Mississippi State Moves Up in Week 5 Polls, Alabama Leads the Pack

NEW YORK (WCBI/AP) — Oregon has moved past LSU to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 behind Alabama after the Ducks rolled to a victory and the Tigers struggled to remain unbeaten.

(Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
Mississippi State’s Tyler Russell attempting a pass in the Bulldogs’ 30-10 win over South Alabama on Saturday. MSU has risen in both the AP and Coaches’ Polls this week.

Oregon routed Arizona 49-0 on Saturday night in Eugene. No. 3 LSU hung on to win at Auburn 12-10.

Florida State remained No. 4 after its 49-37 victory against Clemson, and Georgia held steady at No. 5. No. 6 South Carolina gives the Southeastern Conference four of the top six teams in the nation.

Alabama got 59 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel, with LSU receiving the other.

Kansas State moved up eight spots to No. 7 after beating Oklahoma 24-19, the Wildcats’ best ranking since September 2006.

The Sooners dropped from sixth to 16th.

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 ALABAMA (59) 4-0 1499 1
2 Oregon 4-0 1414 3
3 LSU (1) 4-0 1346 2
4 Florida State 4-0 1340 4
5 Georgia 4-0 1245 5
6 South Carolina 4-0 1147 7
7 Kansas State 4-0 1067 15
8 Stanford 3-0 1055 9
9 West Virginia 3-0 1045 8
10 Notre Dame 4-0 1003 11
11 Florida 4-0 864 14
12 Texas 3-0 856 12
13 USC 3-1 801 13
14 Ohio State 4-0 633 16
15 TCU 3-0 616 17
16 Oklahoma 2-1 611 6
17 Clemson 3-1 588 10
18 Oregon State 2-0 451 NR
19 Louisville 4-0 414 20
20 Michigan State 3-1 348 21
21 MISSISSIPPI ST 4-0 246 23
22 Nebraska 3-1 179 25
23 Rutgers 4-0 128 NR
24 Boise State 2-1 114 24
25 Baylor 3-0 92 NR
  • Dropped from rankings: Michigan 18, UCLA 19, Arizona 22
  • Others receiving votes: Northwestern 89, UCLA 79, Michigan 44, Ohio 40, Virginia Tech 26, Arizona 17, Iowa State 16, Wisconsin 13, Oklahoma State 12, Texas A&M 11, Texas Tech 10, Cincinnati 10, Tennessee 10, Arizona State 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Purdue 5, Miami (FL) 1
USA Today Coaches’ Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 ALABAMA (57) 4-0 1473 1
2 Oregon 4-0 1371 3
3 LSU (1) 4-0 1361 2
4 Florida State (1) 4-0 1306 4
5 Georgia 4-0 1224 6
6 South Carolina 4-0 1149 8
7 West Virginia 3-0 1137 7
8 Kansas State 4-0 1000 13
9 Stanford 3-0 949 11
10 Texas 3-0 924 10
11 Notre Dame 4-0 836 15
12 Florida 4-0 817 14
13 USC 3-1 813 12
14 TCU 3-0 705 16
15 Oklahoma 2-1 699 5
16 Clemson 3-1 560 9
17 Louisville 4-0 493 18
18 Michigan State 3-1 404 20
19 MISSISSIPPI ST 4-0 349 23
20 Nebraska 3-1 327 22
21 Oregon State 2-0 220 NR
22 Oklahoma State 2-1 154 25
23 Wisconsin 3-1 102 24
24 Baylor 3-0 101 NR
T25 Rutgers & Virginia Tech 4-0, 3-1 98 NR
  • Dropped from rankings: Michigan 17, UCLA 19, Arizona 21,
  • Others receiving votes: Northwestern 96, Boise State 69, Michigan 57, Iowa State 45, Cincinnati 42, UCLA 33, Texas A&M 31, Louisiana Tech 28, Arizona State 22, Texas Tech 17, Arizona 16, Ohio 13, Minnesota 11, Tennessee 6, Western Kentucky 5, Purdue 4, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Miami (FL) 2, San Jose State 2, Washington 2

 

 

 

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