Florida State is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, followed by Alabama, Oregon and Mississippi State. The top four teams were unchanged for the first time since late September.

The gap between the Seminoles and the Crimson Tide narrowed after another close call by Florida State, which beat Boston College 20-17 on a field goal in the waning seconds.

Florida State received 37 first-place votes and 1,458 points, down six first-place votes and 18 points from last week. Alabama has 21 first-place votes 1,445 points. No. 3 Oregon received two first-place votes, one more than last week.

Mississippi State is fourth, followed by Baylor and TCU. Baylor and TCU swapped places. Ohio State remained No. 7.

No. 22 Minnesota, No. 23 Clemson, No. 24 Louisville and No. 25 Boise State moved into the rankings. Nebraska, Utah, USC and Duke dropped out.

The Gophers are ranked for the first time since 2008.

UCF received one vote in the AP poll.

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In the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Noles dropped from the top spot.

Alabama, despite having fewer first-place votes than FSU, took over the No. 1 ranking, with Florida State coming in at No. 2.

The rest of the top ten in the coaches poll: Oregon, Mississippi State, TCU, Baylor, Ohio State, Michigan State, Georgia and UCLA.

The College Football Playoff rankings, where Florida State sat at No. 3 going into yesterday's game, will be updated on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.