• 21 USC 7-3 239
• 22 Houston 8-2 229
• 23 Utah 8-2 212
• 24 Miami (FL) 7-3 156
• 25 Nebraska 7-3 107
• 25 North Carolina 7-3 107

Dropped from rankings: Arizona 19, West Virginia 23, South Florida 24, Auburn 25

Others receiving votes: Arizona 87, Navy 76, Rutgers 74, California 55, Mississippi 46, West Virginia 46, CENTRL MICHIGAN 27, Temple 17, Oklahoma 15, Boston College 14, Auburn 8, Texas Tech 7, Nevada 6, Northwestern 3, Georgia 2,

• 1 Florida (36) 10-0 1463
• 2 Alabama (14) 10-0 1429
• 3 Texas (10) 10-0 1424
• 4 TCU 10-0 1307
• 5 Cincinnati 10-0 1247
• 6 Boise State 10-0 1213
• 7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1139
• 8 Pittsburgh 9-1 1030
• 9 Ohio State 9-2 990
• 10 LSU 8-2 968
• 11 Oregon 8-2 918
• 12 Oklahoma State 8-2 754
• 13 Penn State 9-2 689
• 14 Stanford 7-3 652
• 15 Iowa 9-2 633
• 16 Virginia Tech 7-3 559
• 17 Wisconsin 8-2 547
• 18 Clemson 7-3 442
• 19 Brigham Young 8-2 344
• 20 Oregon State 7-3 338
• 21 Miami (FL) 7-3 255
• 22 USC 7-3 223
• 23 Utah 8-2 183
• 24 Houston 8-2 149
• 25 Rutgers 7-2 145

Dropped from rankings: Arizona 18, South Florida 23

Others receiving votes: North Carolina 144, Nebraska 64, California 53, Arizona 50, Mississippi 45, Navy 41, Temple 23, Auburn 9, Georgia 9, West Virginia 8, Oklahoma 5, Texas Tech 4, Boston College 3, Nevada 1,

Top-ranked Florida, second-ranked Texas, No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 TCU keep their championship hopes alive by improving to 10-0 on Saturday.

Fifth-ranked Cincinnati is facing a tough test this week. The undefeated Bearcats host 7-2 West Virginia on Friday night in a game with national title implications.

Rutgers routed No. 23 South Florida Thursday, 31-0. Rutgers had seven sacks, blocked a punt and forced the Bulls into four turnovers. It was the first time South Florida had been shut out in a regular season game.

AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo looks ahead to three top games in college football, including No. 4 TCU hosting 16th-ranked Utah. No. 15 Penn State travels to No. 10 Ohio State, while 25th-ranked Stanford is at No. 11 USC.

Florida, Texas and Alabama remain the top three teams in college football. TCU moved up two spots to No. 4 after routing San Diego State. Oklahoma fell out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2005.

• 1 Florida 9-0
• 2 Alabama 9-0
• 3 Texas 9-0
• 4 TCU 9-0
• 5 Cincinnati 9-0
• 6 Boise State 9-0
• 7 Georgia Tech 9-1
• 8 LSU 7-2
• 9 USC 7-2
• 10 Iowa 9-1
• 11 Ohio State 8-2
• 12 Pittsburgh 8-1
• 13 Oregon 7-2
• 14 Miami (FL) 7-2
• 15 Houston 8-1
• 16 Utah 8-1
• 17 Arizona 6-2
• 18 Penn State 8-2
• 19 Oklahoma State 7-2
• 20 Wisconsin 7-2
• 21 Virginia Tech 6-3
• 22 Brigham Young 7-2
• 23 Oregon State 6-3
• 24 South Florida 6-2
• 25 West Virginia 7-2

