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
Florida St. (58) 12-0 1,498 2
Ohio St. 12-0 1,418 3
Auburn (2) 11-1 1,387 4
Alabama 11-1 1,294 1
Missouri 11-1 1,281 5
Oklahoma St. 10-1 1,197 7
Stanford 10-2 1,067 8
South Carolina 10-2 1,066 10
Baylor 10-1 1,020 9
Michigan St. 11-1 1,002 11
Arizona St. 10-2 843 13
Oregon 10-2 815 12
Clemson 10-2 813 6
LSU 9-3 690 15
UCF 10-1 621 17
N. Illinois 12-0 596 18
UCLA 9-3 510 22
Oklahoma 9-2 503 20
Louisville 10-1 482 21
Duke 10-2 348 24
Wisconsin 9-3 299 14
Texas A&M 8-4 186 19
Texas 8-3 156 NR
Fresno St. 10-1 124 16
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.