College football rankings, AP Poll Week 10: Notre Dame jumps to No. 4

Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE

Notre Dame jumps up one spot to No. 4, still behind Alabama, Oregon and Kansas State in AP poll

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish jumped up one spot to No. 4 this week following their road victory over No. 14 Oklahoma Saturday.

Oregon and Kansas State narrowly edged out the Fighting Irish for the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Kansas State defeated No. 20 Texas Tech, 55-24, while Oregon steamrolled Colorado, 70-14. The Alabama Crimson Tide continue its stranglehold on the top spot, receiving all 60 first-place votes.

LSU jumped back into the top five, a place they have not been since their loss to Florida Oct. 6. LSU plays No. 1 Alabama this week.

Northwestern did not make the Top 25, but they did receive seven votes. The Wildcats are 7-2 on the season and 3-2 in the Big Ten. Only two Big Ten teams made the Top 25 this week: Ohio State at No. 6 and Nebraska at No. 21. Despite their top 10 ranking, Ohio State will not be playing in a bowl this year as they are ineligible for postseason play.

Below is the complete AP Top 25

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Alabama(60)	8-0	1,500	1
2	Oregon	8-0	1,412	2
3	Kansas State	8-0	1,382	4
4	Notre Dame	8-0	1,344	5
5	LSU	7-1	1,216	6
6	Ohio State	9-0	1,158	9
7	Georgia	7-1	1,145	12
8	Florida	7-1	1,075	3
9	Florida State	8-1	1,046	11
10	Clemson	7-1	914	14
11	South Carolina	7-2	823	17
12	Louisville	8-0	817	16
13	Oregon State	6-1	762	7
14	Oklahoma	5-2	758	8
15	Stanford	6-2	627	19
16	Texas A&M	6-2	580	22
17	Mississippi State	7-1	559	13
18	USC	6-2	418	10
19	Boise State	7-1	406	21
20	Texas Tech	6-2	388	15
21	Nebraska	6-2	249	NR
22	Louisiana Tech	7-1	209	24
23	West Virginia	5-2	126	25
24	Arizona	5-3	106	NR
25	UCLA	6-2	103	NR
Others Receiving Votes: Toledo: 88, Rutgers: 74, Oklahoma State: 72, Texas: 55, Kent State: 33, Tulsa: 17, Northern Illinois: 12, Washington: 8, Northwestern: 7, Wisconsin: 4, Ohio: 4, Michigan: 2, Louisiana-Monroe: 1