Ohio drops in rankings as Penn State moves in

Ohio State dropped four spots to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after its first loss of the season, and Penn State moved into the rankings for the first time since 2011 after upsetting the Buckeyes.

Alabama is No. 1 again, receiving all but one of the 61 first-place votes from the media panel on Sunday. Michigan moved up to No. 2, Clemson is No. 3 and Washington No. 4.

Louisville moved up to No. 5 ahead of the Buckeyes, who blew a 14-point fourthquarter lead and lost 24-21 against Penn State on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions entered the rankings at No. 24. POLL POINTS UP: West Virginia (6-0) moved up two spots to No. 10 in the rankings, the Mountaineers’ best showing since 2012.

DOWN: Ohio State had the biggest drop of the week, but it still ran its streak of top-10 rankings to 31, the longest current streak in the nation, dating back to November 2014.

IN: Penn State was last ranked Dec. 4, 2011. It had gone four full seasons without being ranked, the longest string of seasons without a ranking since the Nittany Lions made their first poll appearance in 1940. The Nittany Lions also are ranked without Joe Paterno as coach for the first time since 1954. OUT: Houston tumbled out of the rankings .