• 1 Florida (48) 9-0 1460
• 2 Texas (4) 9-0 1399
• 3 Alabama (7) 9-0 1389
• 4 TCU 9-0 1262
• 5 Cincinnati 9-0 1224
• 6 Boise State 9-0 1200
• 7 Georgia Tech 9-1 1118
• 8 Ohio State 8-2 944
• 9 Pittsburgh 8-1 940
• 10 USC 7-2 847
• 11 LSU 7-2 838
• 12 Houston 8-1 766
• 13 Iowa 9-1 757
• 14 Utah 8-1 688
• 15 Miami (FL) 7-2 685
• 16 Oregon 7-2 665
• 17 Penn State 8-2 552
• 18 Oklahoma State 7-2 530
• 19 Arizona 6-2 472
• 20 Wisconsin 7-2 341
• 21 Virginia Tech 6-3 268
• 22 Brigham Young 7-2 216
• 23 West Virginia 7-2 121
• 24 South Florida 6-2 106
• 25 Auburn 7-3 80

Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma 20, Notre Dame 21, California 23

Others receiving votes: Clemson 71, Stanford 54, Oregon State 39, Texas Tech 36, Nebraska 31, Navy 28, Temple 8, CENTRL MICHIGAN 8, North Carolina 7, Boston College 7, Oklahoma 6, Rutgers 3, Tennessee 3, Mississippi 2, Fresno State 1, Kansas State 1,

• 1 Florida (39) 9-0 1467
• 2 Texas (10) 9-0 1430
• 3 Alabama (11) 9-0 1422
• 4 TCU 9-0 1271
• 5 Cincinnati 9-0 1263
• 6 Boise State 9-0 1228
• 7 Georgia Tech 9-1 1127
• 8 Pittsburgh 8-1 945
• 9 LSU 7-2 904
• 10 Ohio State 8-2 898
• 11 USC 7-2 834
• 12 Miami (FL) 7-2 805
• 13 Houston 8-1 783
• 14 Oregon 7-2 752
• 15 Iowa 9-1 741
• 16 Utah 8-1 706
• 17 Oklahoma State 7-2 492
• 18 Arizona 6-2 476
• 19 Penn State 8-2 467
• 20 Virginia Tech 6-3 275
• 21 Wisconsin 7-2 274
• 22 Brigham Young 7-2 219
• 23 South Florida 6-2 167
• 24 Clemson 6-3 149
• 25 Stanford 6-3 107

Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 19, Oklahoma 20, California 23

Others receiving votes: Oregon State 95, West Virginia 54, Auburn 54, Texas Tech 24, Navy 19, Tennessee 12, Rutgers 11, Nebraska 9, Temple 7, Kansas State 5, Notre Dame 3, Mississippi 2, Fresno State 2, TROY 1,

Iowa and Oregon see their national championship hopes go up in smoke while Alabama, Florida, Texas and Cincinnati stay unbeaten.

AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo previews three top games this week, including No. 3 Alabama facing No. 9 LSU. 15th-ranked Ohio State travels to No. 11 Penn State, while No.4 Cincinnati takes on Connecticut.

• 1. Connecticut (40) 0-0 1000
• 2. Stanford 0-0 951
• 3. Ohio State 0-0 862
• 4. Notre Dame 0-0 799
• 5. North Carolina 0-0 798
• 6. Duke 0-0 772
• 7. Baylor 0-0 744
• 8. Tennessee 0-0 676
• 9. LSU 0-0 600
• 10. Michigan State 0-0 521
• 11. Xavier 0-0 492
• 12. Texas 0-0 487
• 13. Oklahoma 0-0 444
• 14. Virginia 0-0 394
• 15. Florida State 0-0 385
• 16. Arizona State 0-0 317
• 17. DePaul 0-0 301
• 18. California 0-0 294
• 19. Georgia Tech 0-0 262
• 20. Kansas 0-0 241
• 21. Georgia 0-0 201
• 22. Vanderbilt 0-0 165
• 23. Louisville 0-0 156
• 24. Middle Tennessee State 0-0 143
• 25. Rutgers 0-0 138

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES

Texas A&M 137, Maryland 114, Mississippi State 110, San Diego State 78, South Dakota State 70, Pittsburgh 48, Purdue 45, Kansas State 33, Gonzaga 30, Marist 26, UCLA 26, Michigan 16, Iowa State 14, Minnesota 14, Boston College 12, Louisiana Tech 11, Tulane 9, Bowling Green 8, Arkansas 7, TCU 7, Wisconsin-Green Bay 7, Auburn 6, Nebraska 6, Texas Tech 6, USC 5, Florida 3, Fresno State 3, Oklahoma State 3, Delaware 1, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Temple 1,

Florida remains the top-ranked team in the nation, but Texas replaced Oklahoma as the No. 2 team in the country in the latest AP College Football Top 25 poll. Oregon jumped three spots to seventh, after crushing USC, 47-20.

