Shake-Up in Week 7 College Football Polls Has 3 SEC Teams in Top 4

NEW YORK (WCBI/AP) — South Carolina, Florida and West Virginia move into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll after a Saturday during which nine Top 25 teams lost.

No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon hold their spots at the top of the rankings. Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 again. The rest of the Top 25 got a makeover.

No. 3 South Carolina, off a 35-7 victory against Georgia, moves up three spots. No. 4 Florida jumps six spots after beating LSU 14-6. No. 5 West Virginia moves up three with a 48-45 victory at Texas.

No. 6 Kansas State, No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 8 Ohio State also move up. LSU drops to No. 9, and unbeaten Oregon State is No. 10.

The last time nine ranked teams lost in the same week was the weekend of Oct. 18, 2008.

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (60) 5-0 1500
2 Oregon 6-0 1435
3 South Carolina 6-0 1359
4 Florida 5-0 1265
5 West Virginia 5-0 1260
6 Kansas State 5-0 1217
7 Notre Dame 5-0 1176
8 Ohio State 6-0 1053
9 LSU 5-1 938
10 Oregon State 4-0 873
11 USC 4-1 812
12 Florida State 5-1 800
13 Oklahoma 3-1 756
14 Georgia 5-1 733
15 Texas 4-1 711
16 Clemson 5-1 657
17 Stanford 4-1 587
18 Louisville 5-0 494
19 Mississippi State 5-0 450
20 Rutgers 5-0 331
21 Cincinnati 4-0 205
22 Texas A&M 4-1 153
23 Louisiana Tech 5-0 129
24 Boise State 4-1 114
25 Michigan 3-2 82
  • Dropped from rankings: TCU 15, Nebraska 21, Washington 23, Northwestern 24, UCLA 25
  • Others receiving votes: Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa State 54, TCU 50, Michigan State 49, Arizona State 39, Washington 39, North Carolina State 17, Nebraska 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Northwestern 1
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (58) 5-0 1474
2 Oregon (1) 6-0 1411
3 South Carolina 6-0 1345
4 West Virginia 5-0 1296
5 Kansas State 5-0 1216
6 Florida 5-0 1165
7 Notre Dame 5-0 1152
8 LSU 5-1 961
9 USC 4-1 940
10 Oklahoma 3-1 872
11 Florida State 5-1 819
12 Georgia 5-1 761
13 Clemson 5-1 759
14 Oregon State 4-0 691
15 Texas 4-1 663
16 Louisville 5-0 628
17 Stanford 4-1 577
18 Mississippi State 5-0 558
19 Rutgers 5-0 410
20 Cincinnati 4-0 365
21 Texas A&M 4-1 208
22 Boise State 4-1 197
23 TCU 4-1 194
24 Louisiana Tech 5-0 131
25 Iowa State 4-1 73
  • Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 20, Northwestern 22, Texas Tech 24
  • Others receiving votes: Arizona State 61, Baylor 52, Michigan 33, Northwestern 31, Michigan State 27, Ohio 23, Nebraska 18, Texas Tech 11, Duke 10, Wisconsin 8, Western Kentucky 7, North Carolina State 6, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Oklahoma State 5, San Jose State 4, Louisiana-Monroe 3, Nevada 2, Toledo 2
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