Update: Florida State has moved up to No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and to No. 17 in the AP Poll.
Florida State survived a wild week in college football with a home blowout victory over Boston College on Friday. The 'Noles, with help from the misfortune of others, will see itself rise in the new rankings.
In the AP Poll, Florida State entered this week at No. 20. In front of FSU, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Clemson, No. 4 Washington, No 8 Auburn, No. 10 TAMU, No. 15 UNC and No. 18 Virginia Tech all fell in its games. Florida State should be able to jump all of VT, UNC, TAMU and Auburn based on all those teams losing to unranked opponents, laving it ranked around No. 15.
In the USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Washington, No 8 Auburn, No. 11 Texas A&M, and No. 13 UNC all lost. FSU, coming into the week ranked No. 18, should jump Auburn, A&M and UNC into the No. 15 spot.