AP Top 25 Takeaways: While trying to escape ACC in court, Florida State falls from top 10 to 0-3

Since suing the Atlantic Coast Conference, and essentially announcing to the world that it is too good to be associated with the likes of Georgia Tech and Boston College, Florida State has not won a football game.

The Seminoles have gone from preseason top 10 to 0-3 after losing at home to Memphis on Saturday. That was after starting the season with losses to Georgia Tech in Ireland and Boston College in Tallahassee.

“I know what it takes for a team to go out there and be able to execute and play at a high level. We all have to do a better job of what we’re doing throughout the course of the week,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell told reporters.

The last time a preseason top 10 lost its first three games was No. 7 Penn State in the abbreviated pandemic Big Ten season of 2020. Throw out that and Texas A&M in 1988 was the previous to go from top 10 to 0-3, according to Sportradar. Those Aggies also started 10th, but that team’s 0-3 start included three games against ranked teams, none at home.

The Seminoles, coming off an ACC championship and College Football Playoff snub, are also the

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