TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Mississippi State is ranked No. 19 in the latest AP Poll, released Sunday. After some Saturday upsets, the top portion of the Top 25 looks dramatically different this week.
The Nos. 3, 4 and 5 teams from last week all lost on Saturday.
Alabama remains imbedded at No. 1 in the country, receiving all 60 first place votes in the poll. Oregon remains behind them in second and received one first place vote in the latest Coaches' Poll.
Behind the Ducks, the South Carolina Gamecocks and Florida Gators come in at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively, giving the Southeastern Conference three of the top four teams in the country.
West Viriginia rounds out the top five.
In addition to MSU, Alabama, USC and UF, three other SEC teams are in the Top 25 this week. LSU fell from No. 4 to No. 9 after its loss to Florida, while Georgia dropped from No. 5 to No. 14 after falling to South Carolina. Texas A&M's win against the Ole Miss Rebels Saturday night bumped them into the AP Top 25 this week, entering the poll at number 22.
Tennessee also received votes in the poll.
COMPLETE AP TOP 25 RANKINGS
1Alabama (60)
2Oregon
3South Carolina
4Florida
5West Virginia
6Kansas State
7Notre Dame
8Ohio State
9LSU
10Oregon State
11Southern Cal
12Florida State
13Oklahoma
14Georgia
15Texas
16Clemson
17Stanford
18Louisville
19Mississippi State
20Rutgers
21Cincinnati
22Texas A&M
23Louisiana Tech
24Boise State
25Michigan
Others receiving votes: Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa State 54, TCU 50, Michigan State 49, Arizona State 39, Washington 39, North Carolina State 17, Nebraska 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Northwestern 1.
