TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A week after the University of Alabama moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Rankings, one of the polls followed suit on Sunday.
Although Florida State is still undefeated, its still of unimpressive wins against a much easier schedule continues to turn off some voters as Alabama was back atop the Amway Coaches Poll.
Last week Florida State had 39 first-place votes, Alabama 17 and Oregon six in the coaches poll. The Seminoles still had the most first-place votes with 30, but Alabama’s 25 helped it get an edge in total points, 1,474-1,462.
However, the AP poll was the exact same as last week, with FSU having 43 first-place votes and 1,476 points, and Alabama having 16 and 1,439, respectively.
The Crimson Tide is coming off a 48-14 victory over Western Carolina, while Florida State edged Boston College 20-17. Alabama hosts Auburn on Saturday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN).
The playoff committee will update its rankings on Tuesday. As for the computers that used to be part of the BCS formula there’s very little agreement on the top spots:
• Jeff Sagarin: 1. Alabama, 2 Georgia, 3, Baylor, 4. Oregon, 5. Mississippi State (Auburn is sixth and Florida State 16th).
• Anderson & Hester: Has not been released yet, but had Alabama first last week over Florida State.
• Richard Billingsley: 1. Florida State, 2, Alabama, 3. Mississippi State, 4. Oregon, 5. Ohio State.
• Colley Matrix: 1. Florida State, 2. Alabama, 3. UCLA, 4. Oregon, 5. Mississippi State.
• Kenneth Massey: 1. Alabama, 2. Oregon, 3. Mississippi State, 4. Baylor, 5. Georgia (Florida State is sixth).
• Dr. Peter Wolfe: Not released yet.
Sagarin has the entire SEC West, which is already bowl eligible, in the top 17.
Associated Press Poll
Rank, Team, Record, Points
1 Florida State (37) 11-0 1458
2 Alabama (21) 10-1 1445
3 Oregon (2) 10-1 1393
4 Mississippi State 10-1 1301
5 Baylor 9-1 1234
6 TCU 9-1 1233
7 Ohio State 10-1 1163
8 Georgia 9-2 1002
9 UCLA 9-2 998
10 Michigan State 9-2 971
11 Kansas State 8-2 898
12 Arizona 9-2 807
13 Arizona State 9-2 790
14 Wisconsin 9-2 764
15 Auburn 8-3 597
16 Georgia Tech 9-2 581
17 Missouri 9-2 525
18 Ole Miss 8-3 398
19 Marshall 11-0 384
20 Oklahoma 8-3 363
21 Colorado State 10-1 346
22 Minnesota 8-3 232
23 Clemson 8-3 198
24 Louisville 8-3 191
25 Boise State 9-2 96
Dropped from rankings: Utah 20, Nebraska 21, USC 24, Duke 25
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 40, LSU 39, Nebraska 14, Utah 14, Duke 9, USC 8, Memphis 3, Texas A&M 2, West Virginia 2, UCF 1
Amway coaches poll
1 Alabama (25) 10-1 1474
2 Florida State (30) 11-0 1462
3 Oregon (6) 10-1 1431
4 Mississippi State 10-1 1323
5 TCU 9-1 1259
6 Baylor 9-1 1242
7 Ohio State 10-1 1191
8 Michigan State 9-2 1052
9 Georgia 9-2 1002
10 UCLA 9-2 963
11 Kansas State 8-2 912
12 Arizona 9-2 818
13 Arizona State 9-2 783
14 Wisconsin 9-2 758
15 Georgia Tech 9-2 615
16 Auburn 8-3 565
17 Missouri 9-2 560
18 Oklahoma 8-3 420
19 Ole Miss 8-3 390
20 Marshall 11-0 383
21 Colorado State 10-1 304
22 Minnesota 8-3 256
23 Louisville 8-3 208
24 Clemson 8-3 203
25 Boise State 9-2 85
Dropped from rankings: Nebraska 19, Utah 21, USC 24, Duke 25
Others receiving votes: LSU 43, Nebraska 41, Arkansas 19, Utah 19, Cincinnati 7, Louisiana Tech 7, Stanford 7, Duke 5, Texas A&M 4, Texas 4, USC 4, Northern Illinois 3, Iowa 1, Utah State 1, Notre Dame 1
Christopher Walsh has covered Alabama football since 2004 and is the author of 19 books. In his free time, he writes about college football.
