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USC moves up to No.4 in latest Associated Press poll

By Chris Dufresne
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Alabama is the new No.1 in Sunday’s Associated Press football poll and USC is the new No. 4. Alabama, a 20-6 winner over South Carolina, overtook Florida for the top spot after the Gators struggled to a three-point home win over Arkansas.

USC held off a late rally to defeat Notre Dame, 34-27, and moved up two spots to No. 4

The AP top 10: Alabama, Florida, Texas, USC, Cincinnati, Boise State, Iowa, Miami, Louisiana State and Texas Christian.

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The AP is no longer a part of the Bowl Championship Series standings, which will be released later on Sunday. The top two teams in the BCS will play for the national title Jan. 7 in the Rose Bowl.

The AP crowns an independent champion. You can see the entire poll here.

-- Chris Dufresne

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

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