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NCAA Football Rankings, Week 8: Kansas State jumps to No. 4 in AP Poll

After holding off an upset-minded Iowa State, the Kansas State Wildcats move up to No. 4 in the latest AP Poll, while Alabama and Oregon hang on to the top two spots.

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The Kansas State Wildcats survived a tough trip to Iowa State on Saturday, coming away with a 27-21 win, and moving up two spots in the Associated Press top 25 poll this week.

Alabama and Oregon, meanwhile, hold on to the top two spots. Alabama pummeled Missouri on the road, while the Ducks picked up a win over Washington at home.

West Virginia took the hardest hit of the week, dropping 12 spots to No. 17 after getting blown out by Texas Tech, 49-14, on the road. The Mountaineers are now 5-1 on the season and 2-1 in Big 12 play.

Conversely, that big win brought Texas Tech into the rankings. The Red Raiders are now No. 18 and will look to defend their new ranking this week at TCU.

Here is the entire AP Poll for this week:

Rank Team Votes
1 Alabama 1,500
2 Oregon 1,436
3 Florida 1,361
4 Kansas State 1,296
5 Notre Dame 1,283
6 LSU 1,153
7 Ohio State 1,071
8 Oregon State 1,050
9 South Carolina 1,042
10 Oklahoma 994
11 USC 874
12 Florida State 836
13 Georgia 753
14 Clemson 673
15 Mississippi State 591
16 Louisville 574
17 West Virginia 552
18 Texas Tech 444
19 Rutgers 405
20 Texas A&M 379
21 Cincinnati 294
22 Stanford 242
23 Michigan 177
24 Boise State 133
25 Ohio 104