The Idaho Statesman vote

The Idaho Statesman is one of 65 media outlets across the country — and the only one in Idaho — whose vote is used to select teams for The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll and the AP national champion. Here is how Idaho Statesman sports editor Mike Prater voted for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6, with previous week's vote in parenthesis:

Ranking Team (previous week)

1. Alabama (1)

2. Florida (2)

3. Texas (4)

4. Oklahoma (3)

5. USC (5)

6. Penn St. (6)

7. Utah (7)

8. Boise St. (8)

9. Texas Tech (9)

10. Ohio St. (11)

11. Ball St. (14)

12. TCU (15)

13. Georgia Tech (17)

14. Cincinnati (18)

15. Boston College (19)

16. Missouri (10)

17. Georgia (12)

18. Oregon (22)

19. Oklahoma St. (13)

20. BYU (23)

21. Michigan St. (24)

22. Northwestern (25)

23. Virginia Tech (NR)

24. Mississippi (NR)

25. Nebraska (NR)

Dropped out: Oregon St. (16), Florida St. (20), West Virginia (21)

Also considered: Pittsburgh, Tulsa, East Carolina, Oregon St.