Ohio State dropped Minnesota, 28-14, on Saturday night. For Ohio State, it wasn't a dominating victory and it wasn't enough to keep the Buckeyes atop the latest AP Top 25, a position they'd held the previous 10 weeks.
Clemson is the AP's new No. 1 team. Ohio State is No. 2, Alabama is No. 3, and Baylor is No. 4. Oklahoma State (No. 5) and Notre Dame (No. 6) are the next two teams out.
Iowa is No. 8. Michigan State is No. 14. Michigan is No. 15. Wisconsin (No. 23) and Northwestern (No. 24) round out the Big Ten appearances.
Tom Herman's Houston (9-0) is up to No. 16.
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1ST VOTES | CHANGE | CONFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLEMSON | 1489 | 31 | +2 | ACC |
| 2 | OHIO STATE | 1460 | 26 | -1 | BIG TEN |
| 3 | ALABAMA | 1376 | 2 | +4 | SEC |
| 4 | BAYLOR | 1351 | 2 | -2 | BIG 12 |
| 5 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 1256 | +7 | BIG 12 | |
| 6 | NOTRE DAME | 1219 | +2 | INDEPENDENT | |
| 7 | STANFORD | 1144 | +2 | PAC-12 | |
| 8 | IOWA | 1091 | +2 | BIG TEN | |
| 9 | LOUISIANA STATE | 1050 | -5 | SEC | |
| 10 | UTAH | 900 | +3 | PAC-12 | |
| 11 | FLORIDA | 887 | SEC | ||
| 12 | OKLAHOMA | 858 | +2 | BIG 12 | |
| 13 | TEXAS CHRISTIAN | 841 | -8 | BIG 12 | |
| 14 | MICHIGAN STATE | 807 | -8 | BIG TEN | |
| 15 | MICHIGAN | 684 | +1 | BIG TEN | |
| 16 | HOUSTON | 561 | +2 | AMERICAN | |
| 17 | NORTH CAROLINA | 506 | +4 | ACC | |
| 18 | UCLA | 403 | +4 | PAC-12 | |
| 19 | FLORIDA STATE | 379 | -2 | ACC | |
| 20 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 357 | +4 | SEC | |
| 21 | TEMPLE | 310 | +2 | AMERICAN | |
| 22 | NAVY | 218 | +12 | AMERICAN | |
| 23 | WISCONSIN | 183 | +3 | BIG TEN | |
| 24 | NORTHWESTERN | 177 | +5 | BIG TEN | |
| 25 | MEMPHIS | 137 | -10 | AMERICAN |
