Posted: Tuesday September 4, 2012 1:18PM ; Updated: Tuesday September 4, 2012 1:19PM

Alabama takes top spot in AP poll

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alabama is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, moving past Southern California after its resounding victory against Michigan.

The Crimson Tide swayed more than enough voters with its 41-14 win Saturday night in Texas to overtake the preseason No. 1 Trojans, who beat Hawaii 49-10. USC entered that game a 40-point favorite at home.

The Tide receives 45 first-place votes, up 28 from last week. USC draws 11 first-place votes and No. 3 LSU four.

It's the 47th time Alabama has been No. 1, the 16th under coach Nick Saban.

This is the 86th time in the 76-year history of the AP media poll that the top-ranked team won and dropped in the rankings. It's happened at least once every year since 2007.

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Alabama (45)	1-0	1,481	2
2	USC (11)	1-0	1,435	1
3	LSU (4)	1-0	1,382	3
4	Oregon	1-0	1,295	5
5	Oklahoma	1-0	1,170	4
6	Florida State	1-0	1,135	7
7	Georgia	1-0	1,083	6
8	Arkansas	1-0	992	10
9	West Virginia	1-0	980	11
9	South Carolina	1-0	980	9
11	Michigan State	1-0	915	13
12	Clemson	1-0	788	14
13	Wisconsin	1-0	664	12
14	Ohio State	1-0	634	18
15	Virginia Tech	1-0	604	16
16	Nebraska	1-0	603	17
17	Texas	1-0	584	15
18	Oklahoma State	1-0	558	19
19	Michigan	0-1	446	8
20	TCU	0-0	355	20
21	Kansas State	1-0	339	22
22	Notre Dame	1-0	198	NR
23	Louisville	1-0	190	25
24	Florida	1-0	145	23
25	Stanford	1-0	131	21

Others Receiving Votes: Boise State79, Tennessee73, Brigham Young63, North Carolina48, Baylor38, Utah34, Washington15, Georgia Tech14, Ohio10, Texas State10, Missouri7, Texas A&M5, South Florida5, UCF4, Auburn3, Mississippi State3, Cincinnati2

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