Alabama Holds No. 1 Spot, Notre Dame Climbs to No. 4 in AP Rankings

By Bobby Ilich | October 28 2012 3:02 PM

Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide are the No. 1 team in the nation, and Saturday's victory over Mississippi State did nothing to change the voters' opinions.

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Nick Saban's squad received all 60 first-place votes.

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Alabama received all 60 votes for the top spot. The Crimson Tide are followed by Oregon and Kansas State.

Notre Dame traveled to Oklahoma on Saturday and defeated the Sooners, 30-13. The Fighting Irish are undefeated and now No. 4 in the nation.

Rounding out the top 10 are LSU at No. 5, followed by Ohio State at No. 6, and Georgia at No. 7. The Florida Gators are No 8, and are followed by two ACC programs: Florida State at No. 9, and Clemson at No. 10.

Several teams dropped in the rankings following upsets. Oklahoma dropped from No. 8 to No. 14. USC was upset at Arizona, and fell from No. 10 to No. 18.

USC wasn't the only Pac-12 team to be upset. Oregon State lost their first game of the season, and dropped from No. 7 to No. 13.

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