Notre Dame still the 1 in AP rankings

NEW YORK (AP) -- Notre Dame is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football rankings with nothing left to do but wait to find out who its opponent in the national championship game will be.

Toward the bottom of the rankings, there was plenty of movement. Ten Top 25 teams lost this weekend, the most since Oct. 11, 2003.

No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Georgia, both easy winners in rivalry games Saturday, held their spots in the rankings and will play for the SEC title in Atlanta next weekend.

Ohio State remained No. 4 after completing its perfect season with a victory against Michigan. The Buckeyes (12-0) are banned from the postseason because of NCAA sanctions.

Florida moved up a spot to No. 5 after beating Florida State.

Four teams from BCS non-automatic qualifying leagues are ranked. No. 18 Kent State and No. 19 Northern Illinois will play for the Mid-American Conference title Friday. No. 20 Utah State wrapped up its season as Western Athletic Conference champ.

No. 25 Boise State will play for a share of the Mountain West title against Nevada on Saturday.

The Big East had two teams fall out of the rankings, Rutgers and Louisville. The Scarlet Knights and Cardinals will play Thursday night with the Big East title and BCS bid on the line.

Boise State and No. 22 Northwestern moved back into the rankings.

The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press expanded college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 24, points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote, previous ranking, record vs. top 25 teams at time of game, record of opponents played, and extra points:

Record Pts Pv T25 Rec. Extra Points

1. Notre Dame (60) 12-0 1,500 1 4-0 79-50 Waiting for an opponent

2. Alabama 11-1 1,400 2 3-1 69-61 No. 1 in total defense

3. Georgia 11-1 1,331 3 1-1 70-60 Murray 3 yrs of 3000 yards

4. Ohio St. 12-0 1,294 4 3-0 70-62 Season completed

5. Florida 11-1 1,262 6 4-1 91-39 Played toughest schedule

6. Oregon 11-1 1,242 5 3-1 72-57 Mariota top QB in Pac-12

7. Kansas St. 10-1 1,079 7 3-0 62-52 4-1 at home vs. Longhorns

8. Stanford 10-2 1,061 11 4-1 82-49 3 straight 10-win seasons

9. LSU 10-2 1,056 8 3-2 80-51 Miles 85-20 at LSU

10. Texas A&M 10-2 1,043 9 3-2 84-64 1st 10-win year since 1998

11. South Carolina 10-2 916 13 2-2 83-48 Backup Thompson comes thru

12. Oklahoma 9-2 834 14 2-2 68-46 Jones B12 career pass ldr

13. Florida St. 10-2 764 10 1-1 65-64 12-9-1 vs. Georgia Tech

14. Nebraska 10-2 704 17 0-1 76-54 Beat Badgers by 3 in Sept.

15. Clemson 10-2 667 12 0-2 69-62 Have lost 4 straight to SC

16. Oregon St. 8-3 528 16 2-2 73-48 Beavers were 3-9 last year

17. UCLA 9-3 505 15 3-1 68-00 Rematch with the Cardinal

18. Kent St. 11-1 355 23 1-0 69-62 Having best season ever

19. N. Illinois 11-1 349 24 0-0 60-79 Doeren 22-4 in 2 years

20. Utah St. 10-2 274 25 1-0 60-70 First 10-win season

21. Michigan 8-4 217 20 0-3 81-51 Plagued by turnovers

22. Northwestern 9-3 189 NR 0-0 63-68 Most wins since 2008

23. Texas 8-3 185 18 1-2 60-56 TCU spoiled Thanksgiving

24. Oklahoma St. 7-4 174 22 1-3 65-48 14-1 last 15 vs. Bears

25. Boise St. 9-2 145 NR 0-0 49-73 25-13 vs. Wolf Pack

Others receiving votes: San Jose St. 78, Louisville 73, TCU 67, Penn St. 61, Rutgers 50, Vanderbilt 48, San Diego St. 15, Fresno St. 12, Southern Cal 7, Arkansas St. 5, Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3, Ball St. 1, Mississippi St. 1, North Carolina 1.