Wildcats climb the polls after big win over Miami

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas State Wildcats are climbing the polls after an impressive 52-13 victory over Miami. The Cats jumped up six spots to No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top 25.

The top four sports remained unchanged. Alabama is followed by USC, LSU and Oregon. Arkansas took a tumble after that stunning 34-31 loss to Louisiana-Monroe. The Razorbacks went from No. 8 to unranked. That is the second-largest fall out of the AP poll in history.

Associated Press Top 25

                   Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (48) 2-0 1,486 1
2. Southern Cal (8) 2-0 1,414 2
3. LSU (4) 2-0 1,404 3
4. Oregon 2-0 1,299 4
5. Florida St. 2-0 1,160 6
5. Oklahoma 2-0 1,160 5
7. Georgia 2-0 1,155 7
8. South Carolina 2-0 1,025 9
9. West Virginia 1-0 1,017 9
10. Michigan St. 2-0 995 11
11. Clemson 2-0 868 12
12. Ohio St. 2-0 772 14
13. Virginia Tech 2-0 734 15
14. Texas 2-0 716 17
15. Kansas St. 2-0 714 21
16. TCU 1-0 542 20
17. Michigan 1-1 429 19
18. Florida 2-0 427 24
19. Louisville 2-0 316 23
20. Notre Dame 2-0 310 22
21. Stanford 2-0 260 25
22. UCLA 2-0 250 NR
23. Tennessee 2-0 177 NR
24. Arizona 2-0 149 NR
25. BYU 2-0 110 NR

Others receiving votes: Boise St. 106, Arkansas 79, Nebraska 79, Oregon St. 77, Mississippi St. 70, Baylor 54, Wisconsin 44, Louisiana-Monroe 23, Ohio 17, Georgia Tech 15, Oklahoma St. 13, South Florida 12, Arizona St. 10, Iowa St. 5, Northwestern 5, North Carolina 1, Utah St. 1.