The USC Trojans and Texas Longhorns lost their spots in the Associated Press poll, but that was not enough to catapult the Arizona State Sun Devils into the Top 25.

The AP released its week three poll on Sunday morning and the Sun Devils found themselves on the outside looking in for the third consecutive vote. Todd Graham's team is on the fringe of a national ranking and inched ever closer to a coveted spot with a 55-0 victory over Sacramento State on Thursday.

Arizona State received 64 votes in the latest edition which puts the Sun Devils at 26th overall. The Sun Devils have never been ranked under Graham, but the 64 votes represent the most that Arizona State has received during his tenure.

The Wisconsin Badgers come to Tempe armed with a No. 20 ranking after a 48-0 victory against Tennessee Tech on Saturday. The Sun Devils will face ranked opponents in three of their next four games including No. 5 Stanford and No. 21 Notre Dame.

The Alabama Crimson Tide retained the No. 1 ranking this week but will face tough competition next weekend as they travel to College Station to take on Johnny Manziel and the No. 6 Texas A&M Aggies.

Rank Team Record Votes Previous 1 Alabama (57) 1-0 1,494 1 2 Oregon (1) 2-0 1,385 2 3 Clemson (1) 2-0 1,332 4 4 Ohio State (1) 2-0 1,327 3 5 Stanford 1-0 1,271 5 6 Texas A&M 2-0 1,133 7 7 Louisville 2-0 1,105 8 8 LSU 2-0 1,075 9 9 Georgia 1-1 1,036 11 10 Florida State 1-0 1,011 10 11 Michigan 2-0 872 17 12 Oklahoma State 2-0 834 13 13 South Carolina 1-1 829 6 14 Oklahoma 2-0 675 16 15 Miami (FL) 2-0 615 NR 16 UCLA 1-0 488 18 17 Northwestern 2-0 452 19 18 Florida 1-1 405 12 19 Washington 1-0 392 20 20 Wisconsin 2-0 378 21 21 Notre Dame 1-1 333 14 22 Baylor 2-0 295 23 23 Nebraska 2-0 277 22 24 TCU 1-1 170 24 25 Mississippi 2-0 78 NR