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The Utah Utes rose to No. 21 in the AP Top 25 Sunday following a 20-14 win over Colorado on Saturday.

Utah was ranked at No. 20 in the Amway Coaches Poll, rising five spots from No. 25 last week

Oklahoma moved up to No. 3 behind Clemson and Alabama and the Big Ten placed three teams in the top six of the new Associated Press college football poll.

Clemson is No. 1 for the fourth straight week and Alabama is No. 2. The Tigers received 53 first-place votes and the Crimson Tide got the other eight from the media panel.

The Sooners jumped two spots to after winning the Big 12 title with a 58-23 victory at Oklahoma State on Saturday night.

Three Big Ten teams followed with Iowa at No. 4, Michigan State No. 5 and Ohio State No. 6.

Stanford moved up six spots to No. 7 after beating Notre Dame with a last-second field goal and the Fighting Irish dropped from fourth to ninth.

Oklahoma has its best AP ranking since the 2011 season, but this one is far more satisfying for the Sooners.

In '11, Oklahoma was preseason No. 1 and steadily slipped as the season went along. The Sooners were No. 3 in October, dropped as far as No. 19 in the poll after the conclusion of the regular season and finished 16th.

This season Oklahoma started 19th, moved up a bit before losing to Texas in October and slipping back to 19th and has steadily climbed since. —

AP Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 28, 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. Clemson (53) 12-0 1,511 1

2. Alabama (8) 11-1 1,469 2

3. Oklahoma 11-1 1,367 5

4. Iowa 12-0 1,345 3

5. Michigan St. 11-1 1,318 6

6. Ohio St. 11-1 1,197 8

7. Stanford 10-2 1,137 13

8. North Carolina 11-1 1,085 11

9. Notre Dame 10-2 1,022 4

10. Florida St. 10-2 951 14

11. TCU 10-2 927 15

12. Baylor 9-2 842 7

13. Northwestern 10-2 711 17

14. Oklahoma St. 10-2 699 9

15. Oregon 9-3 616 18

16. Mississippi 9-3 584 19

17. Houston 11-1 571 21

18. Florida 10-2 566 10

19. Michigan 9-3 518 12

20. Temple 10-2 269 25

21. Utah 9-3 244 NR

22. Navy 9-2 206 16

23. LSU 8-3 199 NR

24. Southern Cal 8-4 189 NR

25. Wisconsin 9-3 124 NR

Others receiving votes • Georgia 47, W. Kentucky 24, BYU 20, Arkansas 17, Memphis 9, South Florida 9, Tennessee 9, Washington St. 8, Mississippi St. 4, UCLA 4, San Diego St. 3, Arkansas St. 2, Toledo 1, West Virginia 1.

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Coaches poll

The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 28, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Clemson (53) 12-0 1583 1

2. Alabama (8) 11-1 1532 2

3. Iowa (1) 12-0 1434 3

4. Oklahoma (2) 11-1 1431 5

5. Michigan State 11-1 1371 6

6. Ohio State 11-1 1272 8

7. Stanford 10-2 1174 12

8. North Carolina 11-1 1121 11

9. Florida State 10-2 1072 14

10. Notre Dame 10-2 1009 4

11. Texas Christian 10-2 948 16

12. Baylor 9-2 852 7

13. Northwestern 10-2 772 17

14. Oklahoma State 10-2 697 10

15. Florida 10-2 668 9

16. Oregon 9-3 645 18

17. Mississippi 9-3 607 19

18. Houston 11-1 536 21

19. Michigan 9-3 523 12

20. Utah 9-3 294 25

21. Temple 10-2 278 24

22. Navy 9-2 228 15

23. Louisiana State 8-3 210 NR

24. Southern Cal 8-4 165 NR

25. Wisconsin 9-3 148 NR

Others receiving votes • Georgia 82, Western Kentucky 22, UCLA 20, Mississippi State 15, Memphis 14, San Diego State 14, Washington State 13, Brigham Young 13, Tennessee 8, West Virginia 8, Arkansas State 7, Toledo 6, Appalachian State 5, Texas A&M 2, Bowling Green 1.