Football in Mississippi gets big boost in rescrambled AP top 25 poll
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi and Mississippi State are tied for third in The Associated Press college football poll after a wild day of unexpected results brought major changes to the Top 25.
Just about the only thing that didn't change this week was No. 1: Florida State is still top-ranked, with 35 first-place votes.
Auburn, the only other team in the top six to win, moved up three spots to No. 2 and received 23 first-place votes. Then comes Ole Miss and Mississippi State, in the top five together for the first time after the Rebels beat Alabama and the Bulldogs beat Texas A&M on Saturday.
The Bulldogs received two first-place votes.
The Rebels haven't been ranked this high since 1970, when they were also No. 3. The Bulldogs have their best ranking ever. Their previous best was No. 7 in 1981.
Baylor rounds out the top five and Notre Dame is No. 6.
Below is the full top 25 ranking from the Associated Press, followed by each team's record.
1. Florida St. 5-0
2. Auburn 5-0
3. Mississippi 5-0
3. Mississippi St. 5-0
5. Baylor 5-0
6. Notre Dame 5-0
7. Alabama 4-1
8. Michigan St. 4-1
9. TCU 4-0
10. Arizona 5-0
11. Oklahoma 4-1
12. Oregon 4-1
13. Georgia 4-1
14. Texas A&M 5-1
15. Ohio St. 4-1
16. Oklahoma St. 4-1
17. Kansas St. 4-1
18. UCLA 4-1
19. East Carolina 4-1
20. Arizona St. 4-1
21. Nebraska 5-1
22. Georgia Tech 5-0
23. Missouri 4-1
24. Utah 4-1
25. Stanford 3-2