AP Poll: Alabama out of top 5 for first time in 4 years
Alabama dropped to No. 9 in The Associated Press college football poll, snapping the Crimson Tide’s record streak of 68 appearances in the top five.
The top four teams in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank were unchanged, with LSU at No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia. Utah moved up to No. 5, followed by Oklahoma, Florida and Baylor.
The Crimson Tide lost to Auburn in a wild Iron Bowl on Saturday to give it two regular-season losses for the first time since 2010. The four-spot drop by Alabama broke a string of top-five appearances that began Nov. 8, 2015.
The week before the Tide’s run started it had been seventh, and it had been as low as 12th earlier that season. Alabama passed the old record for consecutive top-five appearances of 55 by Miami (Oct. 8, 2000-Oct. 26, 2003) last season.
Wisconsin moved up three spots to No. 10 after routing Minnesota. The Gophers dropped six spots to No. 15.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 12-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 11-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Utah | 11-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 11-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Florida | 10-2 | 8 |
| 8 | Baylor | 11-1 | 11 |
| 9 | Alabama | 10-2 | 5 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 13 |
| 11 | Auburn | 9-3 | 16 |
| 12 | Penn State | 10-2 | 12 |
| 13 | Oregon | 10-2 | 14 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 10-2 | 15 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 10-2 | 9 |
| 16 | Memphis | 11-1 | 17 |
| 17 | Michigan | 9-3 | 10 |
| 18 | Iowa | 9-3 | 19 |
| 19 | Boise State | 11-1 | 20 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 11-1 | 22 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 10-2 | 18 |
| 22 | Virginia | 9-3 | N/R |
| 23 | Navy | 9-2 | 24 |
| 24 | USC | 8-4 | 25 |
| 25 | Air Force | 10-2 | N/R |
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