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1. Alabama (8-0)

Points: 1,599 (63 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday at No. 14 LSU (CBS, 8). Last week: Idle.

2. Michigan (8-0)

Points: 1,492. Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday vs. Maryland (ESPN, 3:30). Last week: Beat Michigan State 32-23.

3. Clemson (8-0)

Points: 1,488 (1). Previous ranking: 3. This week: Saturday vs. Syracuse (ABC/ESPN2, 3:30). Last week: Beat then-No. 14 Florida State 37-34.

4. Washington (8-0)

Points: 1,434. Previous ranking: 4. This week: Saturday at California (ESPN, 10:30). Last week: Beat then-No. 16 Utah 31-24.

5. Louisville (7-1)

Points: 1,322. Previous ranking: 5. This week: Saturday at Boston College (ESPN2, noon). Last week: Beat Virginia 32-25.

6. Ohio State (7-1)

Points: 1,269. Previous ranking: 8. This week: Saturday vs. No. 10 Nebraska (ABC, 8). Last week: Beat Northwestern 24-20.

7. Texas A&M (7-1)

Points: 1,207. Previous ranking: 10. This week: Saturday at Mississippi State (SEC, noon). Last

week: Beat New Mexico State 52-10.

8. Wisconsin (6-2)

Points: 1,147. Previous ranking: 11. This week: Saturday at Northwestern (ABC, noon). Last week: Beat then-No. 6 Nebraska 23-17 OT.

9. Florida (6-1)

Points: 1,039. Previous ranking: 12. This week: Saturday at Arkansas (CBS, 3:30). Last week: Beat Georgia 24-10.

10. Nebraska (7-1)

Points: 963. Previous ranking: 6 (tie). This week: Saturday at No. 6 Ohio State (ABC, 8). Last week: Lost to then-No. 11 Wisconsin 23-17 OT.

11. Oklahoma (6-2)

Points: 907. Previous ranking: 15. This week: Thursday at Iowa State (ESPN, 7:30). Last week: Beat Kansas 56-3.

12. Auburn (6-2)

Points: 896. Previous ranking: 17. This week: Saturday vs. Vanderbilt (ESPN, noon). Last week: Beat Mississippi 40-29.

13. Baylor (6-1)

Points: 810. Previous ranking: 6 (tie). This week: Saturday vs. TCU (Fox, 3:30). Last week: Lost to Texas 35-34.

14. LSU (5-2)

Points: 652. Previous ranking: 19. This week: Saturday vs. No. 1 Alabama (CBS, 8). Last week: Idle.

15. West Virginia (6-1)

Points: 642. Previous ranking: 9. This week: Saturday vs. Kansas (ESPN2, 7). Last week: Lost to then-unranked Oklahoma State 37-20.

16. Utah (7-2)

Points: 523. Previous ranking: 16. Next game: Nov. 10 at Arizona State. Last week: Lost to No. 4 Washington 31-24.

17. North Carolina (6-2)

Points: 500. Previous ranking: 20. This week: Saturday vs. Georgia Tech. Last week: Idle.

18. Western Michigan (8-0)

Points: 448. Previous ranking: 21. This week: Tuesday at Ball State (ESPN2, 8). Last week: Idle.

19. Florida State (5-3)

Points: 432. Previous ranking: 14. This week: Saturday at North Carolina State (ESPNU, 7). Last week: Lost to No. 3 Clemson 37-34.

20. Colorado (6-2)

Points: 394. Previous ranking: 23. This week: Thursday vs. UCLA (FS1, 9). Last week: Idle.

21. Virginia Tech (6-2)

Points: 335. Previous ranking: 25. This week: Saturday at Duke (ESPNU, 3:30). Last week: Beat Pittsburgh 39-36.

22. Oklahoma State (6-2)

Points: 298. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Sat- urday at Kansas State (ABC, 3:30). Last week: Beat then-No. 9 West Virginia 37-20.

23. Penn State (6-2)

Points: 296. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. Iowa (BTN, 7:30). Last week: Beat Purdue 62-24.

24. Boise State (7-1)

Points: 266. Previous ranking: 13. This week: Friday vs. San Jose State (ESPN2, 10:15). Last week: Lost to Wyoming 30-28.

25. Washington State (6-2)

Points: 146. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. Arizona. Last week: Beat Oregon State 35-31.