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New York • Notre Dame is No. 1 and Alabama is No. 2 in both The Associated Press and USA Today football polls, moving to the top of the rankings after Oregon and Kansas State were upset Saturday night.

The Fighting Irish were a unanimous No. 1 in the AP poll, getting all 60 first-place votes. In the USA Today poll, they received 56 out of 59 first-place votes. They are a victory against rival Southern California away from completing a perfect regular season and playing in the BCS championship game Jan. 7 in Miami.

A week after being upset as the No. 1 team, Alabama is back to No. 2, taking advantage of the two big upsets.

The Ducks had been No. 1 in both polls but fell in overtime to Stanford. Kansas State was No. 2 in both polls when it was beaten at Baylor.

The Utah State Aggies cracked the AP poll, ranked at No. 25 after its 48-41 overtime win over Lousiana Tech.

In the USA Today poll of coaches, Utah State University was not ranked but did receive 74 votes. —

Associated Press Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 17, 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. Notre Dame (60) 11-0 1,500 3

2. Alabama 10-1 1,399 4

3. Georgia 10-1 1,316 5

4. Ohio St. 11-0 1,292 6

5. Oregon 10-1 1,246 1

6. Florida 10-1 1,171 7

7. Kansas St. 10-1 1,064 2

8. LSU 9-2 1,048 8

9. Texas A&M 9-2 1,028 9

10. Florida St. 10-1 1,026 10

11. Stanford 9-2 991 14

12. Clemson 10-1 874 11

13. South Carolina 9-2 795 12

14. Oklahoma 8-2 734 13

15. UCLA 9-2 624 17

16. Oregon St. 8-2 599 15

17. Nebraska 9-2 559 16

18. Texas 8-2 498 18

19. Louisville 9-1 362 20

20. Michigan 8-3 282 23

21. Rutgers 9-1 265 22

22. Oklahoma St. 7-3 240 NR

23. Kent St. 10-1 155 25

24. N. Illinois 10-1 144 NR

25. Mississippi St. 8-3 82 NR

25. Utah St. 9-2 82 NR

Others receiving votes • Boise St. 20, Northwestern 20, Washington 20, Arizona 13, Southern Cal 12, Tulsa 10, San Jose St. 8, Fresno St. 7, Louisiana Tech 4, Wisconsin 4, San Diego St. 2, Baylor 1, Iowa St. 1, TCU 1, Vanderbilt 1. USA Today Top 25

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 17, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Notre Dame (56) 11-0 1,469 3

2. Alabama (2) 10-1 1,386 5

3. Georgia (1) 10-1 1,348 4

4. Oregon 10-1 1,227 1

5. Florida St. 10-1 1,199 6

6. Florida 10-1 1,166 7

7. LSU 9-2 1,062 8

8. Kansas St. 10-1 1,056 2

9. Clemson 10-1 1,029 9

10. Texas A&M 9-2 994 10

11. Stanford 9-2 934 13

12. South Carolina 9-2 853 11

13. Oklahoma 8-2 798 12

14. Nebraska 9-2 654 14

15. Texas 8-2 593 15

16. UCLA 9-2 590 16

17. Oregon St. 8-2 563 17

18. Louisville 9-1 453 18

19. Rutgers 9-1 408 20

20. Michigan 8-3 289 23

21. Oklahoma St. 7-3 258 24

22. Boise St. 9-2 243 22

23. Northern Illinois 10-1 149 NR

24. Mississippi St. 8-3 99 NR

25. Kent St. 10-1 86 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Utah State 74, Northwestern 59, Louisiana Tech 36, Washington 36, Southern California 14, Tulsa 14, San Jose State 7, San Diego State 6, Arizona 5, Vanderbilt 4, Wisconsin 4, Fresno State 3, Middle Tennessee 3, Arkansas State 2, Cincinnati 1, Texas Tech 1.