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.
Record Pts Pv
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 NR
24. LSU 5-2 108 NR
25. Memphis 5-1 62 NR
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.