NCAA Football Rankings, Week 12: Texas A&M moves into top 10 after Alabama upset

Mike Zarrilli

Texas A&M moves to No. 9 in the AP Poll after their upset of Alabama.

The new Week 12 AP Poll is out, and as expected, the Texas A&M Aggies have catapulted into the top 10. The Aggies pulled off the season's biggest upset on Saturday, shaking up the top of the poll and dethroning Nick Saban's Alabama team. The Crimson Tide fell to No. 4 while the Aggies moved up to No. 9 -- ahead of one-loss Florida State and Clemson teams.

Texas A&M is one of five SEC teams in the top nine of the poll, but now all of them have marks in the loss column. Oregon, Kansas State, and Notre Dame are the new top three, and the lone remaining undefeated and bowl-elgibile teams in the FBS.

The Aggies now host Sam Houston State next week before wrapping their regular season up against Missouri.

Here is this week's AP Top 25:

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Oregon (45)	10-0	1,485	2
2	Kansas State (14)	10-0	1,451	3
3	Notre Dame (1)	10-0	1,382	4
4	Alabama	9-1	1,259	1
5	Georgia	9-1	1,223	5
6	Ohio State	10-0	1,212	5
7	Florida	9-1	1,089	7
8	LSU	8-2	1,046	9
9	Texas A&M	8-2	1,031	15
10	Florida State	9-1	1,024	8
11	Clemson	9-1	907	10
12	South Carolina	8-2	848	12
13	Oklahoma	7-2	798	14
14	Stanford	8-2	766	16
15	Oregon State	7-2	556	13
16	Nebraska	8-2	549	18
17	UCLA	8-2	541	17
18	Texas	8-2	496	19
19	Louisiana Tech	9-1	374	19
20	Louisville	9-1	322	11
21	USC	7-3	297	21
22	Rutgers	8-1	179	24
23	Michigan	7-3	135	NR
23	Texas Tech	7-3	135	25
25	Kent State	9-1	93	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 79, Northern Illinois 77, Mississippi State 48, Wisconsin 26, UCF 16, Boise State 14, Arizona 6, Fresno State 6, Cincinnati 6, TCU 5, San Jose State 4, Utah State 4, Tulsa 4, San Diego State 3, Northwestern 2, Toledo 1, Washington 1