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Alabama is No. 1 in the AP college football poll for the first time this season, replacing undefeated Florida State in a vote that was about as close as it could get.
The Crimson Tide (11-1) received 25 of a possible 59 first-place votes from the media panel and 1,426 points. The Seminoles (12-0) have 29 first-place votes and 1,423 points.
The last time the No. 2 team had more first-place votes than the No. 1 team this late in the season was Nov. 25, 1968, when No. 1 Ohio State had 21 1/2 first-places votes to Southern California's 24 1/2.
Alabama is No. 1 for the 72nd time overall and first since it lost last year's Iron Bowl. The Tide beat Auburn 55-44 on Saturday.
It is also the seventh straight season the Crimson Tide has been No. 1 at some point, the longest such streak since Miami from 1986-92.
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Associated Press Top 25 poll (through Nov. 29 games)
(first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Alabama 11-1 (25), 1,426 Last week: 2
2. Florida State 12-0 (29), 1,423 Last week: 1
3. Oregon 11-1 (5), 1,391 Last week: 3
4. TCU 10-1, 1,274 Last week: 6
5. Baylor 10-1, 1,243 Last week: 5
6. Ohio State 11-1, 1,192 Last week: 7
7. Michigan State 10-2, 1,048 Last week: 10
8. Arizona 10-2, 1,027 Last week: 12
9. Kansas State 9-2, 995 Last week: 11
10. Mississippi State 10-2, 944 Last week: 4
11. Wisconsin 10-2, 910 Last week: 14
12. Georgia Tech 10-2, 823 Last week: 16
13. Mississippi 9-3, 753 Last week: 18
14. Missouri 10-2, 740 Last week: 17
15. Georgia 9-3, 606 Last week: 8
16. UCLA 9-3, 512 Last week: 9
17. Arizona State 9-3, 495 Last week: 13
18. Oklahoma 8-3, 485 Last week: 20
19. Clemson 9-3, 418 Last week: 23
20. Auburn 8-4, 358 Last week: 15
21. Louisville 9-3, 346 Last week: 24
22. Boise State 10-2, 265 Last week: 25
23. LSU 8-4, 145 Last week: NR
24. Utah 8-4, 79 Last week: NR
25. Nebraska 9-3, 64 Last week: NR
Others receiving votes:
University of Southern California 61, Minnesota 47, Duke 22, Marshall 22, Memphis 21, Colorado St. 18, Air Force 7, Stanford 4, West Virginia 4, N. Illinois 3, UCF 3, Cincinnati 1.
Dropped out:
No. 19 Marshal, No. 21 Colorado State, No. 22 Minnesota
