Alabama Remains No. 1 in AP Top 25, Ole Miss Knocking on Door

September 3, 2013

NEW YORK (WCBI/AP) — Clemson has surged to its highest ranking in The Associated Press poll in 25 years after the Tigers won the biggest game of the opening weekend of the college football season.

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Clemson is No. 4 in the first regular-season Top 25, following its 38-35 victory against Georgia. The Tigers, who also jumped three spots to No. 5 in the USA Today coaches poll, received one first-place vote and have their best showing in the AP poll since Sept. 12, 1988, when they were No. 3.

Georgia fell six spots to No. 11.

Alabama remained No. 1 and received 58 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel after beating Virginia Tech 35-10 to start its season.

No. 2 Oregon and No. 3 Ohio State traded spots from the preseason rankings. The Buckeyes received one first-place vote. Stanford is No. 5.

No. 20 Washington and No. 23 Baylor moved into the rankings.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Alabama (58)	1-0	1,497	1
2	Oregon	1-0	1,355	3
3	Ohio State (1)	1-0	1,330	2
4	Clemson (1)	1-0	1,304	8
5	Stanford	0-0	1,277	4
6	South Carolina	1-0	1,181	6
7	Texas A&M	1-0	1,085	7
8	Louisville	1-0	1,073	9
9	LSU	1-0	971	12
10	Florida State	1-0	953	11
11	Georgia	0-1	894	5
12	Florida	1-0	875	10
13	Oklahoma State	1-0	780	13
14	Notre Dame	1-0	707	14
15	Texas	1-0	674	15
16	Oklahoma	1-0	612	16
17	Michigan	1-0	583	17
18	UCLA	1-0	387	21
19	Northwestern	1-0	320	22
20	Washington	1-0	315	NR
21	Wisconsin	1-0	287	23
22	Nebraska	1-0	219	18
23	Baylor	1-0	150	NR
24	TCU	0-1	148	20
25	USC	1-0	135	24
Others Receiving Votes: Miami (FL) 127, Ole Miss 50, Arizona State 48, Michigan State 42, Northern Illinois 27, Cincinnati 27, Fresno State 22, Virginia Tech 12, Bowling Green 9, Georgia Tech 8, Arizona 6, Penn State 4, Boise State 3, Virginia 2, Arkansas 1