San Jose State vs Auburn Football

Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall escapes San Jose State cornerback Dasheon Frierson (5) and linebacker Christian Tago but fumbles the ball in the first quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

(MARK ALMOND)

AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn is garnering more respect in the Associated Press poll overall, but the Tigers are still searching for a first-place vote.



The Tigers (2-0) held steady at No. 5 in the Week 3 poll released Sunday and gained ground on the fourth spot behind Oklahoma. Auburn, however, is the only team ranked in the top 7 of the poll to not garner a first-place vote.



Auburn gained 50 voting points compared to last week, and the Sooners gained 20. The difference between the fourth and fifth spots is 67 points.



Oklahoma is buoyed by its two first-place votes.



Georgia and Texas A&M received one and two first-place votes, respectively, at the Nos. 6 and 7 spots. Five SEC teams reside in the top 10 of the poll.

Auburn knocked off San Jose State 59-13 Saturday before entering a bye week.



Auburn's next opponent, Kansas State (2-0), moved up one spot to No. 19 after rallying to beat Iowa State 32-28 on the road Saturday. The Wildcats host the Tigers Sept. 18.

Auburn also held steady at No. 5 in the Amway coaches poll Sunday.

AP poll (Sept. 7)

Record Pts Pv 1. Florida St. (38) 2-0 1,463 1 2. Oregon (16) 2-0 1,415 3 3. Alabama (1) 2-0 1,334 2 4. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,303 4 5. Auburn 2-0 1,236 5 6. Georgia (1) 1-0 1,201 6 7. Texas A&M (2) 2-0 1,101 9 8. Baylor 2-0 1,043 10 9. Southern Cal 2-0 1,039 14 10. LSU 2-0 1,029 12 11. Notre Dame 2-0 815 16 12. UCLA 2-0 779 11 13. Michigan St. 1-1 751 7 14. Mississippi 2-0 703 15 15. Stanford 1-1 592 13 16. Arizona St. 2-0 570 17 17. Virginia Tech 2-0 532 NR 18. Wisconsin 1-1 391 18 19. Kansas St. 2-0 285 20 20. Missouri 2-0 237 24 21. Louisville 2-0 234 25 22. Ohio St. 1-1 222 8 23. Clemson 1-1 206 23 24. South Carolina 1-1 199 21 25. BYU 2-0 179 NR

Others receiving votes: Nebraska 153, North Carolina 118, Oklahoma St. 92, Florida 70, Duke 43, Penn St. 35, TCU 31, Mississippi St. 29, Marshall 18, Tennessee 14, Iowa 10, Cincinnati 6, West Virginia 6, Washington 4, N. Dakota St. 3, Pittsburgh 3, Texas Tech 3, Utah 2, Arizona 1.