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Michigan up to No. 4 in AP Top 25, Michigan State stays put on bye week

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(AP) -- Oklahoma State dropped out of The Associated college football poll after a controversial loss, and Georgia and Clemson fell after close calls against lightly regarded opposition.
   
Alabama is still No. 1, receiving 56 out of 61 first-place votes Sunday. No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan all moved up one spot. The Seminoles got four first-place votes and Michigan received one.
   
Clemson fell from second to fifth after a four-point win against Troy. No. 16 Georgia dropped seven spots after beating FCS Nicholls by two.
   
Oklahoma State was ranked 22nd  when it lost 30-27 to Central Michigan on a final play touchdown Saturday. Officials admitted after the game they misinterpreted a rule, and the play should not have been granted. The Cowboys were three-touchdown favorites against Central Michigan.
   
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POLL POINTS
   
UP
   -- No. 10 Louisville is in the top 10 for the first time since October 2013. Just in time to host one of the biggest games in school history. Florida State plays at Louisville on Saturday.
   
IN
   -- No. 24 Arkansas is ranked for the first time this season after beating TCU on the road 41-38 in double overtime. The Razorbacks are ranked for the first time since early last season.
   -- No. 23 Florida is back in the rankings after slipping out after the opening weekend.
   
OUT
   -- TCU is unranked for the first time since September 2014.
   
CONFERENCE CALL
   
The Southeastern Conference has eight teams ranked in one regular-season poll for the eighth time. The record is 10, held by the SEC.
 
   Big Ten -- 5
   ACC -- 4
   Pac-12 -- 3
   Big 12 -- 3
   American -- 1
   Independent -- 1
   
RANKED VS. RANKED
   
Loaded first weekend. No ranked matchups in week two. Week three is loaded again.
   No. 1 Alabama at No. 19 Mississippi. Rebels have two straight wins against the Crimson Tide.
   No. 2 Florida State at No. 10 Louisville. Can the Seminoles slow Cardinals QB Lamar Jackson?
   No.  3 Ohio State at No. 14 Oklahoma. The Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the AP all-time rankings.
   No. 12 Michigan State at No. 18 Notre Dame. Regular rivals who have not met since 2013.
 
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sep. 11, 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  (56)                  2-0      1,520      1
  2.  Florida  St.  (4)            2-0      1,437      3
  3.  Ohio  St.                          2-0      1,359      4
  4.  Michigan  (1)                  2-0      1,298      5
  5.  Clemson                            2-0      1,284      2
  6.  Houston                            2-0      1,264      6
  7.  Stanford                          1-0      1,137      7
  8.  Washington                      2-0          983      8
  9.  Wisconsin                        2-0          893    10
10.  Louisville                      2-0          890    13
11.  Texas                                2-0          872    11
12.  Michigan  St.                  1-0          747    12
13.  Iowa                                  2-0          694    16
14.  Oklahoma                          1-1          686    14
15.  Tennessee                        2-0          665    17
16.  Georgia                            2-0          584      9
17.  Texas  A&M                2-0          564    20
18.  Notre  Dame                      1-1          526    18
19.  Mississippi                    1-1          473    19
20.  LSU                                    1-1          391    21
21.  Baylor                              2-0          305    23
22.  Oregon                              2-0          292    24
23.  Florida                            2-0          205      -
24.  Arkansas                          2-0          198      -
25.  Miami                                2-0          197    25
   
Others receiving votes: TCU 62, Utah 62, San Diego St. 51, UCLA 47, Boise St. 42, Pittsburgh 39, Oklahoma St. 22, Nebraska 11, North Carolina 10, Auburn 7, Cent. Michigan 4, Colorado 2, Cincinnati 1, Arizona St. 1.