Florida State, Baylor, Mizzou lead AP Top 25 poll makeover

10/20/2013

Florida State, Baylor and Missouri take big steps forward as The Associated Press college football poll gets an extensive makeover following losses by five top-10 teams.

Alabama is still No. 1, Oregon still two and Ohio State fourth, but otherwise there was much movement.

Florida State moved two spots to No. 3 after its 51-14 win at Clemson.

The Crimson Tide received 55 first-place votes from the media panel. Oregon got three first-place votes and Florida State received two.

Missouri went from 14 to fifth, its best ranking since 2008. No. 6 Baylor jumped to its highest ranking since 1980.

Miami is No. 7, followed by Stanford, Clemson and Texas Tech at No. 10.

No. 21 UCF is ranked for the first time since the final 2010 poll.

Top 25 teams and their records. First place votes in parentheses.

1. Alabama (55) 7-0

2. Oregon (3) 7-0

3. Florida St. (2) 6-0

4. Ohio St. 7-0

5. Missouri 7-0

6. Baylor 6-0

7. Miami 6-0

8. Stanford 6-1

9. Clemson 6-1

10. Texas Tech 7-0

11. Auburn 6-1

12. UCLA 5-1

13. LSU 6-2

14. Texas A&M 5-2

15. Fresno St. 6-0

16. Virginia Tech 6-1

17. Oklahoma 6-1

18. Louisville 6-1

19. Oklahoma St. 5-1

20. South Carolina 5-2

21. UCF 5-1

22. Wisconsin 5-2

23. N. Illinois 7-0

24. Michigan 6-1

25. Nebraska 5-1