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College Football Rankings: AP Poll Has Florida State No. 5, Florida No. 18

The Florida State Seminoles moved up one spot into a tie for fifth in this week's AP Top 25 poll. The Seminoles, who are tied with the Oklahoma Sooners, dominated Savannah State 55-0 in a game Saturday that was called in the third quarter due to lightning.

The Florida Gators moved up six spots to No. 18 after their comeback win over the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday. Florida won 20-17 after trailing 17-0 at halftime.

The Alabama Crimson Tide maintained their place at the top of the poll, and they received 48 of 60 first-place votes. The USC Trojans received eight first-place votes and came in at No. 2, and the third-ranked LSU Tigers received the other four first-place votes.

The complete poll is below:

Rank Team Votes
1 Alabama (48) 1,486
2 USC (8) 1,414
3 LSU (4) 1,404
4 Oregon 1,299
5 Florida State 1,160
5 Oklahoma 1,160
7 Georgia 1,155
8 South Carolina 1,025
9 West Virginia 1,017
10 Michigan State 995
11 Clemson 868
12 Ohio State 772
13 Virginia Tech 734
14 Texas 716
15 Kansas State 714
16 TCU 542
17 Michigan 429
18 Florida 427
19 Louisville 316
20 Notre Dame 310
21 Stanford 260
22 UCLA 250
23 Tennessee 177
24 Arizona 149
25 Brigham Young 110

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