The Alabama Crimson Tide now top The Associated Press Top-25 College Football Poll.
The Tide are unbeaten in 9 games this season. They replace Texas, who suffered their first loss of the season last night to this week's No. 2 team, Texas Tech.
Like Alabama, Tech is unbeaten in nine outings, as is No. 3 Penn State.
Alabama was a heavy favorite in the balloting of sportscasters and writers as the Tide received 46 first-place votes to 12 for Texas Tech, 6 for Penn State and 1 for fourth-ranked Florida. The fifth-ranked team is Texas.
The second five this week features Oklahoma, Southern California, Oklahoma State, Boise State and Utah. TCU climbs a notch from No. 12 to No. 11 after beating UNLV.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll along with their record so far:
1. Alabama (9-0)
2. Texas Tech (9-0)
3. Penn St. (9-0)
4. Florida (7-1)
5. Texas (8-1)
6. Oklahoma (8-1)
7. Southern Cal (7-1)
8. Oklahoma State (8-1)
9. Boise St. (8-0)
10. Utah (9-0)
11. TCU (9-1)
12. Ohio State (7-2)
13. Missouri (7-2)
14. Georgia (7-2)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. Ball St. (8-0)
17. BYU (8-1)
18. Michigan St. (8-2)
19. North Carolina (6-2)
20. West Virginia (6-2)
21. California (6-2)
22. Georgia Tech (7-2)
23. Maryland (6-2)
24. Florida St. (6-2)
25. Pittsburgh (6-2)
