Ohio St. falls to No. 6; Michigan 2nd

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

Louisville moved up to No. 5 ahead of the Buckeyes, who blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and lost to the Nittany Lions 24-21 on Saturday night. Penn State enters the rankings at No. 24.

Nebraska is No. 7, and Baylor is eighth. Texas A&M slipped three spots to No. 9 after losing for the first time this season.

Unbeaten West Virginia moved up two spots to No. 10 — the Mountaineers’ best showing since 2012.

Houston tumbled out of the rankings for the first time this season after being routed by SMU. The fall from No. 15 to unranked is tied for the fifth-largest drop since the rankings went to a Top 25 in 1989.

DeRuyter fired by Fresno State

Fresno State fired football coach Tim DeRuyter after the Bulldogs dropped to 1-7 in his fifth season.

After winning the Mountain West title in each of his first two seasons at Fresno State, DeRuyter’s teams struggled once star quarterback Derek Carr left for the NFL.

Offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was named interim coach of the Bulldogs, who host Air Force on Friday night.

DeRuyter was 30-30 at Fresno State, but he went 20-6 his first two seasons. The Bulldogs won a total of nine games the next two seasons and lost Saturday 38-20 at Utah State.

DeRuyter has two years left on a five-year contract that was worth $7.5 million.

Bama’s Jackson has broken leg

Alabama safety Eddie Jackson suffered a broken leg in Saturday’s 33-14 victory over Texas A&M and will miss the remainder of the season, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said.

Jackson, who was injured on a punt return in the fourth quarter, is a playmaker who had returned two punts and an interception for touchdowns this season.

Alabama is off this week before playing at No. 19 LSU on Nov. 5