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Matt Murschel

UCF moves up, FSU drops out of latest top 25 polls

UCF continues to climb the weekly college football rankings with the Knights, moving up in both the Associated Press and coaches' top 25 polls released Tuesday.

After opening up the season ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP rankings, UCF climbed to No. 19 following a 56-17 blowout over UConn last Thursday.

It's the 12th straight week in which the program has been featured in the poll.

UCF (1-0) also moved up in the USA Today coaches' top 25 poll released earlier in the day. The Knights rose three spots to No. 20.

Miami (0-1) plummeted 14 spots to No. 22 in the AP poll after the Hurricanes dropped their season opener 33-17 to No. 11 LSU (1-0) Sunday. It was the biggest drop by a single team in this week's rankings.

Florida State (0-1) tumbled out of both rankings following a loss to No. 12 Virginia Tech Monday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles were previously ranked No. 19 last week.

Florida (1-0) moved back into the AP rankings for the first time since Oct. 7, 2017. The Gators opened the season with a 53-6 win over visiting Charleston Southern Saturday in the Swamp.

Alabama remained atop both rankings after beating Louisville, 51-14, in the Camping World Kickoff Saturday in Orlando. This is the second straight week in which the Tide took home the top spot.

The top three spots remained unchanged in the AP poll.

Ohio State leapfrogged over Wisconsin for the fourth spot after the Buckeyes (1-0) demolished Oregon State 77-33.

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