Air Force knocking on the AP Top 25′s door

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Air Force’s 27-24 loss at Oklahoma wasn’t quite enough to move them into the new AP Top 25 poll, but they are the first team out.

One wonders where the Falcons would be if Michigan State hadn’t beaten Notre Dame on the fake field goal in overtime:

Team (first-place votes) Record
Points
1. Alabama (53) 3-0 1,492
2. Ohio St. (5) 3-0 1,435
3. Boise St. (1) 2-0 1,333
4. TCU 3-0 1,280
5. Oregon 3-0 1,238
6. Nebraska 3-0 1,175
7. Texas (1) 3-0 1,164
8. Oklahoma 3-0 1,114
9. Florida 3-0 1,044
10. Arkansas 2-0 903
11. Wisconsin 3-0 803
12. South Carolina 3-0 739
13. Utah 3-0 703
14. Arizona 3-0 663
15. LSU 3-0 654
16. Stanford 3-0 606
17. Auburn 3-0 600
18. Iowa 2-1 482
19. Miami 1-1 472
20. Southern Cal 3-0 414
21. Michigan 3-0 291
22. West Virginia 3-0 258
23. Penn St. 2-1 198
24. Oregon St. 1-1 75
25. Michigan St. 3-0 45
Others receiving votes: Air Force 44, Nevada 41, Florida St. 40, Pittsburgh 40, Fresno St. 35, Missouri 30, Oklahoma St. 22, Clemson 14, Georgia Tech 14, N.C. State 14, James Madison 8, Kansas St. 4, Arizona St. 3, California 3, Northwestern 3, Houston 1, Notre Dame 1, Temple 1, Texas A&M 1.

The USA Today coaches’ poll was less generous to the Falcons:

Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week’s ranking
1. Alabama (55) 3-0 1,470 1
2. Ohio State (3) 3-0 1,410 2
3. Boise State 2-0 1,291 3
4. Texas 3-0 1,251 4
5. TCU 3-0 1,188 5
6. Oregon 3-0 1,181 6
7. Nebraska (1) 3-0 1,135 8
8. Florida 3-0 1,092 7
9. Oklahoma 3-0 1,060 9
10. Wisconsin 3-0 884 11
11. Arkansas 3-0 846 13
12. LSU 3-0 801 12
13. Utah 3-0 693 14
14. Auburn 3 655 15
15. South Carolina 3-0 612 16
16. Arizona 3-0 610 18
17. Stanford 3-0 541 19
18. Iowa 2-1 463 10
19. Miami (Fla.) 1-1 418 17
20. Penn State 2-1 335 20
21. West Virginia 3-0 315 21
22. Michigan 3-0 255 22
23. Michigan 3-0 125 NR
24. Missouri 3-0 123 25
25. Oklahoma State 3-0 103 NR
Others receiving votes
Nevada 58; Florida State 56; Oregon State 53; Pittsburgh 30; Georgia Tech 24; Clemson 17; Air Force 15; Northwestern 15; Boston College 12; Fresno State 7; Houston 7; North Carolina State 7; Temple 5; Kansas State 4; Texas A&M 4; Texas Tech 2; Virginia Tech 2.
Dropped out
No. 23 Houston (2-1, lost to UCLA 31-13), No. 24 California (2-1, lost to Nevada 52-31).
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