NEW YORK — Oregon has slipped past LSU to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 polll and the USA Today poll behind Alabama after the Ducks rolled to a victory and the Tigers struggled to remain unbeaten.
Oregon State earned the No. 18 spot in the AP poll and 21 in the USA Today poll with a 27-20 victory over UCLA.
Oregon routed Arizona 49-0 on Saturday night in Eugene. No. 3 LSU hung on to win at Auburn 12-10.
Florida State remained No. 4 after its 49-37 victory against Clemson, and Georgia held steady at No. 5. No. 6 South Carolina gives the Southeastern Conference four of the top six teams in the nation.
Alabama got 59 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel, with LSU receiving the other.
Kansas State moved up eight spots to No. 7 after beating Oklahoma 24-19, the Wildcats' best ranking since September 2006.
The Sooners dropped from sixth to 16th.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record;Pts;Pv
1. Alabama (59);4-0;1,499;1
2. Oregon Ducks;4-0;1,414;3
3. LSU (1);4-0;1,346;2
4. Florida St.;4-0;1,340;4
5. Georgia;4-0;1,245;5
6. South Carolina;4-0;1,147;7
7. Kansas St.;4-0;1,067;15
8. Stanford;3-0;1,055;9
9. West Virginia;3-0;1,045;8
10. Notre Dame;4-0;1,003;11
11. Florida;4-0;864;14
12. Texas;3-0;856;12
13. Southern Cal;3-1;801;13
14. Ohio St.;4-0;633;16
15. TCU;3-0;616;17
16. Oklahoma;2-1;611;6
17. Clemson;3-1;588;10
18. Oregon State.;2-0;451;NR
19. Louisville;4-0;414;20
20. Michigan St.;3-1;348;21
21. Mississippi St.;4-0;246;23
22. Nebraska;3-1;179;25
23. Rutgers;4-0;128;NR
24. Boise St.;2-1;114;24
25. Baylor;3-0;92;NR
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 89, UCLA 79, Michigan 44, Ohio 40, Virginia Tech 26, Arizona 17, Iowa St. 16, Wisconsin 13, Oklahoma St. 12, Texas A&M 11, Cincinnati 10, Tennessee 10, Texas Tech 10, Arizona St. 8, Louisiana Tech 7, Purdue 5, Miami 1.
