UCF Moves up to number 22 in AP poll

UCF moved up to No. 22, Penn State moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Washington State and Auburn jumped into the top 10 for the first time this season after six ranked teams lost this past weekend.

Alabama and Clemson still hold the top spots. The top-ranked Crimson Tide received 43 first-place votes in the poll released Sunday and the second-ranked Tigers had 18. The Nittany Lions have their best ranking since 2008, moving up one spot and taking advantage of the biggest upset of the season so far.

Oklahoma lost at home to Iowa State on Saturday, dropping the Sooners from No. 3 to 12. Michigan also lost for the first time and fell to No. 17.

Washington State is No. 8 and Auburn moved up to 10.

Behind Penn State, Georgia at No. 4 and Washington at No. 5 also moved up one spot after convincing victories. TCU moved up two spots to No. 6, and No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 9 Ohio State round out the top 10.

  COACHES POLL

Record Pts Pvs

1. Alabama (57) 6-0 1617 1

2. Clemson (8) 6-0 1568 2

3. Penn State 6-0 1454 4

4. Washington 6-0 1404 5

5. Georgia 6-0 1380 6

6. Wisconsin 5-0 1243 8

7. TCU 5-0 1229 10

8. Ohio State 5-1 1146 9

9. Washington State 6-0 1117 11

10. Miami (Fla.) 4-0 1003 12

11. Auburn 5-1 941 13

12. Oklahoma 4-1 919 3

13. Southern California 5-1 818 15

14. Oklahoma State 4-1 788 14

15. South Florida 5-0 622 16

16. Michigan 4-1 612 7

17. Virginia Tech 5-1 599 19

18. San Diego State 6-0 516 21

19. Notre Dame 5-1 498 22

20. North Carolina State 5-1 455 24

21. Central Florida 4-0 273 25

22. Michigan State 4-1 261 NR

23. Utah 4-1 122 18

24. Navy 5-0 110 NR

25. Stanford 4-2 107 NR

Others receiving votes: Louisville 85; Georgia Tech 47; Kentucky 41; Texas Tech 29; West Virginia 29; Florida 23; Texas A&M 14; Troy 10; LSU 9; Memphis 9; Virginia 5; Wake Forest 5; Iowa State 4; Iowa 3; Mississippi State 3; South Carolina 3; Colorado State 2; Texas 2.