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FSU falls to 13th, Florida climbs to 19th in new AP football poll

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The three Florida schools are sharing real estate in the new Associated Press Top 25.

FSU is 13thMiami 15th, and Florida 19th in the new poll. Alabama continues to be ranked N0. 1, followed by Ohio State.

The Louisville Cardinals, who thumped former No. 2 FSU 63-20 on Saturday, is now ranked third, followed by Michigan and Clemson.

Houston, Stanford, Michigan State, Washington, and Texas A&M complete the Top 10.

FSU fell to 13th after absorbing the blowout from Louisville.

In the coaches’ poll, FSU is 14th, Florida 16th, and Miami is 19th. USF is 24th.

In the “also receiving votes” portion of the vote, USF had seven votes, or the 41st most.

1. Alabama (50 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State (4)
3. Louisville (6)
4. Michigan (1)
5. Clemson
6. Houston
7. Stanford
8. Michigan State
9. Washington
10. Texas A&M
11. Wisconsin
12. Georgia
13. Florida State
14. Tennessee
15. Miami
16. Baylor
17. Arkansas
18. LSU
19. Florida
20. Nebraska
21. Texas
22. San Diego State
23. Ole Miss
24. Utah
25. Oklahoma

Gary Shelton is one of the most recognized and honored sportswriters in the history of the state. He has won the APSE's national columnist of the year twice and finished in the top 10 eight times. He was named the Florida Sportswriter of the Year six times. Gary joined SaintPetersBlog in the spring, helping to bring a sports presence to the website. Over his time in sports writing, Gary has covered 29 Super Bowls, 10 Olympics, Final Fours, Masters, Wimbledons and college national championships. He was there when the Bucs won a Super Bowl, when the Lightning won a Stanley Cup and when the Rays went to a World Series. He has seen Florida, FSU and Miami all win national championships, and he covered Bear Bryant, Bobby Bowden and Don Shula along the way. He and his wife Janet have four children: Eric, Kevin, K.C. and Tori. To contact, visit [email protected].

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