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Update: The last-ever BCS standings are now live. Via the National Football Foundation:
Just about a month ago, college football fans were concerned that we could see four undefeated teams with a legitimate claim to the national title, one year before the four-team playoff was implemented. Alas, Baylor and Alabama fell in the regular season, setting up an easy-to-stomach (for all but SEC fans) title game between the two remaining power conference undefeateds -- Florida State and Ohio State.
That didn't happen. Auburn takes the spot, due to another week of mayhem.
First up, the Coaches Poll, via USA Today:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | First-place votes | Previous | Change | HI/LOW* |
| 1 | Florida State Seminoles |
13-0 | 1550 | 62 | 1 | 1/12 | |
| 2 | Auburn Tigers |
12-1 | 1486 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2/NR |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
11-1 | 1414 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 |
| 4 | Michigan State Spartans |
12-1 | 1342 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4/NR |
| 5 | Baylor Bears |
11-1 | 1275 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4/NR |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
12-1 | 1211 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2/6 |
| 7 | Stanford Cardinal |
11-2 | 1188 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4/13 |
| 8 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
10-2 | 1108 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/20 |
| 9 | Missouri Tigers |
11-2 | 1088 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5/NR |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
10-2 | 913 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8/18 |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers |
10-2 | 899 | 0 | 11 | 4/11 | |
| 12 | Oregon Ducks |
10-2 | 887 | 0 | 12 | 2/12 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
10-2 | 845 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6/20 |
| 14 | LSU Tigers |
9-3 | 719 | 0 | 14 | 6/19 | |
| 15 | Central Florida Knights |
11-1 | 658 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Louisville Cardinals |
11-1 | 611 | 0 | 16 | 6/17 | |
| 17 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
10-3 | 602 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13/NR |
| 18 | UCLA Bruins |
9-3 | 520 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 10/22 |
| 19 | Wisconsin Badgers |
9-3 | 408 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 14/NR |
| 20 | Fresno State Bulldogs |
11-1 | 344 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 13/NR |
| 21 | Duke Blue Devils |
10-3 | 247 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Texas A&M Aggies |
8-4 | 247 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6/25 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois Huskies |
12-1 | 149 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 18/NR |
| 24 | Georgia Bulldogs |
8-4 | 135 | 0 | NR | 5/NR | |
| 25 | Miami Hurricanes |
9-3 | 73 | 0 | NR | 6/NR |
Schools Dropped Out: No. 23 Cincinnati, No. 24 Texas. Others Receiving Votes: Cincinnati 47; Vanderbilt 40; Southern California 33; Iowa 30; Texas 27; Rice 23; Bowling Green 12; Notre Dame 8; Minnesota 6; Ball State 2; Nebraska 1; Virginia Tech 1; Washington 1.
*Hi/Low Rankings
Hi/Low = The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
And the new AP poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State (56) | 13-0 | 1,496 | 1 |
| 2 | Auburn (4) | 12-1 | 1,444 | 3 |
| 3 | Alabama | 11-1 | 1,376 | 4 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 12-1 | 1,278 | 10 |
| 5 | Stanford | 11-2 | 1,217 | 7 |
| 6 | Baylor | 11-1 | 1,185 | 9 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 1,130 | 2 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 1,099 | 8 |
| 9 | Missouri | 11-2 | 1,066 | 5 |
| 10 | Oregon | 10-2 | 880 | 12 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 878 | 18 |
| 12 | Clemson | 10-2 | 848 | 13 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 10-2 | 797 | 6 |
| 14 | LSU | 9-3 | 726 | 14 |
| 15 | UCF | 11-1 | 629 | 15 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 10-3 | 614 | 11 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9-3 | 544 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisville | 11-1 | 525 | 19 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 9-3 | 383 | 21 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 8-4 | 282 | 22 |
| 21 | Fresno State | 11-1 | 227 | 24 |
| 22 | Duke | 10-3 | 201 | 20 |
| 23 | Georgia | 8-4 | 196 | 25 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 12-1 | 144 | 16 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 8-4 | 76 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: USC 74, Iowa 48, Miami (FL) 47, Vanderbilt 25, Texas 22, Cincinnati 11, Bowling Green 10, Washington 9, Rice 7, North Dakota State 4, Minnesota 2 |
Conference Championship Week befell not only undefeated Northern Illinois but the Buckeyes, who lost to Michigan State. That result, coupled with a SEC Championship Game win for Auburn, puts the one-loss Tigers in the national title game against the undefeated Seminoles.
Auburn's your new No. 2, with Ohio State falling below Alabama and Stanford. Missouri also sees their stock fall, as does Oklahoma State, who lost to fierce rivals Oklahoma. Michigan State sees their stock rise, as does Baylor after a win over Texas (who again falls out of the polls). Arizona State sees a drop after their Pac-12 Championship Game loss to Stanford, while Northern Illinois falls drastically after their loss to Bowling Green. Duke also slips after a blowout loss to Florida State.
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