Meanwhile, West Virginia is climbing, buoyed by its 5-0 record. Two SEC teams, conversely, took a tumble, as Tennessee and Ole Miss suffered losses to Alabama and Arkansas, respectively. And with Virginia Tech and Miami falling from the Top 25 altogether, two new teams and a new college world order appear in the bottom half of the poll. 

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Here are the AP’s latest rankings (first-place votes in parentheses): 

  1. Alabama 7-0 (60) 2. Ohio State 6-0 3. Michigan 6-0 (1) 4. Clemson 7-0 5. Washington 6-0 6. Texas A&M 6-0 7. Louisville 5-1 8. Nebraska 6-0 9. Baylor 6-0 10. Wisconsin 4-2 11. Houston 6-1 12. West Virginia 5-0 13. Florida State 5-2 14. Boise State 6-0 15. Florida 5-1 16. Oklahoma 4-2 17. Arkansas 5-2 18. Tennessee 5-2 19. Utah 6-1 20. Western Michigan 7-0 21. Auburn 4-2 22. North Carolina 5-2 23. Ole Miss 3-3 24. Navy 4-1 25. LSU 4-2

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