Alabama Moves Up to No. 1 in Latest AP Poll

Alabama's 55-44 win over Auburn was enough to move the Crimson Tide past Florida State in the AP Poll.

Despite having one loss, voters think Alabama should be ranked ahead of the undefeated, defending champions. The Crimson Tide still received four fewer first place votes than the Seminoles. Oregon was the only other team to receive first place votes and sits at third in the poll.

Alabama has now been ranked No. 1 at some point in each of the past seven season, which matches a streak by Miami in the late 80s through the early 90s. Missouri, which won the SEC East, has moved up to No. 14 and will face Alabama in Atlanta on Saturday.

Here are the Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

	Record	Pts	Pv
1. Alabama (25)	11-1	1,426	2
2. Florida St. (29)	12-0	1,423	1
3. Oregon (5)	11-1	1,391	3
4. TCU	10-1	1,274	6
5. Baylor	10-1	1,243	5
6. Ohio St.	11-1	1,192	7
7. Michigan St.	10-2	1,048	10
8. Arizona	10-2	1,027	12
9. Kansas St.	9-2	995	11
10. Mississippi St.	10-2	944	4
11. Wisconsin	10-2	910	14
12. Georgia Tech	10-2	823	16
13. Mississippi	9-3	753	18
14. Missouri	10-2	740	17
15. Georgia	9-3	606	8
16. UCLA	9-3	512	9
17. Arizona St.	9-3	495	13
18. Oklahoma	8-3	485	20
19. Clemson	9-3	418	23
20. Auburn	8-4	358	15
21. Louisville	9-3	346	24
22. Boise St.	10-2	265	25
23. LSU	8-4	145	NR
24. Utah	8-4	79	NR
25. Nebraska	9-3	64	NR

Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 61, Minnesota 47, Duke 22, Marshall 22, Memphis 21, Colorado St. 18, Air Force 7, Stanford 4, West Virginia 4, N. Illinois 3, UCF 3, Cincinnati 1.

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