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It may not be pretty, but Florida State keeps winning.
The defending national champion Seminoles survived another ACC upset bid Saturday night, holding off Miami with a late touchdown from Dalvin Cook for their 26th consecutive victory.
FSU will likely be the new No. 1 team in college football on Sunday thanks to Alabama’s 25-20 victory over previously unbeaten Mississippi State, the Crimson Tide’s second straight win over a ranked team from the West.
Here’s our best guess at how Sunday’s new Associated Press Top 25 will look. We’ve included last week’s rankings as a guide.
PROJECTING SUNDAY’S WEEK 13 AP TOP 25
1. Florida State (10-0) beat Miami, 30-26. Next: vs. Boston College, Saturday
2. Alabama (9-1) beat Mississippi State, 25-20. Next: vs. Western Carolina, Saturday
3. Oregon (9-1) BYE. Next: vs. Colorado
4. Mississippi State (9-1) lost to Alabama, 25-20. Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Saturday
5. TCU (9-1) beat Kansas, 34-30. Next: at Texas, Nov. 27
6. Baylor (8-1) BYE. Next: vs. Oklahoma State
7. Ohio State (9-1) beat Minnesota, 31-24. Next: vs. Indiana, Saturday
8. Ole Miss (8-2) BYE. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday
9. Georgia (8-2) beat Auburn, 34-7. Next: vs. Charleston Southern, Saturday
10. Michigan State (7-2) leads Maryland.
11. Kansas State (7-2) BYE. Next: at West Virgina, Thursday
12. UCLA (8-2) BYE. Next: vs. USC, Saturday
13. Arizona State (8-2) lost to Oregon State, 35-27.
14. Wisconsin (8-2) beat Nebraska, 59-24. Next: at Iowa, Saturday
15. Arizona (8-2) beat Washington, 27-26. Next: at Utah, Saturday
16. Georgia Tech (9-2) beat Clemson, 28-6. Next: BYE.
17. Auburn (7-3) lost to Georgia, 34-7. Next: vs. Samford, Saturday
18. Marshall (10-0) beat Rice, 41-14. Next: at UAB, Saturday
19. Nebraska (8-2) lost to Wisconsin, 59-24. Next: vs. Minnesota, Saturday
20. Colorado State (9-1) BYE. Next: vs. New Mexico, Saturday
21. Utah (7-3) beat Stanford, 23-20. Next: vs. Arizona, Saturday
22. Mizzou (8-2) beat Texas A&M, 34-27. Next: at Tennessee, Saturday
23. Notre Dame (7-3) lost to Northwestern, 43-40. Next: vs. Louisville, Saturday
24. Oklahoma (7-3) beat Texas Tech, 42-30. Next: vs. Kansas, Saturday
25. USC (7-3) beat California, 38-30 (Thursday). Next: at UCLA, Saturday
Dropped out: Clemson, Duke, LSU
