No. 2 Kansas ranked highest ever; matchup with No. 3 Missouri next

Virginia Tech can earn a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game by beating No. 16 Virginia on Saturday.

No. 12 Florida and No. 13 Texas play rivalry games this week. The Gators host Florida State on Saturday and the Longhorns are at Texas A&M on Friday.

Unbeaten Hawaii dropped a spot to No. 14 after a 28-26 victory at Nevada without star quarterback Colt Brennan. The Warriors face No. 17 Boise State at home Friday night in a game that'll determine the Western Athletic Conference champion and maybe a BCS bid.

No. 15 Boston College earned an ACC Atlantic Division title by beating Clemson 20-17 Saturday and will play for the conference title against either Virginia or Virginia Tech in Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 1.

No. 18 Illinois and No. 20 Connecticut round out the second 10.

Clemson fell six spots to 21st after losing to BC. Wisconsin is No. 22.

No. 23 BYU, the Mountain West champions, entered the rankings for the first time this season. The Cougars finished last season No. 12.

No. 24 Cincinnati slipped four spots after a 28-23 loss at home to West Virginia, and Auburn moved back into the rankings at No. 25.

Also falling out this week was Kentucky, which lost 24-13 at Georgia.

Northern Iowa, the top-ranked team in the Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA), received one point from the media panel, a 25th-place vote from Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle.

After Appalachian State beat Michigan this season, the AP changed it's policy to allow teams from all divisions to be eligible for its Top 25.