Baylor, Arizona State and Ohio State all took big steps forward in The Associated Press college football poll after big wins, and Auburn dropped out of the top five after being upset.
For the fifth straight week, the top two are Mississippi State (9-0) and Florida State (9-0). The No. 1 Bulldogs received 49 first-place votes Sunday. The second-ranked Seminoles have 12.
Oregon jumped to No. 3 past Alabama, which remained No. 4. No. 5 TCU also moved up a spot.
Baylor climbed four places to sixth after romping at Oklahoma, 48-14. Arizona State is up four spots to seventh after a 55-31 victory against Notre Dame. Ohio State moved five spots to No. 13 after beating Michigan State 49-37.
Auburn fell 41-38 to Texas A&M, dropping the Tigers from third to ninth.
Oklahoma dropped out of the rankings for the first time since the final poll of the 2009 season.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 8, 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. Mississippi St. (48) | 9-0 | 1,488 | 1 |
| 2. Florida St. (12) | 9-0 | 1,446 | 2 |
| 3. Oregon | 9-1 | 1,334 | 5 |
| 4. Alabama | 8-1 | 1,326 | 4 |
| 5. TCU | 8-1 | 1,273 | 6 |
| 6. Baylor | 8-1 | 1,193 | 10 |
| 7. Arizona St. | 8-1 | 1,142 | 11 |
| 8. Ohio St. | 8-1 | 1,086 | 13 |
| 9. Auburn | 7-2 | 981 | 3 |
| 10. Mississippi | 8-2 | 948 | 12 |
| 11. Nebraska | 8-1 | 830 | 15 |
| 12. Michigan St. | 7-2 | 782 | 7 |
| 13. Kansas St. | 7-2 | 742 | 9 |
| 14. UCLA | 8-2 | 691 | 18 |
| 15. Notre Dame | 7-2 | 630 | 8 |
| 16. Georgia | 7-2 | 622 | 17 |
| 17. Arizona | 7-2 | 471 | 21 |
| 18. Clemson | 7-2 | 457 | 19 |
| 19. Duke | 8-1 | 431 | 22 |
| 20. LSU | 7-3 | 429 | 14 |
| 21. Marshall | 9-0 | 297 | 23 |
| 22. Wisconsin | 7-2 | 225 | 25 |
| 23. Colorado St. | 9-1 | 128 | NR |
| 24. Georgia Tech | 8-2 | 127 | NR |
| 25. Utah | 6-3 | 87 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 85, Texas A&M 83, Missouri 68, Southern Cal 47, Minnesota 26, Louisville 12, West Virginia 6, Stanford 4, Boise St. 1, Georgia Southern 1, Miami 1.