Alabama and Florida State remained in the top two spots in this week's BCS standings, while Baylor moved up to No. 4 and is nipping on the heels of No. 3 Ohio State.

Baylor, which beat Texas Tech to improve to 9-0 on Saturday, sits a microscopic .0013 behind the Buckeyes in the BCS average. Last week, the gap between the teams was .0308.

No. 2 Florida State also closed the gap on No. 1 Alabama by about 25 percent, but both teams are comfortably positioned ahead of the other contenders in the two spots that earn a berth in the VIZIO BCS National Championship.

Alabama slogged through a 20-7 win at Mississippi State, while Florida State crushed Syracuse 59-3.

Florida State and Ohio State are both 10-0, but the Seminoles lead the Buckeyes by .0792, leaving little doubt that if the two front-runners win their remaining games, they will play for the national title.

Alabama and Florida State are tied for first in the computer ratings, while Baylor and Auburn are tied for third. Ohio State is fifth.

After Baylor in the standings, the next four teams also all moved up one spot after Stanford lost its second game of the year and dropped five spots to No. 9.