AP: No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Texas have held firm to their spots all season. No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Mississippi moved up one spot in the latest poll, giving the Southeastern Conference three of the top four teams in the nation. Penn State remained No. 5.
Florida received 55 of 60 first-place votes. Texas had two and Alabama received three.
BYU dropped the farthest this week, from seventh to 19th after a 54-28 home loss to Florida State. The Seminoles moved back into the rankings at No. 18.
The rest of the top 10 was California at No. 6, followed by LSU, Boise State, Miami and Oklahoma.
The Hurricanes made the biggest jump of the ranked teams from last week, moving up 11 spots after a 33-17 victory against Georgia Tech. The loss knocked the Yellow Jackets out of the rankings. Utah also dropped out after a loss.
Miami is in the top 10 for first time since the final regular-season poll of the 2005 season. The Hurricanes play at No. 11 Virginia Tech on Saturday in a huge Atlantic Coast Conference game. (read the entire report embedded in this post.)
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Headed for National Championship # 13!
Arky has been a bellweather game for us. They can score through the air and the defence is best against the run. They are soft against the pass so Mac, get ready for some work!
Arky has no defense (see Georgia) , It will be hard for Mallett to win the game on the sidelines. With long sustained drives, Bama scores about 35…..With Bamas defensive front, Mallett will be sacked about 5 times. Bama 35 Arky 17.