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Michigan enters AP Top 25, MSU remains No. 2

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(AP) -- Oregon is out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2009, snapping its streak of consecutive Top 25 appearances at 98.
   
The Ducks were blasted at home 62-20 by Utah on Saturday night. It was the most points ever allowed by the Ducks at Autzen Stadium and gave them two September losses for the first time since 2004.
   
The top six teams in the AP media poll were the same as last week with Ohio State No. 1, Michigan State No.2 and Mississippi No. 3.
   
One small difference, TCU was tied with Ole Miss last week. The Horned Frogs are now fourth after escaping from Texas Tech with a victory. Baylor is fifth and Notre Dame sixth.
   
Utah surged eight spots to No. 10 after beating the Ducks and received one first-place vote.
 
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   STREAKS
   Oregon's streak of consecutive AP Top 25 appearances was the second-best current streak in the nation. Here are the top three now that the Ducks' streak is done.
   Alabama -- 120.
   Florida State -- 58.
   Ohio State -- 55.
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   FIRST-PLACE VOTES
   Ohio State -- 45, up three from last week.
   Ole Miss -- 10, down one.
   Michigan State -- 5, down two.
   Utah -- 1. It is the first time the Utes have received a first-place vote in an AP regular season poll.
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   IN
   There were five new teams in the rankings this week, including a couple of traditional powers that had been on an extended hiatus.
   -- No. 22 Michigan and No.25 Florida are in the rankings for the first time since 2013.
   -- No. 22 California is back in the rankings for the first time since 2009.
   -- No. 23 West Virginia is ranked for the first time this season.
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   OUT
   Like Oregon, Arizona fell from the rankings after getting routed at home on Saturday night. The Wildcats lost 56-30 to UCLA and had quarterback Anu Solomon leave with a possible head injury.
   Georgia Tech, Missouri and BYU also fell out.
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   RANKED VS. RANKED
   The first sort'em out Saturday of the season:
   No. 3 Ole Miss at No. 25 Florida. Gators back?
   No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 12 Clemson. Two teams winning despite key losses and injuries.
   No. 13 Alabama at No. 8 Georgia. The Tide has not started 3-2 since 2007, coach Nick Saban's first season.
   No. 21 Mississippi State at No. 14 Texas A&M. Aggies got clanged by Dak Prescott and the Bulldogs in Starkville last year.
   No. 23 West Virginia at No. 15 Oklahoma. Big 12 schedule maker did the Mountaineers no favors: Face Sooners, TCU and Baylor on the road over the next four weeks.
   Plus these games matching ranked teams against unbeaten teams:
   No. 1 Ohio State at Indiana (4-0)
   Iowa (4-0) at No. 19 Wisconsin.
 
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 26, 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.  Ohio  St.  (45)                  4-0      1,482      1
  2.  Michigan  St.  (5)            4-0      1,397      2
  3.  Mississippi  (10)            4-0      1,349      3
  4.  TCU                                      4-0      1,254      3
  5.  Baylor                                3-0      1,196      5
  6.  Notre  Dame                        4-0      1,163      6
  7.  UCLA                                    4-0      1,156      9
  8.  Georgia                              4-0      1,147      7
  9.  LSU                                      3-0      1,075      8
10.  Utah  (1)                            4-0      1,034    18
11.  Florida  St.                      3-0          888    10
12.  Clemson                              3-0          853    11
13.  Alabama                              3-1          850    12
14.  Texas  A&M                          4-0          776    14
15.  Oklahoma                            3-0          747    15
16.  Northwestern                    4-0          566    17
17.  Southern  Cal                    3-1          509    19
18.  Stanford                            3-1          486    21
19.  Wisconsin                          3-1          309    22
20.  Oklahoma  St.                    4-0          281    24
21.  Mississippi  St.              3-1          211    NR
22.  Michigan                            3-1          209    NR
23.  West  Virginia                  3-0          179    NR
24.  California                        4-0          149    NR
25.  Florida                              4-0          140    NR
   
Others receiving votes: Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami 14, Kansas St. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4.