By The Associated Press

Notre Dame rose two spots to No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 and got its first No. 1 vote since 1997.

The Fighting Irish beat Florida State 34-24 Saturday, dropping the Seminoles (5-3) from 11th to 18th.

The top three teams didn't change: No. 1 Miami (7-0), No. 2 Oklahoma (7-0) and No. 3 Virginia Tech (8-0).

The Irish (8-0) leaped past two other undefeated teams, bumping Ohio State (9-0) two spots to sixth after the Buckeyes' second straight low-scoring victory over a Big Ten team. Georgia (8-0) remained at No. 5.

Ohio State beat Penn State 13-7, dropping the Nittany Lions (5-3) two spots to No. 20.

The Hurricanes lost two first-place votes after a 40-23 win over West Virginia. The Sooners picked up one, and had 14 total, while Notre Dame received the other.

Rounding out the top 10 are Texas (7-1) in seventh, followed by Washington State (7-1), Iowa (8-1) and N.C. State (9-0). Iowa, which beat Michigan 34-9, is in the top 10 for the first time since 1991.

Southern Cal (6-2) is 11th after beating Oregon and dropping the Ducks to 19th.

Alabama vaulted to 12th after snapping a seven-game losing streak against Tennessee, which fell to 25th.

Colorado (6-2) climbed to No. 13, Kansas State rose to No. 14 and Arizona State (7-2) moved up to 16th.

Michigan fell seven places to No. 15, and LSU also tumbled seven places, to 17th after losing to Auburn.

Bowling Green improved to 7-0 with a 38-20 win over Ball State, and rose three spots to No. 21.

Air Force fell out of the rankings after losing to Wyoming. Colorado State entered the rankings at No. 24.

The top five in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll are Miami, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Ohio State and Georgia. Notre Dame is sixth.

Freshman tailback probable for Minnesota

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett should be able to play this week against Minnesota after leaving Saturday's game when he re-injured his shoulder.

Clarett was hampered by a stinger in his left shoulder against Wisconsin on Oct. 19. Ohio State spokesman Steve Snapp said Clarett is probable for the Minnesota game, but his status is day to day.

"His shoulder has been sore for a number of weeks," coach Jim Tressel said after the Buckeyes' 13-7 victory over Penn State. "It's the pounding you take when you play at this level. He hit it just right and was not capable of coming back."

Clarett, the acclaimed freshman who entered Saturday's game with 980 rushing yards, carried four times for 39 yards to top the 1,000-yard mark for the season. But on a 9-yard gain, his shoulder turned underneath him as he was tackled.

He came to the sideline and tossed aside his helmet as he was attended by team doctors. He later took off his shoulder pads and watched the rest of the game from the bench - occasionally waving a white towel to incite the crowd at Ohio Stadium.