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SportsOctober 21, 2013

Florida State, Baylor and Missouri took big steps forward as The Associated Press college football poll got an extensive makeover following losses by five top-10 teams. Alabama is still No. 1, Oregon still two and Ohio State fourth, but otherwise there was much movement...

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Florida State, Baylor and Missouri took big steps forward as The Associated Press college football poll got an extensive makeover following losses by five top-10 teams.

Alabama is still No. 1, Oregon still two and Ohio State fourth, but otherwise there was much movement.

Florida State moved up two spots to No. 3 after its 51-14 win at Clemson.

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The Crimson Tide received 55 first-place votes from the media panel. Oregon got three first-place votes and Florida State received two. The Seminoles received first-place votes for the first time since Sept. 2, 2002.

Missouri went from 14 to fifth after its 36-17 victory over then-No. 22 Florida on Saturday. The 7-0 Tigers have their best ranking since 2008, and they also are fifth in the BCS rankings.

No. 6 Baylor jumped to its highest ranking since 1980. Miami is No. 7, followed by Stanford, Clemson and Texas Tech at No. 10.

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