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Four of the top 10 teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll lost this week, giving us one of the biggest changes week-to-week in the college football rankings since the start of the season. Defending conference champions Clemson and Washington are no longer in the top five after losing to conference opponents on the road, but the spots that have opened up for teams below them are far from permanent with pivotal games between top teams coming in the next few weeks. 

Penn State, now at No. 2, will will play against No. 19 Michigan, No. 6 Ohio State and No. 18 Michigan State in the next three weeks. No. 8 Miami has dates with No. 14 Virginia Tech and No. 13 Notre Dame in the next month. Sometimes the rankings get changed from unexpected upsets, but the battles between these top teams are going to have even more of an impact on the college football landscape. 

Alabama is now the unanimous No. 1 team in the land after Clemson's loss and Georgia has moved into the top three followed by TCU at No. 4. Clemson remained in the top 10, falling to No. 7, while Auburn was one of the biggest movers in this week's rankings with an 11-spot drop to No. 21. 

Here's how the new AP poll looks after a weekend of wild wins: 

1. Alabama (61 first-place votes) 
2. Penn State
3. Georgia 
4. TCU 
5. Wisconsin 
6. Ohio State
7. Clemson 
8. Miami 
9. Oklahoma 
10. Oklahoma State
11. USC 
12. Washington 
13. Notre Dame
14. Virginia Tech 
15. Washington State
16. USF 
16. NC State
18. Michigan State
19. Michigan 
20. UCF 
21. Auburn
22. Stanford 
23. West Virginia 
24. LSU
25. Memphis 

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 56, Texas A&M 46, Iowa State 16, Virginia 10, Kentucky 8, Utah 4, Mississippi State 3, South Carolina 2, Iowa 2, Navy 2, Texas Tech 2, Georgia Tech 1, Marshall 1, Florida State 1