Similar to the Amway Coaches Poll, the Oregon Ducks also stand pat in this weeks Associated Press poll. Oregon defeated Eastern Washington on Saturday and held onto their number five position. The team they face this week, Michigan State also holds onto their number seven position after defeating Eastern Michigan.
The top spot is still with Ohio State who received all sixty-one first place votes after defeating Virginia Tech on Monday night . Alabama follows in second place and TCU, dropped to third, similar to the Coaches poll. The breakdown is interesting in that there are more teams from the SEC with ten in this week’s Top 25 poll.