Florida No. 2; Northwestern Moves To No. 3

Florida moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, setting up a Fiesta Bowl showdown against No. 1 Nebraska.

Florida (11-0) rose one spot after beating No. 8 Florida State 35-24 Saturday. If the Gators defeat No. 23 Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference championship game, they will play Nebraska (11-0) for the national title Jan. 2 in the Fiesta Bowl.

Nebraska remained No. 1 after defeating Oklahoma 37-0 Friday. The Huskers received 51 first-place votes and 1,539 points from a nationwide media panel, while Florida got 11 firsts and 1,499 points.

Northwestern (10-1), which finished its regular season a week ago, moved up one notch to No. 3 and Tennessee (10-1) climbed one spot to No. 4 after beating Vanderbilt 12-7.

Both teams jumped over Ohio State (11-1), which fell from second to fifth after losing to Michigan 31-23.

Notre Dame (9-2) was sixth, followed by Colorado (9-2), Florida State (9-2), Texas (9-1-1) and Kansas State (9-2). All those teams were idle except Florida State and Texas, which defeated Baylor 21-13 Thursday.