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UCLA Rises To No. 9 In AP College Football Poll

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Thanks to its win over crosstown rival USC on Saturday night, UCLA cracked The Associated Press College Football Poll's Top 10 on Sunday.

The Bruins (9-2, 6-2 in the Pac-12) moved up two notches from No. 11 to No. 9 in the balloting after the 38-20 victory while USC, which had been ranked 24th going into Saturday's contest, dropped out of the Top 25.

UCLA has one regular season game remaining, a Friday tilt against Stanford at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. A win in that game would propel the Bruins into the Pac-12 championship game, where they could still make a case for a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff bracket by defeating No. 3 Oregon.

The Trojans (7-4, 6-3) host Notre Dame on Saturday, but were eliminated from the Pac-12 title race on Saturday.

Meanwwhile, Florida State is No. 1 in the AP poll, followed by Alabama, Oregon and Mississippi State. The top four teams were unchanged for the first time since late September.

The gap between the Seminoles and the Crimson Tide narrowed after another close call by Florida State, which beat Boston College 20-17 on a field goal in the waning seconds.

Florida State received 37 first-place votes and 1,458 points, down six first-place votes and 18 points from last week. Alabama has 21 first-place votes 1,445 points. Oregon received two first-place votes, one more than last week.

Mississippi State is fourth, followed by Baylor and TCU. Baylor and TCU swapped places. Ohio State remained No. 7.

Undefeated Marshall (11-0) slipped one spot from No. 18 to No. 19.

No. 22 Minnesota, No. 23 Clemson, No. 24 Louisville and No. 25 Boise State moved into the rankings. Nebraska, Utah and Duke joined USC in dropping out.

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