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 Sunday, September 19
Five new teams crack AP's top 25
 
Associated Press

 A whole lotta shakin' went on in this week's top 25, with Tennessee and Wisconsin taking the biggest tumbles and five new teams moving into the rankings.

Florida State, though, didn't move at all.

The Seminoles retained the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press' top 25 college football poll, but Penn State and Florida, after dramatic wins on Saturday, each moved up a spot and are 2-3 this week. The Volunteers fell five places to No. 7 after their 23-21 loss to the Gators.

Wisconsin was stunned by Cincinnati 17-12 and took the biggest hit, sinking 11 spots to No. 20 in balloting by the 70 sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel.

Notre Dame is out after losing its third straight, and Marshall is in -- for the first time since the AP poll began in 1936. The Thundering Herd (3-0) moved in at No. 21, joining newcomers No. 19 Michigan State, No. 22 Texas, No. 23 Mississippi State and No. 24 Air Force.

Florida State (3-0), a 42-11 winner over NC State, had 59 first-place votes and 1,738 points, while Penn State (4-0) had seven first-place votes and 1,658 points and Florida (3-0) three first-place votes and 1,628 points.

The Nittany Lions beat Miami 27-23, with the Hurricanes (2-1) falling only one spot to No. 9.

Following Florida is No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Nebraska, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 8 Virginia Tech (one first-place vote), No. 9 Miami and No. 10 Georgia Tech.

Michigan (3-0) moved up two spots after its 18-13 win at Syracuse, while Nebraska (3-0) fell two places with a 20-13 win over Southern Mississippi.

Georgia was No. 11, followed by No. 12 Ohio State, No. 13 Purdue, No. 14 Arkansas, No. 15 Kansas State, No. 16 Southern California, No. 17 BYU (up eight places), No. 18 UCLA, No. 19 Michigan State and No. 20 Wisconsin.

Marshall (3-0) is followed by Texas, Mississippi State, Air Force and NC State, which fell five place to No. 25.

In the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll, the Top 5 are: Florida State, Penn State, Florida, Michigan and Nebraska.

Michigan State's 23-13 win at Notre Dame put the Spartans (3-0) into the AP poll for the first time since the 1998 preseason ratings.

Joining Notre Dame on the Top 25 sidelines are Alabama, Colorado State, Arizona and Arizona State.

Louisiana Tech upset Alabama 29-28; BYU beat Colorado State 34-13; Stanford downed Arizona 50-22 and New Mexico State defeated Arizona State 35-7.

 


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