• 1 Florida 8-0
• 2 Texas 8-0
• 3 Alabama 8-0
• 4 Iowa 9-0
• 5 Cincinnati 8-0
• 6 TCU 8-0
• 7 Boise State 8-0
• 8 Oregon 7-1
• 9 LSU 7-1
• 10 Georgia Tech 8-1
• 11 Penn State 8-1
• 12 USC 6-2
• 13 Pittsburgh 7-1
• 14 Utah 7-1
• 15 Houston 7-1
• 16 Ohio State 7-2
• 17 Miami (FL) 6-2
• 18 Arizona 5-2
• 19 Oklahoma State 6-2
• 20 California 6-2
• 21 Wisconsin 6-2
• 22 Notre Dame 6-2
• 23 Virginia Tech 5-3
• 24 Oklahoma 5-3
• 25 South Florida 6-2

• 1 Florida (38) 8-0 1448
• 2 Texas (13) 8-0 1408
• 3 Alabama (8) 8-0 1390
• 4 Cincinnati 8-0 1212
• 5 Boise State 8-0 1211
• 6 TCU 8-0 1147
• 7 Oregon 7-1 1130
• 8 Iowa 9-0 1127
• 9 LSU 7-1 1036
• 10 Georgia Tech 8-1 949
• 11 Penn State 8-1 886
• 12 USC 6-2 741
• 13 Houston 7-1 707
• 14 Pittsburgh 7-1 690
• 15 Ohio State 7-2 636
• 16 Miami (FL) 6-2 602
• 17 Utah 7-1 552
• 18 Oklahoma State 6-2 361
• 19 Notre Dame 6-2 352
• 20 Oklahoma 5-3 348
• 21 Arizona 5-2 322
• 22 Virginia Tech 5-3 185
• 23 California 6-2 181
• 24 Wisconsin 6-2 172
• 25 Brigham Young 6-2 130

Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 20, South Carolina 21, Mississippi 24

Others receiving votes: South Florida 115, Clemson 35, Auburn 30, Texas Tech 24, West Virginia 15, Rutgers 11, Boston College 6, CENTRL MICHIGAN 4, Oregon State 4, Tennessee 3, Idaho 2, Richmond 1, South Carolina 1, Temple 1,

• 1 Florida (50) 8-0 1463
• 2 Texas (4) 8-0 1395
• 3 Alabama (5) 8-0 1390
• 4 TCU 8-0 1182
• 5 Boise State 8-0 1176
• 6 Iowa 9-0 1161
• 7 Cincinnati 8-0 1150
• 8 Oregon 7-1 1079
• 9 LSU 7-1 1062
• 10 Penn State 8-1 966
• 11 Georgia Tech 8-1 934
• 12 Ohio State 7-2 730
• 13 USC 6-2 729
• 14 Pittsburgh 7-1 694
• 15 Houston 7-1 672
• 16 Utah 7-1 567
• 17 Miami (FL) 6-2 549
• 18 Oklahoma State 6-2 371
• 19 Arizona 5-2 320
• 20 Oklahoma 5-3 313
• 21 Notre Dame 6-2 281
• 22 Wisconsin 6-2 204
• 23 California 6-2 197
• 24 Virginia Tech 5-3 193
• 25 Brigham Young 6-2 106

Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 20, South Carolina 21, Mississippi 22

Others receiving votes: South Florida 65, West Virginia 51, Texas Tech 49, Auburn 46, Clemson 18, South Carolina 15, North Carolina 8, Idaho 8, CENTRL MICHIGAN 7, Navy 5, Boston College 5, Rutgers 4, Tennessee 4, Duke 3, Kansas State 1, TROY 1, Temple 1,