LSU surges three spots to No. 6 in AP Top 25 poll

Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG -- LSU vs. South Carolina -- LSU running back Jeremy Hill (33) scores his first touchdown as South Carolina Gamecocks safety D.J. Swearinger (36) tries to make the stop during the second half of an SEC football game. LSU won 23-21. Photo shot on Saturday Oct. 13, 2012, in Baton Rouge, La.

The top five in The Associated Press college football poll has been rearranged for a second straight week, with Florida, Kansas State and Notre Dame moving up in the rankings.

No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Oregon hold the top two spots for a fourth straight week. The changes came behind them, where the Gators move up one spot to No. 3, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats and fifth-ranked Fighting Irish both jump two places.

The shuffling comes after a second straight Saturday in which multiple top-five teams lost. South Carolina fell 23-21 at LSU on Saturday night and drops from No. 3 to No. 9. LSU moved up to No. 6. West Virginia slides from No. 5 to No. 17 after getting routed 49-14 at Texas Tech. The Red Raiders move into the rankings at 18th.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll:

1. Alabama

2. Oregon

3. Florida

4. Kansas St.

5. Notre Dame

6. LSU

7. Ohio State

8. Oregon State

9. South Carolina

10. Oklahoma

11. Southern Cal

12. Florida State

13. Georgia

14. Clemson

15. Mississippi State

16. Louisville

17. West Virginia

18. Texas Tech

19. Rutgers

20. Texas A&M

21. Cincinnati

22. Stanford

23. Michigan

24. Boise State

25. Ohio