After dropping from No. 2 to No. 3 a week ago, Alabama is back in the No. 2 spot where it started the college football season in

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The Crimson Tide, coming off a 27-11 victory at Penn State, remained at No. 2 in the

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Oklahoma remains No. 1 in both polls. The Sooners were off Saturday. They play this week at Florida State, which is ranked No. 5 in both polls.

Oklahoma, Alabama, LSU and Boise State all received the same number of first-place votes in the AP poll that each received last week, but Alabama moved ahead of LSU.

Oklahoma received 32 first-place votes and 1,441 poll points this week, down seven points from a week ago. Alabama received nine first-place votes and has 1,422 poll points, up 13 from a week ago.

LSU received 17 first-place votes and has 1,416 poll points, one more than a week ago.

No. 4 Boise State received two first-place votes and has 1,309 poll points.

In the coaches' poll, Oklahoma received 44 first-place votes. Alabama received eight, one more than LSU.

With 1,453 points, Oklahoma has a 43-point lead over Alabama, which leads LSU by 38 points.