Kent State Golden Flashes crack AP Top 25 College Football Poll

Spencer Keith #3 of the Kent State Golden Flashes hands the ball off to Dri Archer at High Point Solutions Stadium on Oct. 27, 2012 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
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Posted: 11/11/2012

By: Mike Cairns, newsnet5.com

CLEVELAND - The Kent State Golden Flashes dream football season has taken another turn upwards. In the latest Associated Press college football poll Sunday, the 9-1 Flashes are ranked 25th.

Kent State is coming off of Saturday's 48-32 win over Miami in Oxford. The Golden Flashes are nationally ranked for the first time since Nov. 5, 1973.

Kent State will travel to Bowling Green this weekend to take on the Falcons.A win over the Falcons would clinch a MAC East championship for Kent State. The latest AP poll is listed below.

1. Oregon (45) 10-0 1,485 2 2-0 48-44 No. 1 in scoring offense
2. Kansas St. (14) 10-0 1,451 3 3-0 49-38 7-1 vs. Baylor, 3-2 @ Waco
3. Notre Dame (1) 10-0 1,382 4 4-0 54-35 10-0 first time since 1993
4. Alabama 9-1 1,259 1 3-1 56-34 Down 20-0 after 1 quarter
5. Georgia 9-1 1,223 5 1-1 45-45 SEC Eastern champions
6. Ohio St. 10-0 1,212 5 2-0 47-44 Won 4 of last 5 vs. Wis
7. Florida 9-1 1,089 7 3-1 60-28 Blocked punt saves day
8. LSU 8-2 1,046 9 3-2 58-32 8-2 last 10 vs. Rebels
9. Texas A&M 8-2 1,031 15 3-2 60-30 Shook up BCS title chase
10. Florida St. 9-1 1,024 8 1-0 44-45 20-2 vs. Terrapins
11. Clemson 9-1 907 10 0-1 46-44 7-3 last 10 vs. Wolfpack
12. South Carolina 8-2 848 12 1-2 53-37 18-4 vs. Wofford
13. Oklahoma 7-2 798 14 1-2 49-31 Stoops passed Wilkinson
14. Stanford 8-2 766 16 2-1 54-36 1-9 last 10 vs. Ducks
15. Oregon St. 7-2 556 13 2-1 50-31 13-11 vs. Cal at home
16. Nebraska 8-2 549 18 0-1 56-34 Overcame another deficit
17. UCLA 8-2 541 17 2-0 42-48 Most wins since 2005
18. Texas 8-2 496 19 1-2 45-42 Lined up in wishbone
19. Louisiana Tech 9-1 374 19 0-0 34-56 No. 1 in total offense
20. Louisville 9-1 322 11 0-0 33-54 Fell to second in Big East
21. Southern Cal 7-3 297 21 0-2 46-44 Lee No. 2 WR in NCAA
22. Rutgers 8-1 179 24 0-0 37-42 8-8-1 vs. Bobcats
23. Michigan 7-3 135 NR 0-2 54-36 Lost 3 straight to Iowa
23. Texas Tech 7-3 135 25 1-2 50-38 21-15-3 vs. Cowboys
25. Kent St. 9-1 93 NR 0-0 36-55 Last ranking: Nov. 5, 1973

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma St. 79, N. Illinois 77, Mississippi St. 48, Wisconsin 26, UCF 16, Boise St. 14, Arizona 6, Cincinnati 6, Fresno St. 6, TCU 5, San Jose St. 4, Tulsa 4, Utah St. 4, San Diego St. 3, Northwestern 2, Toledo 1, Washington 1.