Florida St is 1, Ohio St 2, Auburn 3 in AP poll

NEW YORK (AP) - Florida State is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 and No. 3 Auburn, which shook up the national title race by upsetting Alabama.

The Crimson Tide had been No. 1 since the preseason as it pursued a third consecutive national championship. But Alabama was stunned at Auburn on Saturday, losing 34-28 on the last play of the game.

That cleared the way for the Seminoles to be No. 1 for the first time since Oct. 1, 2000, the season after their last national title. Florida State received 58 first-place votes Sunday. Auburn got two.

Ohio State received 1,418 points, while Auburn had 1,387.

Alabama fell to No. 4. No. 5 Missouri will play Auburn for the Southeastern Conference title.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 30, 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. Florida St. (58) 12-0 1,498 2

  2. Ohio St. 12-0 1,418 3

  3. Auburn (2) 11-1 1,387 4

  4. Alabama 11-1 1,294 1

  5. Missouri 11-1 1,281 5

  6. Oklahoma St. 10-1 1,197 7

  7. Stanford 10-2 1,067 8

  8. South Carolina 10-2 1,066 10

  9. Baylor 10-1 1,020 9

  10. Michigan St. 11-1 1,002 11

  11. Arizona St. 10-2 843 13

  12. Oregon 10-2 815 12

  13. Clemson 10-2 813 6

  14. LSU 9-3 690 15

  15. UCF 10-1 621 17

  16. N. Illinois 12-0 596 18

  17. UCLA 9-3 510 22

  18. Oklahoma 9-2 503 20

  19. Louisville 10-1 482 21

  20. Duke 10-2 348 24

  21. Wisconsin 9-3 299 14

  22. Texas A&M 8-4 186 19

  23. Texas 8-3 156 NR

  24. Fresno St. 10-1 124 16

  25. Georgia 8-4 111 NR

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 45, Southern Cal 28, Miami 26, Notre Dame 26, Iowa 23, Vanderbilt 16, Washington 6, Minnesota 2, N. Dakota St. 1.