AP Poll released for Week 14, slight shuffle in the top five
The AP top 25 for Week 14 has been released. Notre Dame retained a stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking, including all 60 first-place votes, following their win over arch-rival USC.
No. 5 Florida moved into the top five, following the Gators impressive road-victory over No. 13 Florida State, bouncing Oregon to No. 6. The rest of the top five remained the same from a week ago.
No. 8 Stanford was the lone team to move into the top 10, while the Seminoles were the only team to drop out of the top 10.
No. 18 Kent State, No. 19 Northern Illinois, and No. 20 Utah State each moved up five spots, the biggest jump in the rankings this week.
Louisville, Rutgers, and Mississippi State fell out of the top 25, while Boise State and Northwestern moved into the rankings. Last week there were 26 teams ranked in the top 25; Utah State and Mississippi State were tied at No. 25.
[Related: 2012 projected BCS top five through Nov. 24 games]
| K | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Notre Dame (60) | 12-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 1400 |
| 3 | Georgia | 11-1 | 1331 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 1294 |
| 5 | Florida | 11-1 | 1262 |
| 6 | Oregon | 11-1 | 1242 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1079 |
| 8 | Stanford | 10-2 | 1061 |
| 9 | LSU | 10-2 | 1056 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1043 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 916 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 834 |
| 13 | Florida State | 10-2 | 764 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10-2 | 704 |
| 15 | Clemson | 10-2 | 667 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 528 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9-3 | 505 |
| 18 | Kent State | 11-1 | 355 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 349 |
| 20 | Utah State | 10-2 | 274 |
| 21 | Michigan | 8-4 | 217 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 189 |
| 23 | Texas | 8-3 | 185 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 174 |
| 25 | Boise State | 9-2 | 145 |
- Dropped from rankings: Louisville 19, Rutgers 21, Mississippi State 25
- Others receiving votes: San Jose State 78, Louisville 73, TCU 67, Penn State 61, Rutgers 50, Vanderbilt 48, San Diego State 15, Fresno State 12, USC 7, Arkansas State 5, Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3, Ball State 1, Mississippi State 1, North Carolina 1
Rankings courtesy of ESPN.com.
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