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After their seventh win in eight games this season, the Auburn Tigers continued their ascent of the college football rankings. Following a 45-10 victory over Florida Atlantic, Auburn is ranked No. 8 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and Harris Poll.
The three-spot improvement in the AP poll is fairly standard, as the Tigers bypassed a couple of previously higher-ranked teams that lost. They also leapfrogged Clemson, which overcame a slow start to beat Maryland Saturday. In the coaches' poll, Auburn made the biggest positive gains of any team, jumping six spots from No. 17. The Tigers were ranked No. 11 in the initial BCS standings last week, and it seems that coaches (SIDs) took notice and adjusted accordingly. Harris voters moved them up from No. 15.
With the big improvements in the human polls, Auburn could be looking at a nice bounce in the official BCS standings.
USA Today Coaches' Poll
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | FIRST PLACE VOTES | PREVIOUS RANK | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
8-0 | 1542 | 56 | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 2 |
Oregon Ducks |
8-0 | 1483 | 6 | 2 | 3/2 | |
| 3 |
Florida State Seminoles |
7-0 | 1419 | 0 | 3 | 12/3 | |
| 4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
8-0 | 1375 | 0 | 4 | 4/2 | |
| 5 |
Baylor Bears |
7-0 | 1293 | 0 | 5 | 22/5 | |
| 6 |
Miami Hurricanes |
7-0 | 1190 | 0 | 6 | 24/6 | |
| 7 |
Stanford Cardinal |
7-1 | 1182 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13/4 |
| 8 |
Clemson Tigers |
7-1 | 1064 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10/4 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Sooners |
7-1 | 933 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 18/9 |
| 10 |
Missouri Tigers |
7-1 | 834 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14/7 |
| 11 | Auburn Tigers |
7-1 | 804 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 17/11 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
6-1 | 803 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 20/11 |
| 13 |
LSU Tigers |
7-2 | 802 | 0 | 13 | 13/6 | |
| 14 |
Texas A&M Aggies |
6-2 | 758 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15/6 |
| 15 |
Texas Tech Red Raiders |
7-1 | 673 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 25/9 |
| 16 |
South Carolina Gamecocks |
6-2 | 627 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 20/6 |
| 17 |
Louisville Cardinals |
7-1 | 579 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17/6 |
| 18 |
Fresno State Bulldogs |
7-0 | 542 | 0 | 18 | 25/18 | |
| 19 |
UCLA Bruins |
5-2 | 432 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 21/10 |
| 20 |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
8-0 | 373 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 23/20 |
| 21 |
Michigan Wolverines |
6-1 | 309 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 24/12 |
| 22 |
Central Florida Knights |
6-1 | 300 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 25/22 |
| 23 |
Wisconsin Badgers |
5-2 | 253 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 24/18 |
| 24 |
Michigan State Spartans |
7-1 | 237 | 0 | NR | 24/24 | |
| 25 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
6-2 | 83 | 0 | NR | 25/11 |
Harris Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (94) | 8-0 | 2590 |
| 2 | Oregon (10) | 8-0 | 2492 |
| 3 | Florida State | 7-0 | 2386 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 2301 |
| 5 | Baylor | 7-0 | 2130 |
| 6 | Stanford | 8-0 | 2035 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 7-0 | 1977 |
| 8 | Clemson | 7-1 | 1767 |
| 9 | Missouri | 7-1 | 1510 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 1475 |
| 11 | Auburn | 6-1 | 1453 |
| 12 | LSU | 7-2 | 1408 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 1364 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 1093 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 1081 |
| 16 | Louisville | 7-1 | 1056 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 1043 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 7-0 | 965 |
| 19 | UCLA | 5-2 | 683 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 8-0 | 650 |
| 21 | Michigan | 6-1 | 528 |
| 22 | Central Florida | 6-1 | 502 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 7-1 | 391 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 350 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 135 |
| Other teams receiving votes: Notre Dame 91; Virginia Tech 79; Oregon State 62; Georgia 50; Texas 40; Houston 38; BYU 19; Florida 13; Minnesota 9; Mississippi 9; Nebraska 8; Ball State 7; Duke 5; Arizona 3; Washington 2. Dropped out of Top 25: Virginia Tech, Nebraska |
Associated Press Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (55) | 8-0 | 1,495 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (3) | 8-0 | 1,432 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida State (2) | 7-0 | 1,390 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 1,317 | 4 |
| 5 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1,223 | 6 |
| 6 | Stanford | 7-1 | 1,189 | 8 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) | 7-0 | 1,149 | 7 |
| 8 | Auburn | 7-1 | 1,022 | 11 |
| 9 | Clemson | 7-1 | 1,007 | 9 |
| 10 | Missouri | 7-1 | 873 | 5 |
| 11 | LSU | 7-2 | 818 | 13 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 811 | 14 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 791 | 17 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 6-2 | 701 | 20 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 579 | 10 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 7-0 | 510 | 15 |
| 17 | UCLA | 5-2 | 489 | 12 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 483 | 19 |
| 19 | UCF | 6-1 | 464 | 21 |
| 20 | Louisville | 7-1 | 417 | 18 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 8-0 | 290 | 23 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 5-2 | 262 | 22 |
| 23 | Michigan | 6-1 | 199 | 24 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 7-1 | 166 | NR |
| 25 | Arizona State | 5-2 | 133 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 132, Georgia 24, Texas 22, Brigham Young 22, Mississippi 21, Virginia Tech 20, Oregon State 17, Florida 14, Washington 6, Minnesota 4, Ball State 4, Duke 2, Arizona 2 |
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