AP poll: UF steady at 7; FSU drops to No. 10

NEW YORK (AP) -- Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after Alabama gave up the top spot following a loss to Texas A&M.

Florida stayed at No. 7 after narrowly escaping Louisiana-Lafayette on a blocked punt returned for a touchdown in the waning seconds. Florida State dropped to No. 10 despite beating Virginia Tech on the road on Thursday.

The Seminoles were jumped in the poll by Texas A&M as well as LSU, which dominated Mississippi State.

The Ducks have 45 of 60 first-place votes. Kansas State is No. 2 with 14 first-place votes. Notre Dame is third and received one first-place vote.

The Crimson Tide, which had been No. 1 for 10 straight weeks, dropped to fourth after a 29-24 loss to the Aggies in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday.

Texas A&M moved up six spots to No. 9.

The Ducks were last No. 1 in 2010. That was the first season in the history of the program that Oregon reached No. 1, and the Ducks spent seven weeks there and reached the BCS championship game, which they lost to Auburn.

No. 25 Kent State is ranked for first time since Nov. 5, 1973.