Florida State interim coach Rick Stockstill led his football team to a 31-24 win, their first road victory in over 1,000 days. They now have a 4-5 record overall and are 2-4 in ACC play. Despite the somewhat cathartic win for FSU, after the game, Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports kept Florida State down at No. 60 in his weekly re-rank of all 138 FBS teams.
Surrounding the Seminoles are the No. 59 Arizona State Sun Devils and No. 61 Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Sun Devils went and 8-5 and lost the Sun Bowl 42-39 against Duke, while Nebraska went 7-6, playing in the Las Vegas Bowl, but falling to the Utah Utes 44-22.
The top five is made up of the Georgia Bulldogs, Utah Utes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Miami Hurricanes, and Indiana Hoosiers. Illinois
was the biggest riser of the week, moving up 15 spots after defeating Nebraska 24-13.
Georgia retakes the No. 1 spot after defeating Ole Miss, while Miami's loss to Notre Dame also had something to do with their drop.
Florida State is still the 10th-best ACC team per Myerberg's rankings, far behind the Miami Hurricanes at No. 5. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are up to No. 10, and Duke is third in the ACC at No. 24.
FSU will look to improve when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pitt Panthers on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Fans can catch the game on ESPN.
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