Irish crack Amway Top 5

Notre Dame jumps three spots in rankings

1. Alabama (9-0)

Points: 1,624 (64 first-place votes).

Previous ranking (PR): 1. Next: Saturday at No. 18 Mississippi State (ESPN, 7).

2. Georgia (9-0) Points: 1,560 (1). PR: 2. Next: Saturday at No. 10 Auburn (CBS, 3:30).

3. Wisconsin (9-0) Points: 1,392. PR: 4. Next: Saturday vs. Iowa (ABC, 3:30).

4. Clemson (8-1) Points: 1,379. PR: 5. Next: Saturday vs. Florida State (ESPN, 3:30).

5. Notre Dame (8-1) Points: 1,367. PR: 8. Next: Saturday at No. 6 Miami (Fla.) (ABC, 8). 6. Miami (Fla.) (8-0) Points: 1,326. PR: 6. Next: Saturday vs. No. 5 Notre Dame (ABC,

8). 7. Oklahoma (8-1) Points: 1,314. PR:

9. Next: Saturday vs. No. 9 TCU (Fox, 8). 8. Washington (8-1) Points: 1,154. PR: 11. Next: Friday at Stanford (FS1, 10:30). 9. TCU (8-1) Points: 1,143. PR: 12. Next: Saturday at No. 7 Oklahoma (Fox, 8).

10. Auburn (7-2) Points: 900. PR: 15. Next: Saturday vs. No. 2 Georgia (CBS, 3:30).

11. Ohio State (7-2) Points: 881. PR: 3. Next: Saturday vs. No. 16 Michigan State (Fox, noon).

12. Central Florida (8-0) Points: 854. PR: 14. Next: Saturday vs. Connecticut (ESPNU, noon). 13. Points: Penn State 817. PR: (7-2) 7. Next: Saturday vs. Rutgers (BTN, noon).

14. Southern California (8-2) Points: 778. PR: 17. Next: Saturday at Colorado (Fox, 4).

15. Oklahoma State (7-2) Points: 764. PR: 10. Next: Saturday at No. 23 Iowa State (ABC/ESPN2, noon).

16. Michigan State (7-2) Points: 609. PR: not ranked. Next: Saturday at No. 11 Ohio State (Fox, noon).

17. Virginia Tech (7-2) Points: 555. PR: 13. Next: Saturday at Georgia Tech.

18. Mississippi State (7-2) Points: 462. PR: 22. Next: Saturday vs. No. 1 Alabama (ESPN, 7).

19. Memphis (8-1) Points: 457. PR: 21. Next game: Nov. 18 vs. Southern Methodist.

20. Washington State (8-2) Points: 376. PR: not ranked. Next: Saturday at Utah (Pac-12, 5:30).

21. South Florida (8-1) Points: 306. PR: 23. Next game: Nov. 16 vs. Tulsa.

22. Michigan (7-2) Points: 261. PR: 24. Next: Saturday at Maryland (BTN, 3:30).

23. Iowa State (6-3) Points: 150. PR: 16. Next: Saturday vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State (ABC/ESPN2, noon).

24. North Carolina State (6-3) Points: 149. PR: 19. Next: Saturday at Boston College (ABC/ESPN2, noon). 25. LSU (6-3) Points: 136. PR: 20. Next: Saturday vs. Arkansas (ESPN, noon).