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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Mississippi State slightly increased its lead over Florida State for the No. 1 overall spot in the final Associated Press Top 25 released prior to the debut of the College Football Playoff rankings. The Bulldogs overcame a challenge from Kentucky to record a 45-31 road win on Saturday, which garnered Mississippi State three additional first-place votes for a total of 46. Florida State, which was idle this past weekend, received 14 first-place votes and 1,453 points for a second consecutive week. Ole Miss, which was listed atop three ballots in the previous poll, slipped from third to seventh following Saturdays 10-7 loss at LSU. The Rebels tumble moved Alabama, Auburn, Oregon and Notre Dame each up one place to round out the top six. Michigan State, Georgia and TCU, which set a Big 12 record for points in an 82-27 blowout of Texas Tech on Saturday, continued to occupy spots 8-10. Auburn will travel to Mississippi this Saturday in the marquee matchup of next weeks schedule. The next five positions are held by Kansas State, Baylor, Ohio State, Arizona and Arizona State, with the Wildcats and Sun Devils flipping places. LSUs victory over Ole Miss made the Tigers the biggest climbers in this weeks rankings, vaulting from 24th to 16th. The remainder of the Top 25 consists of Nebraska, Utah, Oklahoma, West Virginia, East Carolina, Clemson, Marshall, Duke and UCLA. Duke is the lone new entry and replaces Southern California, which dropped out from 20th after falling to Utah on Saturday. There are three other matchups involving ranked teams slated for this coming weekend in addition to the Auburn-Ole Miss clash. TCU will travel to West Virginia, Arizona visits UCLA and Arizona State hosts Utah. 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The mixed zone is not a place to make friends.CHICAGO -- The owners of the Chicago Cubs say theyre moving forward with plans to renovate and expand Wrigley Field, despite the threat of lawsuits by the owners of the adjacent rooftop venues overlooking the 100-year-old ballpark. Chairman Tom Ricketts, whose family owns the team on Chicagos North Side, said in a statement released Thursday that the Cubs will submit a revised expansion plan to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks that includes the teams original proposal to add several outfield signs and additional bleacher seats. "Unfortunately, it seems like my familys plans for Wrigley Field have gotten lost in the dispute with the rooftops," he said. "As a result, despite having new city ordinances to allow for expansion and renovation at Wrigley Field, we are back to square one with the rooftop businesses." Ricketts said the teams negotiations with the owners of the adjacent rooftop venues are "back to square one" and that its time to move forward. A lawyer representing the rooftop owners said they would fight the move. "It appears their zeal to block rooftop owners who pay them millions of dollars a year in royalties knows no bounds," lawyer Ryan McLaughlin said in a statement. "Unfortunately, this decision by the Ricketts family will now result in this matter being resolved in a court of law." The City Council approved the Cubs $500 million renovation plan last summer, but it has been stalled by opposition from the owners of the 15 rooftop venues. They have a contract with Cubs that runs through 2023 requiring them to pay the team 17 per cent of their gross annual revenue. The rooftop ownerrs fear the signs and additional seating will block their views of the field.dddddddddddd The two sides appeared to be close to a deal before the Cubs annual fan convention last month when Ricketts made some remarks that the neighbours considered disparaging. Ricketts revised expansion plan requires Landmark Commission approval for additional seating, new lighting, four additional LED signs of up to 650 square feet, and a 2,400-square-foot video board in right field. Other changes sought by the Cubs that dont require commission approval include: design modification to the player facilities, including expanding the Cubs clubhouse; expansion of the visitors clubhouse; movement of the bullpen to an area under the bleachers; and a reduction in the size of a left field video board already approved by the city. "I know this plan is in the best interest of our fans and our players," Ricketts said in a video posted on the teams website. "We hope to avoid heading to the courthouse. But the most important thing is we want to exercise our right to expand and preserve the ballpark we own and love." The Cubs have invested in facilities and their farm system, and the team this year opened a new facility funded by taxpayers in Mesa, Arizona. Ricketts has acknowledged some difficulties stemming from the $845 million purchase of the team from Tribune Co. that left the Ricketts family with a debt load. But he pointed out Thursday that the team hasnt sought city or state economic development money he says is routinely obtained for projects such as this. "We want to exercise our right to improve Wrigley Field," he said. ' ' '