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College Football Rankings, Week 8: Florida moves to 3rd, Florida State stays at 12th in AP Poll

LSU's victory over South Carolina on Saturday bumped the Florida Gators to third in the AP Poll and set up all eyes on Gainesville this weekend

By Jack Blanchat
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Another week, another shift of power in the SEC East.

With Florida's 31-17 survival victory over Vanderbilt and LSU's win over South Carolina in Baton Rouge, the Gators are now atop the division and in third in the AP Top 25.

The Gators' 6-0 start now brings all the pressure to their doorstep. ESPN's College GameDay will travel to Gainesville this Saturday to highlight Florida's matchup with South Carolina in a game that could reopen the SEC East race or turn the momentum firmly in the Gators' favor headed down the stretch.

After faltering at North Carolina State and dropping to 12th in the polls last week, Florida State responded by stomping Boston College, 51-10, on Saturday and held their ranking steady.

The Seminoles now head to Miami to try and simultaneously regain ground in the national title race and spoil the Hurricanes' hopes of an ACC Costal division title.

Here's the complete AP Poll:

Football Rankings

    Rank Team Points
    1 Alabama Crimson Tide 1500
    2 Oregon Ducks 1436
    3 Florida Gators 1361
    4 Kansas St. Wildcats 1296
    5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1283
    6 LSU Tigers 1153
    7 Ohio St. Buckeyes 1071
    8 Oregon St. Beavers 1050
    9 South Carolina Gamecocks 1042
    10 Oklahoma Sooners 994
    11 USC Trojans 874
    12 Florida St. Seminoles 836
    13 Georgia Bulldogs 753
    14 Clemson Tigers 673
    15 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 591
    16 Louisville Cardinals 574
    17 West Virginia Mountaineers 552
    18 Texas Tech Red Raiders 444
    19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 405
    20 Texas A&M Aggies 379
    21 Cincinnati Bearcats 294
    22 Stanford Cardinal 242
    23 Michigan Wolverines 177
    24 Boise St. Broncos 133
    25 Ohio Bobcats 104


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