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.
