Wilton Speight
Oklahoma State dropped out of The Associated college football poll after a controversial loss, and Georgia and Clemson fell after close calls against lightly regarded opposition.
Alabama is still No. 1, receiving 56 out of 61 first-place votes Sunday. No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan all moved up one spot. The Seminoles got four first-place votes and Michigan received one.
Clemson fell from second to fifth after a four-point win against Troy. No. 16 Georgia dropped seven spots after beating FCS Nicholls by two.
Oklahoma State was ranked 22nd when it lost The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking.
Others receiving votes: TCU 62, Utah 62, San Diego St. 51, UCLA 47, Boise St. 42, Pittsburgh 39, Oklahoma St. 22, Nebraska 11, North Carolina 10, Auburn 7, Cent. Michigan 4, Colorado 2, Cincinnati 1, Arizona St. 1.30-27 to Central Michigan on a final play touchdown Saturday. Officials admitted after the game they misinterpreted a rule, and the play should not have been granted. The Cowboys were three-touchdown favorites against Central Michigan.