A&M falls to 22 in AP Poll, 21 in Coaches' Poll

By: Associated Press

Posted: Sun 12:14 PM, Oct 21, 2012

Alabama has run its streak of weeks at No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll to eight, the longest stay atop the rankings by the Crimson Tide.

Alabama received 59 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel. The Tide has twice previously been No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks -- in 1979 when Bear Bryant coached 'Bama to a national title and in 1980 when the Tide finished sixth.

Oregon is No. 2 for the fifth consecutive week, though the gap between the Ducks and No. 3 Florida, which received the other first-place vote, narrowed after the Gators beat South Carolina 44-11 on Saturday. Alabama had gone three straight weeks as unanimous No. 1.

The rest of the top six was also unchanged after No. 4 Kansas State, No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 6 LSU all won.

South Carolina dropped from ninth to No. 17.

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Alabama (59) 7-0 1499 1
2 Oregon 7-0 1424 2
3 Florida (1) 7-0 1380 3
4 Kansas State 7-0 1333 4
5 Notre Dame 7-0 1241 5
6 LSU 7-1 1172 6
7 Oregon State 6-0 1106 8
8 Oklahoma 5-1 1065 10
9 Ohio State 8-0 1028 7
10 USC 6-1 944 11
11 Florida State 7-1 872 12
12 Georgia 6-1 745 13
13 Mississippi State 7-0 739 15
14 Clemson 6-1 713 14
15 Texas Tech 6-1 653 18
16 Louisville 7-0 620 16
17 South Carolina 6-2 591 9
18 Rutgers 7-0 539 19
19 Stanford 5-2 421 22
20 Michigan 5-2 300 23
21 Boise State 6-1 258 24
22 Texas A&M 5-2 252 20
23 Ohio 7-0 181 25
24 Louisiana Tech 6-1 106 NR
25 West Virginia 5-2 76 17

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 21

Others receiving votes: Toledo 49, Texas 33, Wisconsin 31, TCU 29, Nebraska 24, Penn State 18, North Carolina State 13, Oklahoma State 12, Arizona 7, UCLA 7, Tulsa 6, Arizona State 5, Northern Illinois 5, Cincinnati 3

USA Today Coaches' Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Alabama (59) 7-0 1475 1
2 Oregon 7-0 1403 2
3 Florida 7-0 1329 4
4 Kansas State 7-0 1326 3
5 Notre Dame 7-0 1221 5
6 LSU 7-1 1164 6
7 Oklahoma 5-1 1084 7
8 USC 6-1 1014 9
9 Oregon State 6-0 974 11
10 Florida State 7-1 948 10
11 Georgia 6-1 850 12
12 Mississippi State 7-0 800 16
13 Clemson 6-1 788 13
14 Louisville 7-0 720 14
15 Rutgers 7-0 637 17
16 South Carolina 6-2 598 8
17 Texas Tech 6-1 571 20
18 Boise State 6-1 407 22
19 Stanford 5-2 401 23
20 Michigan 5-2 264 25
21 Texas A&M 5-2 229 19
22 West Virginia 5-2 173 15
23 Ohio 7-0 132 NR
24 Texas 5-2 109 NR
25 Wisconsin 6-2 104 NR

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 18, TCU 21, Arizona State 24

Others receiving votes: Louisiana Tech 100, Nebraska 71, TCU 71, Cincinnati 51, Oklahoma State 37, Toledo 30, Tulsa 21, Arizona State 21, Duke 16, Northern Illinois 14, Northwestern 11, Louisiana-Monroe 7, Western Kentucky 3, UCLA 1

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