Texas A&M cracks top ten in AP, Coaches' Polls

By: Associated Press

Posted: Sun 1:50 PM, Nov 11, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) -- Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after Alabama gave up the top spot following a loss to Texas A&M.

The Ducks have 45 of 60 first-place votes. Kansas State is No. 2 with 14 first-place votes. Notre Dame is third and received one first-place vote.

The Crimson Tide, which had been No. 1 for 10 straight weeks, dropped to fourth after a 29-24 loss to the Aggies in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday.

Texas A&M moved up six spots to No. 9.

The Ducks were last No. 1 in 2010. That was the first season in the history of the program that Oregon reached No. 1, and the Ducks spent seven weeks there and reached the BCS championship game, which they lost to Auburn.

No. 25 Kent State is ranked for first time since Nov. 5, 1973.

AP Top 25 Ranking
Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Oregon (45) 10-0 1485 2
2. Kansas St. (14) 10-0 1451 3
3. Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1382 4
4. Alabama 9-1 1259 1
5. Georgia 9-1 1223 5
6. Ohio St. 10-0 1212 5
7. Florida 9-1 1089 7
8. LSU 8-2 1046 9
9. Texas A&M 8-2 1031 15
10. Florida St. 9-1 1024 8
11. Clemson 9-1 907 10
12. South Carolina 8-2 848 12
13. Oklahoma 7-2 798 14
14. Stanford 8-2 766 16
15. Oregon St. 7-2 556 13
16. Nebraska 8-2 549 18
17. UCLA 8-2 541 17
18. Texas 8-2 496 19
19. Louisiana Tech 9-1 374 19
20. Louisville 9-1 322 11
21. USC 7-3 297 21
22. Rutgers 8-1 179 24
23. Texas Tech 7-3 135 25
23. Michigan 7-3 135 NR
25. Kent St. 9-1 93 NR
Others Receiving Votes:

Oklahoma St. 79,
Northern Illinois 77,
Mississippi St. 48,
Wisconsin 26,
UCF 16,
Boise St. 14,
Arizona 6,
Cincinnati 6,
Fresno St. 6,
TCU 5,
San Jose St. 4,
Utah St. 4,
Tulsa 4,
San Diego St. 3,
Northwestern 2,
Washington 1,
Toledo 1

USA Today Ranking
Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Oregon (44) 10-0 1460 2
2. Kansas St. (14) 10-0 1427 3
3. Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1346 4
4. Georgia 9-1 1260 5
5. Alabama 9-1 1243 1
6. Florida St. 9-1 1143 6
7. Florida 9-1 1079 7
8. LSU 8-2 1040 9
9. Clemson 9-1 1033 8
10. Texas A&M 8-2 967 14
11. South Carolina 8-2 903 11
12. Oklahoma 7-2 799 13
13. Stanford 8-2 793 15
14. Nebraska 8-2 653 16
15. Texas 8-2 615 17
16. UCLA 8-2 494 19
17. Oregon St. 7-2 490 12
18. Louisville 9-1 442 10
19. Louisiana Tech 9-1 413 18
20. Rutgers 8-1 354 20
21. USC 7-3 343 22
22. Boise St. 8-2 161 24
23. Michigan 7-3 144 NR
24. Oklahoma St. 6-3 111 NR
25. Texas Tech 7-3 106 NR
Others Receiving Votes:

Northern Illinois 105,
Wisconsin 68,
Kent St. 39,
Cincinnati 35,
Mississippi St. 32,
Utah St. 20,
UCF 18,
Northwestern 10,
Tulsa 8,
San Diego St. 8,
Washington 7,
Fresno St. 4,
Middle Tenn. St. 2

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