Florida State rises to No. 1 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football rankings, following Alabama's first loss of the season. And now we have something real to argue about ahead of tonight's release of the BCS rankings.
No. 3 Auburn (11-1) received two first-place votes after its thrilling 34-28 victory against Alabama (11-1) on Saturday.
The Tigers trail No. 2 Ohio State (12-0) by 31 votes. That's a gap that could not only be closed a bit with a win against No. 5 Missouri (11-1) in next weekend's SEC championship game, but it could also have an effect on the BCS computers. It's going to be close.
The Buckeyes play No. 10 Michigan State (11-1) in the Big Ten championship game.
Should an unbeaten Big Ten team be sent to the BCS national title game ahead of a one-loss SEC team? That debate figures to intensify over the next week. — Bill Bender, Sporting News
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The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Rk., Team | Record | Points | Pvs. |
| 1. Florida State (58) | 12-0 | 1,498 | 2 |
| 2. Ohio State | 12-0 | 1,418 | 3 |
| 3. Auburn (2) | 11-1 | 1,387 | 4 |
| 4. Alabama | 11-1 | 1,294 | 1 |
| 5. Missouri | 11-1 | 1,281 | 5 |
| 6. Oklahoma State | 10-1 | 1,197 | 7 |
| 7. Stanford | 10-2 | 1,067 | 8 |
| 8. South Carolina | 10-2 | 1,066 | 10 |
| 9. Baylor | 10-1 | 1,020 | 9 |
| 10. Michigan State | 11-1 | 1,002 | 11 |
| 11. Arizona State | 10-2 | 843 | 13 |
| 12. Oregon | 10-2 | 815 | 12 |
| 13. Clemson | 10-2 | 813 | 6 |
| 14. LSU | 9-3 | 690 | 15 |
| 15. UCF | 10-1 | 621 | 17 |
| 16. Northern Illinois | 12-0 | 596 | 18 |
| 17. UCLA | 9-3 | 510 | 22 |
| 18. Oklahoma | 9-2 | 503 | 20 |
| 19. Louisville | 10-1 | 482 | 21 |
| 20. Duke | 10-2 | 348 | 24 |
| 21. Wisconsin | 9-3 | 299 | 14 |
| 22. Texas A&M | 8-4 | 186 | 19 |
| 23. Texas | 8-3 | 156 | NR |
| 24. Fresno State | 10-1 | 124 | 16 |
| 25. Georgia | 8-4 | 111 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 45, Southern Cal 28, Miami 26, Notre Dame 26, Iowa 23, Vanderbilt 16, Washington 6, Minnesota 2, North Dakota State 1. | |||
Contributing: The Associated Press