(AP) -- The top nine teams in The Associated Press college football poll have held onto their spots, led by No. 1 Alabama. Northwestern and Boise State moved into the Top 25 for the first time this season.
A Saturday with few surprises and a lot of blowouts produced mostly expected ranking results heading into what figures to be an intriguing final two weeks of the season. Alabama, top ranked since the preseason, received 58 first-place votes on Sunday. No. 2 Miami received three first-place votes.
Oklahoma is No. 3, Clemson is No. 4 and Wisconsin is No. 5. Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State, Notre Dame and TCU round out the top 10.
There was some shuffling at the bottom of the rankings, with Michigan, North Carolina State and West Virginia dropping out after losses. Northwestern, which has won six straight, is No. 23, and Boise State is No. 25. Virginia Tech returned to the rankings at No. 24.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Alabama (58) 11-0 1,522 1
2. Miami (3) 10-0 1,433 2
3. Oklahoma 10-1 1,370 3
4. Clemson 10-1 1,355 4
5. Wisconsin 11-0 1,328 5
6. Auburn 9-2 1,203 6
7. Georgia 10-1 1,157 7
8. Ohio St. 9-2 1,064 8
9. Notre Dame 9-2 1,023 9
10. TCU 9-2 906 11
11. Southern Cal 10-2 891 12
12. Penn St. 9-2 888 13
13. UCF 10-0 833 14
14. Washington St. 9-2 697 15
15. Washington 9-2 613 16
16. Mississippi St. 8-3 573 17
17. Memphis 9-1 496 18
18. Oklahoma St. 8-3 422 10
19. LSU 8-3 415 21
20. Stanford 8-3 407 20
21. Michigan St. 8-3 366 22
22. South Florida 9-1 247 23
23. Northwestern 8-3 232 -
24. Virginia Tech 8-3 136 -
25. Boise St. 9-2 96 -
Others receiving votes: Michigan 49, Iowa St. 47, South Carolina 30, NC State 9, San Diego St. 8, Wake Forest 7, Texas A&M 1, Fresno St. 1.