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Michigan slips to No. 19 in the AP Top 25 college football poll

Associated Press

Michigan slipped three spots to No. 19 in this week's Associated Press college football poll, following Saturday night's 28-21 loss to Penn State.

Michigan slipped three spots in this week's Associated Press college football poll, following Saturday night's 28-21 loss to Penn State.

Ohio State edged past Clemson to No. 3 in AP poll, and Wisconsin dropped to 13th after being upset ahead of its showdown with the Buckeyes.

Alabama remained No. 1 on Sunday in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 24 first-place votes. No. 2 LSU held its place and received 16 first-place votes. The Buckeyes had 13 first-place votes and No. 4 Clemson, the preseason No. 1 team and defending national champion, received nine.

The Buckeyes and Tigers both were coming off conference blowouts on the road. Ohio State beat Northwestern 52-3 Friday night. Clemson defeated Louisville 45-10.

Oklahoma remained No. 5, but Penn State moved up to sixth after Wisconsin’s first loss of the season. The Badgers were beaten Saturday by 30-point underdog Illinois in the season’s most significant upset so far.

Florida, Notre Dame, Auburn and Georgia round out the top 10, giving the Southeastern Conference five of the top 10 teams.

Associated Press Top 25

 1. Alabama (24 first-place votes)  7-0 1,486 points (Last week: 1)

 2. LSU (16), 7-0, 1462 (2) 

 3. Ohio State (13), 7-0, 1429 (4) 

 4. Clemson (9), 7-0, 1408 (3) 

 5. Oklahoma, 7-0, 1343 (5) 

 6. Penn State, 7-0, 1224 (7) 

 7. Florida, 7-1, 1138 (9) 

 8. Notre Dame, 5-1, 1058 (8) 

 9. Auburn, 6-1, 1054 (11) 

 10. Georgia, 6-1, 1031 (10) 

 11. Oregon, 6-1, 979 (12) 

 12. Utah, 6-1, 852 (13) 

 13. Wisconsin, 6-1, 767 (6) 

 14. Baylor, 7-0, 732 (18)

 15. Texas, 5-2, 627 (15) 

 16. SMU, 7-0, 587 (19) 

 17. Minnesota, 7-0, 577 (20) 

 18. Cincinnati, 6-1, 468 (21) 

 19. Michigan, 5-2, 440 (16) 

 20. Iowa, 5-2, 347 (23) 

 21. Appalachian State, 6-0, 286 (24) 

 22. Boise State, 6-1, 225 (14) 

 23. Iowa State, 5-2, 185 (NR) 

 24. Arizona State, 5-2, 134 (17) 

 25. Wake Forest, 6-1, 118 (NR) 

Others receiving votes: Memphis 87, Virginia 29, San Diego St. 17, Pittsburgh 17, Washington 15, Navy 9, Texas A&M 6, Missouri 4, UCF 3, Southern Cal 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tulane 1.