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Alabama tightens hold on top spot in the Amway Coaches Poll, while Florida State jumps to No. 2,

1. Alabama ( 2- 0) Points: 1,598 ( 62 first- place votes). Previous ranking: 1. This week: Saturday at No. 17 Mississipp­i ( CBS, 3: 30). Last week: Beat Western Kentucky 38- 10. 2. Florida State ( 2- 0) Points: 1,490 ( 1). Previous ranking: 3. This week: Saturday at No. 10 Louisville ( ABC, noon). Last week: Beat Charleston Southern 52- 8. 3. Clemson ( 2- 0) Points: 1,447 ( 1). Previous ranking: 2. This week: Saturday vs. South Carolina State. Last week: Beat Troy 30- 24. 4. Ohio State ( 2- 0) Points: 1,440. Previous ranking: 4. This week: Saturday at No. 14 Oklahoma ( Fox, 7: 30). Last week: Beat Tulsa 48- 3. 5. Michigan ( 2- 0) 1,279. Previous ranking: Points: 6. This week: Saturday vs. Colorado ( BTN, 3: 30). Last week: Beat Central Florida 51- 14. 6. Stanford ( 1- 0) Points: 1,257. Previous ranking: 5. This week: Saturday vs. Southern California ( ABC, 8). Last week: Idle. 7. Houston ( 2- 0) Points: 1,243. Previous ranking: 7. This week: Thursday at Cincinnati ( ESPN, 7: 30). Last week: Beat Lamar 42- 0. 8. Michigan State ( 1- 0) Points: 1,034. Previous ranking: 8. This week: Saturday at No. 18 Notre Dame ( NBC, 7: 30). Last week: Idle. 9. Washington ( 2- 0) Points: 945. Previous ranking: 11. This week: Saturday vs. Portland State ( Pac- 12, 8). Last week: Beat Idaho 59- 14. 10. Louisville ( 2- 0) Points: 894. Previous ranking: 15. This week: Saturday vs. No. 2 Florida State ( ABC, noon). Last week: Beat Syracuse 62- 28. 11. Iowa ( 2- 0) Points: 875. Previous ranking: 10. This week: Saturday vs. North Dakota State ( ESPN2, noon). Last week: Beat Iowa State 42- 3. 12. Wisconsin ( 2- 0) Points: 793. Previous ranking: 16. This week: Saturday vs. Georgia State ( BTN, noon). Last week: Beat Akron 54- 10. 13. Georgia ( 2- 0) Points: 777. Previous ranking: 9. This week: Saturday at Missouri ( SEC, 7: 30). Last week: Beat Nicholls 26- 24. 14. Oklahoma ( 1- 1) Points: 723. Previous ranking: 13. This week: Saturday vs. No. 4 Ohio State ( Fox, 7: 30). Last week: Beat LouisianaM­onroe 59- 17. 15. Tennessee ( 2- 0) Points: 718. Previous ranking: 14. This week: Saturday vs. Ohio ( SEC, noon). Last week: Beat Virginia Tech 45- 24. 16. Texas ( 2- 0) Points: 648. Previous ranking: 20. This week: Saturday at California ( ESPN, 10: 30). Last week: Beat Texas- El Paso 41- 7. 17. Mississipp­i ( 1- 1) Points: 525. Previous ranking: 18. This week: Saturday vs. No. 1 Alabama ( CBS, 3: 30). Last week: Beat Wofford 38- 13. 18. Notre Dame ( 1- 1) Points: 453. Previous ranking: 21. This week: Saturday vs. No. 8 Michigan State ( NBC, 7: 30). Last week: Beat Nevada 39- 10. 19. Baylor ( 2- 0) Points: 452. Previous ranking: 19. This week: Friday vs. Rice ( ESPN, 8). Last week: Beat SMU 40- 13. 20. Texas A& M ( 2- 0) Points: 425. Previous ranking: 24. This week: Saturday at Auburn ( ESPN, 7). Last week: Beat Prairie View A& M 67- 0. 21. Oregon ( 2- 0) Points: 403. Previous ranking: 23. This week: Saturday at Nebraska ( ABC, 3: 30). Last week: Beat Virginia 44- 26. 22. LSU ( 1- 1) Points: 318. Previous ranking: 22. This week: Saturday vs. Mississipp­i State ( ESPN2, 7). Last week: Beat Jacksonvil­le State 34- 13. 23. Florida ( 2- 0) Points: 267. Previous ranking: 25. This week: Saturday vs North Texas ( ESPNU, 7: 30) Last week: Beat Kentucky 45- 7. 24. Arkansas ( 2- 0) Points: 170. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Saturday vs. Texas State ( SEC, 7: 30). Last week: Beat TCU 41- 38. 25. Miami ( Fla.) ( 2- 0) Points: 137. Previous ranking: not ranked. This week: Saturday at Appalachia­n State ( ESPN, noon). Last week: Beat Florida Atlantic 38- 10.

Dropped out: No. 12 TCU ( 1- 1), No. 17 Oklahoma State ( 1- 1). Others receiving votes: TCU ( 1- 1) 110; North Carolina ( 1- 1) 56; Utah ( 2- 0) 52; Nebraska ( 2- 0) 47; UCLA ( 1- 1) 42; Boise State ( 2- 0) 37; Oklahoma State ( 1- 1) 29; San Diego State ( 2- 0) 27; Pittsburgh ( 2- 0) 25; Auburn ( 1- 1) 15; South Florida ( 2- 0) 12; West Virginia ( 2- 0) 9; Navy ( 2- 0) 8; Arizona State ( 2- 0) 7; Appalachia­n State ( 1- 1) 3; Colorado ( 2- 0) 2; Georgia Southern ( 2- 0) 2; Central Michigan ( 2- 0) 1; Marshall ( 1- 0) 1; Minnesota ( 2- 0) 1; Toledo ( 2- 0) 1; Western Kentucky ( 1- 1) 1; Western Michigan ( 2- 0) 1. The Amway board of coaches is made up of 64 head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivisio­n schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Associatio­n.

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