Associated Press
Alabama has run its streak of weeks at No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll to eight, the longest stay atop the rankings by the Crimson Tide.
Alabama received 59 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel. The Tide has twice previously been No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks — in 1979 when Bear Bryant coached 'Bama to a national title and in 1980 when the Tide finished sixth.
Oregon is No. 2 for the fifth consecutive week, though the gap between the Ducks and No. 3 Florida, which received the other first-place vote, narrowed after the Gators beat South Carolina 44-11 on Saturday. Alabama had gone three straight weeks as unanimous No. 1.
The rest of the top six was also unchanged after No. 4 Kansas State, No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 6 LSU all won.
South Carolina dropped from ninth to No. 17.
1 Alabama (59) 7-0 1499
2 Oregon 7-0 1424
3 Florida (1) 7-0 1380
4 Kansas State 7-0 1333
5 Notre Dame 7-0 1241
6 LSU 7-1 1172
7 Oregon State 6-0 1106
8 Oklahoma 5-1 1065
9 Ohio State 8-0 1028
10 USC 6-1 944
11 Florida State 7-1 872
12 Georgia 6-1 745
13 Mississippi State 7-0 739
14 Clemson 6-1 713
15 Texas Tech 6-1 653
16 Louisville 7-0 620
17 South Carolina 6-2 591
18 Rutgers 7-0 539
19 Stanford 5-2 421
20 Michigan 5-2 300
21 Boise State 6-1 258
22 Texas A&M 5-2 252
23 Ohio 7-0 181
24 Louisiana Tech 6-1 106
25 West Virginia 5-2 76
