Penn State has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press College football poll behind unanimous No. 1 Alabama after a wild weekend of upsets gave the Top 25 a major makeover.
A season-high seven ranked teams, including four in the top 10, lost to unranked teams on Friday and Saturday. Defending national champion Clemson and defending Pac-12 champion Washington were the highest ranked teams to lose.
Penn State, which was idle, took advantage. The Nittany Lions moved up a spot to No. 2, 15 points ahead of No. 3 Georgia. Penn State has its best ranking since Oct. 31, 1999, when the Nittany Lions were No. 2. Alabama, which has been No. 1 since the preseason, received all 61 first-place votes for the first time this year.
TCU is No. 4, Wisconsin is No. 5 and Big Ten rival Ohio State is sixth.
Clemson dropped five spots to seventh. Miami, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State round out the top 10.
After disapointing losses this weekend UW dropped to No. 12 and WSU to No. 15.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Alabama (61) 7-0 1525 1
2. Penn St. 6-0 1432 3
3. Georgia 7-0 1417 4
4. TCU 6-0 1322 6
5. Wisconsin 6-0 1241 7
6. Ohio St. 6-1 1184 9
7. Clemson 6-1 1117 2
8. Miami 5-0 1109 11
9. Oklahoma 5-1 1066 12
10. Oklahoma St. 5-1 900 14
11. Southern Cal 6-1 886 13
12. Washington 6-1 811 5
13. Notre Dame 5-1 798 16
14. Virginia Tech 5-1 727 15
15. Washington St. 6-1 578 8
16. NC State 6-1 573 20
16. South Florida 6-0 573 18
18. Michigan St. 5-1 563 21
19. Michigan 5-1 558 17
20. UCF 5-0 387 22
21. Auburn 5-2 303 10
22. Stanford 5-2 274 23
23. West Virginia 4-2 157 –
24. LSU 5-2 108 –
25. Memphis 5-1 62 –
Others receiving votes: San Diego St. 56, Texas A&M 46, Iowa St. 16, Virginia 10, Kentucky 8, Utah 4, Mississippi St. 3, South Carolina 2, Iowa 2, Navy 2, Texas Tech 2, Georgia Tech 1, Marshall 1, Florida St. 1.
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