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AP Poll: Clemson drops to No. 7 amid massive top-10 shake-up

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Alabama remains No. 1, but thanks to four previous top-10 teams losing on the road this weekend, there was a massive shake-up in this week's edition of the AP Poll.

With Friday's stunning loss to Syracuse, Clemson dropped five spots from No. 2 to No. 7, while Washington crashed out of the top 10 entirely, sitting at No. 12 after losing to Arizona State.

Penn State, Georgia, TCU, and Wisconsin round out the top five, all moving ahead of the Tigers and Huskies following the latter two's defeats. Ohio State moved to No. 6, while Miami's dramatic win over Georgia Tech has it inside the top 10 for the first time this season.

Washington State crashed hard against Cal on Friday night and dropped to No. 15 as a result, while Auburn fell from No. 10 to No. 21 after losing to LSU.

Rank Team Record Previous
1 Alabama 7-0 1
2 Penn State 6-0 3
3 Georgia 7-0 4
4 TCU 6-0 6
5 Wisconsin 6-0 7
6 Ohio State 6-1 9
7 Clemson 6-1 2
8 Miami 5-0 11
9 Oklahoma 5-1 12
10 Oklahoma State 5-1 14
11 USC 6-1 13
12 Washington 6-1 5
13 Notre Dame 5-1 16
14 Virginia Tech 5-1 15
15 Washington State 6-1 8
16 South Florida 6-0 18
17 NC State 6-1 20
18 Michigan State 5-1 21
19 Michigan 5-1 17
20 UCF 5-0 22
21 Auburn 5-2 10
22 Stanford 5-2 23
23 West Virginia 4-2 NR
24 LSU 5-2 NR
25 Memphis 5-1 NR

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