(AP) -- Ohio State is No. 1 and Michigan State is No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Big Ten the top two teams in the rankings for the first time since 2006.
The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes after a lackluster victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday. Michigan State has seven first-place votes. The last time the Big Ten held the top two spots in the AP poll was November 2006 when Ohio State and Michigan went into their annual rivalry game Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.
No. 3 Mississippi made a big jump from 15 after winning at Alabama. The Tide dropped from No. 2 to No. 12. The Rebels received 11 first-place votes.
TCU is tied for third with Ole Miss and Baylor is No. 5.
Notre Dame is sixth, followed by LSU, Georgia, UCLA and Florida State. The Tigers receive one first-place vote.
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The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pv
1. Ohio St. (42) 3-0 1,490 1
2. Michigan St. (7) 3-0 1,415 4
3. Mississippi (11) 3-0 1,345 15
3. TCU 3-0 1,345 3
5. Baylor 2-0 1,213 5
6. Notre Dame 3-0 1,183 8
7. Georgia 3-0 1,162 7
8. LSU (1) 2-0 1,088 13
9. UCLA 3-0 981 10
10. Florida St. 3-0 953 9
11. Clemson 3-0 903 11
12. Alabama 2-1 882 2
13. Oregon 2-1 855 12
14. Texas A&M 3-0 798 17
15. Oklahoma 3-0 782 16
16. Arizona 3-0 488 20
17. Northwestern 3-0 469 23
18. Utah 3-0 439 21
19. Southern Cal 2-1 367 6
20. Georgia Tech 2-1 352 14
21. Stanford 2-1 288 NR
22. BYU 2-1 174 19
22. Wisconsin 2-1 174 24
24. Oklahoma St. 3-0 149 25
25. Missouri 3-0 135 22
Others receiving votes: Mississippi St. 52, West Virginia 48, Tennessee 45, California 38, Toledo 36, Arizona St. 25, Houston 22, Auburn 20, Temple 20, Texas Tech 20, Boise St. 17, Miami 13, Iowa 10, Kansas St. 8, Florida 7, NC State 5, Minnesota 4, Virginia Tech 4, Memphis 1.
