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Kansas State also gains six spots in AP Poll

Shenanigans are clearly afoot in the Magnolia State.

Hey there, Jesse Ertz. We just realized this scheme won't work if K-State gets to #1.
Hey there, Jesse Ertz. We just realized this scheme won't work if K-State gets to #1.
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Kansas State matched their gain in the coaches poll, being pushed up six spots in the AP poll released this afternoon.

The interesting part of the AP poll, however, is that Ole Miss and Mississippi State, riding the wave of their twin upset wins yesterday, somehow managed to tie for third place in the writer balloting. I mean, seriously, people. What are the odds?

That situation harmed Baylor the most, easing them down to fifth rather than third. Other largish changes from the coaches' ballot: TCU and Arizona both moved two spots higher on the AP ranking than they did in the coaches', which pushed Oregon down even further and kept Georgia from rising at all. Oklahoma State remains ahead of the Wildcats in the AP, though K-State gained a spot on the Cowboys. And instead of Clemson in the 25th spot, Utah enters the poll at #24 despite receiving no votes at all last week.

Stay tuned tomorrow as we Unbox the Polls and see what the actual point totals have to tell us about what the voters are thinking... if anything.

RANK TEAM POINTS FIRST LW DELTA
1 Florida State Seminoles 1461 35 1 0
2 Auburn Tigers 1459 23 5 +3
3 Mississippi State Bulldogs 1320 2 12 +9
3 Mississippi Rebels 1320 0 11 +8
5 Baylor Bears 1258 0 7 +2
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1186 0 9 +3
7 Alabama Crimson Tide 1060 0 3 -4
8 Michigan State Spartans 981 0 10 +2
9 Texas Christian Horned Frogs 979 0 25 +16
10 Arizona Wildcats 951 0 29 +19
11 Oklahoma Sooners 904 0 4 -7
12 Oregon Ducks 888 0 2 -10
13 Georgia Bulldogs 854 0 13 0
14 Texas A&M Aggies 731 0 6 -8
15 Ohio State Buckeyes 534 0 20 +5
16 Oklahoma State Cowboys 527 0 21 +5
17 Kansas State Wildcats 486 0 23 +6
18 UCLA Bruins 460 0 8 -10
19 East Carolina Pirates 344 0 22 +3
20 Arizona State Sun Devils 325 0 26 +6
21 Nebraska Cornhuskers 283 0 19 -2
22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 235 0 31 +9
23 Missouri Tigers 212 0 24 +1
25 Utah Utes 206 0 40 +15
25 Stanford Cardinal 143 0 14 -9
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES

Clemson 92; Marshall 78; Southern California 61; Louisville 36; Louisiana State 35; Brigham Young 26;
West Virginia 18; Arkansas 14; Wisconsin 7; California 6; Penn State 5; Rutgers 4; Kentucky 4;
North Dakota State 3; Minnesota 2; Virginia 1; South Carolina 1.