The Kansas St. Wildcats have moved up to No. 3 in this week's edition of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll after a series of highly-ranked teams lost over the weekend. The Alabama Crimson Tide and Oregon Ducks are still 1-2 in the poll, but a few teams saw their fortunes improve over the weekend.
Harris poll: Kansas State jumps to No. 3 after Florida loss
The Florida Gators’ loss on Saturday has bumped the Kansas State Wildcats to No. 3 in the Harris Interactive Poll this week.
Jamie Squire
The team previously ranked No. 3 in the poll, the Florida Gators, lost its first game of the season on Saturday to the Georgia Bulldogs, currently ranked No. 6 in the poll. In addition to Kansas State, the fourth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and fifth-ranked LSU Tigers also moved up in the rankings this week.
The Wildcats are coming off an impressive 55-24 blowout of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, then ranked No. 14 in the nation. If they can win out their remaining games and win the Big 12 Championship Game, there's a reasonable chance that the Wildcats could find themselves in the BCS Championship Game.
The other key losses in the top 10 this week were Oklahoma’s 30-13 loss to Notre Dame and Oregon State’s 20-17 loss to Washington.
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1 | Alabama (109) | 8-0 | 2868 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon (5) | 8-0 | 2725 | 2 |
| 3 | Kansas State (1) | 8-0 | 2656 | 4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 2553 | 5 |
| 5 | LSU | 7-1 | 2382 | 6 |
| 6 | Georgia | 7-1 | 2205 | 11 |
| 7 | Florida State | 8-1 | 2193 | 10 |
| 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 2061 | 3 |
| 9 | Clemson | 7-1 | 1917 | 13 |
| 10 | Louisville | 8-0 | 1714 | 14 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 1588 | 16 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 1473 | 7 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 1449 | 8 |
| 14 | Stanford Cardinal | 6-2 | 1307 | 18 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 1231 | 12 |
| 16 | USC | 6-2 | 1200 | 9 |
| 17 | Boise State | 7-1 | 1142 | 19 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 996 | 21 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 604 | 17 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 554 | 22 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 542 | NR |
| 22 | Texas | 6-2 | 392 | 24 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 7-1 | 354 | 15 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 304 | NR |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 245 | NR |
Dropped from rankings: Michigan, Ohio, TCU
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 135; Toledo 109; UCLA 85; Arizona 81; Tulsa 74; Northern Illinois 58; Kent State 54; Michigan 28; Ohio 25; TCU 19; Cincinnati 15; Louisiana-Monroe 11; Utah State 6; Arizona State 5; Wisconsin 5; Iowa State 4; Virginia Tech 3; Washington 2; Central Florida 1
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