Nov 12, 2016; Iowa City, IA, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh walks the sidelines during their game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium. Photo Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
After a weekend full of upsets, the College Football Playoff rankings deck was shuffled once again.
The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) strengthened their hold on the top spot by remaining the only unbeaten Power 5 Conference team. Only Western Michigan (ranked No. 21) can match ‘Bama’s record.
The Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1) moved from the fifth spot to No. 2 after beating Maryland, getting ranking help from losses by Clemson, Michigan and Washington.
Michigan (9-1) stays in the third spot even after a one-point loss to Iowa, while Clemson (9-1) dropped two spots to No. 4 after a one-point loss to Pittsburgh.
Washington (9-1) is the big loser, falling out of the top four to No. 6 after a 26-13 loss to USC at home.
Louisville (9-1) leapfrogged Washington thanks to a 44-12 win over Wake Forest.
The Big 10 added two more to the top 10, with Wisconsin (8-2) and Penn State (8-2) checking in at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively.
Oklahoma (8-2) is at No. 9 to bring the Big 12 to the party, and Colorado (8-2) rounds out the top 10.
Notables outside of the top 10: USC moved up seven spots to No. 13 thanks to its big win over the Huskies; Auburn dropped six spots to No. 15 after a loss to Georgia; LSU moved up eight spots to No. 16 by beating Arkansas; and Texas A&M dropped a whopping 17 sports to No. 25 after losing to Ole Miss.
Stanford (No. 24), Florida (No. 23) and Tennessee (No. 19) join the top 25 after being unranked.
The top seven in this week’s Associated Press poll, in order, are Alabama, Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan, Clemson, Wisconsin and Washington.
