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Florida State is back in second place in the BCS standings, edging past Oregon behind first-place Alabama.

The Seminoles' lead is thin and their stay at No. 2 could be short again.

Third-place Oregon plays Stanford on Thursday night and a win is likely to push the Ducks back into second. The Seminoles and Ducks have exchanged positions in the BCS standings the last two weeks.

The top two in the final standings play in the BCS championship game.

Florida State (.9525 BCS average) is third in both the USA Today coaches' poll and Harris poll, though the Seminoles gained ground on the Ducks after a 41-14 victory over Miami on Saturday night. Florida State is No. 1 in the computer ratings. Ohio State is fourth in the standings, followed by Stanford and Baylor.

In the Associated Press poll, No. 3 Florida State gained ground on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon.

Poll voters acknowledged BYU, giving the Cougars 28 votes. That's up from 22 votes last week, even though the Cougars had a bye this weekend. In the USA Today coaches poll, BYU received 19 votes. —

Top 25 college football polls

Associated Press • The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (52) 8-0 1,491 1

2. Oregon (2) 8-0 1,418 2

3. Florida St. (6) 8-0 1,409 3

4. Ohio St. 9-0 1,315 4

5. Baylor 7-0 1,234 5

6. Stanford 7-1 1,214 6

7. Auburn 8-1 1,082 8

8. Clemson 8-1 1,059 9

9. Missouri 8-1 956 10

10. LSU 7-2 863 11

11. Texas A&M 7-2 861 12

12. Oklahoma 7-1 816 13

13. South Carolina 7-2 769 14

14. Miami 7-1 737 7

15. Oklahoma St. 7-1 662 18

16. UCLA 6-2 515 17

17. Fresno St. 8-0 493 16

18. Michigan St. 8-1 478 24

19. UCF 6-1 472 19

20. Louisville 7-1 385 20

21. Wisconsin 6-2 342 22

22. N. Illinois 9-0 322 21

23. Arizona St. 6-2 197 25

24. Notre Dame 7-2 164 NR

25. Texas Tech 7-2 102 15

Others receiving votes • Texas 34, Georgia 32, BYU 28, Mississippi 17, Houston 9, Minnesota 7, Michigan 6, Washington 6, Ball St. 4, Duke 1.

USA Today • The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 3, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Alabama (54) 8-0 1,540 1

2. Oregon (5) 8-0 1,475 2

3. Florida State (3) 8-0 1,436 3

4. Ohio State 9-0 1,369 4

5. Baylor 7-0 1,299 5

6. Stanford 7-1 1,222 7

7. Clemson 8-1 1,121 8

8. Oklahoma 7-1 971 9

9. Missouri 8-1 961 10

10. Auburn 8-1 959 11

11. Oklahoma State 7-1 864 12

12. LSU 7-2 835 13

13. Texas A&M 7-2 800 14

14. Miami (Fla.) 7-1 747 6

15. South Carolina 7-2 722 16

16. Louisville 7-1 569 17

17. Fresno State 8-0 567 18

18. UCLA 6-2 494 19

19. Michigan State 8-1 446 24

20. Northern Illinois 9-0 409 20

21. Central Florida 6-1 340 22

22. Wisconsin 6-2 333 23

23. Texas Tech 7-2 217 15

24. Arizona State 6-2 130 NR

25. Notre Dame 7-2 108 25

Others receiving votes • Texas 77 Georgia 25 Houston 24 Brigham Young 19 Minnesota 18 Michigan 14 Nebraska 12 Duke 11 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 Ball State 4 Mississippi 3 Oregon State 2 Arizona 1 Southern California 1. BCS Standings

Avg Pv

1. Alabama .9797 1

2. Florida St. .9525 3

3. Oregon .9435 2

4. Ohio St. .8720 4

5. Stanford .7930 5

6. Baylor .7745 6

7. Clemson .7277 8

8. Missouri .6890 9

9. Auburn .6686 11

10. Oklahoma .6084 10

11. Miami .5246 7

12. South Carolina .5111 14

13. LSU .4525 13

14. Oklahoma St. .4395 18

15. Texas A&M .4365 12

16. Fresno St. .3675 16

17. Michigan St. .3394 22

18. N. Illinois .3169 17

19. UCLA .2904 20

20. Louisville .2510 19

21. UCF .2151 23

22. Arizona St. .1770 NR

23. Notre Dame .1662 25

24. Wisconsin .1288 24

25. Texas Tech .0986 15 AP Top 25 poll

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (52) 8-0 1,491 1

2. Oregon (2) 8-0 1,418 2

3. Florida St. (6) 8-0 1,409 3

4. Ohio St. 9-0 1,315 4

5. Baylor 7-0 1,234 5

6. Stanford 7-1 1,214 6

7. Auburn 8-1 1,082 8

8. Clemson 8-1 1,059 9

9. Missouri 8-1 956 10

10. LSU 7-2 863 11

11. Texas A&M 7-2 861 12

12. Oklahoma 7-1 816 13

13. South Carolina 7-2 769 14

14. Miami 7-1 737 7

15. Oklahoma St. 7-1 662 18

16. UCLA 6-2 515 17

17. Fresno St. 8-0 493 16

18. Michigan St. 8-1 478 24

19. UCF 6-1 472 19

20. Louisville 7-1 385 20

21. Wisconsin 6-2 342 22

22. N. Illinois 9-0 322 21

23. Arizona St. 6-2 197 25

24. Notre Dame 7-2 164 NR

25. Texas Tech 7-2 102 15

Others receiving votes • Texas 34, Georgia 32, BYU 28, Mississippi 17, Houston 9, Minnesota 7, Michigan 6, Washington 6, Ball St. 4, Duke 1.