Florida State Maintains Ranking
Florida State and Penn State remained 1-2 for the fifth week in a row, while No. 3 Nebraska reached another milestone in the Associated Press’ top 25 poll.
Nebraska (6-0), which did not play Saturday, extended its record consecutive-appearance streak in the AP poll to 300 weeks. The last time the Cornhuskers were unranked was Oct. 5, 1981.
Florida State has the second longest current streak at 174 weeks.
Michigan State and Syracuse took the biggest tumbles in this week’s poll. Michigan State (6-1) dropped six places to No. 11 after a 52-28 loss to Purdue. Syracuse (5-2), ranked 16th entering the weekend, fell out of the Top 25 after a 62-0 loss to Virginia Tech.
Tennessee (4-1), idle Saturday, moved up a spot to No. 5, followed by No. 6 Florida, No. 7 Kansas State, No. 8 Georgia Tech, No. 9 Michigan and No. 10 Alabama.
The Crimson Tide is in the top 10 for the first time since 1996.
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