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Michigan drops to No. 5 in AP Poll after loss to Ohio State

After losing to Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday, Michigan dropped from No. 3 to No. 5 in the latest Associated Press Top 25.

Ohio State stayed at No. 2 behind top-ranked Alabama, and Michigan’s slide allowed Clemson and Washington to each move up a spot to No. 3 and No. 4 respectively. Michigan dropping two spots pushed Wisconsin from No. 5 to No. 6 despite its win over Minnesota while Oklahoma, Penn State and Colorado all stayed at Nos. 7, 8 and 9.

USC won its eighth in a row in a rout over Notre Dame and moved up to No. 10. Undefeated Western Michigan, now at No. 13, remains the top-ranked Group of Five team after beating Toledo.

And notably, six teams — No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Navy, No. 22 Iowa and Nos. 24 South Florida and Pittsburgh (tied with 168 points) — moved into the Top 25 after previously being unranked.

Here is the full Week 14 Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Michigan
6. Wisconsin
7. Oklahoma
8. Penn State
9. Colorado
10. USC
11. Oklahoma State
12. Florida State
13. Western Michigan
14. West Virginia
15. Florida
16. Louisville
17. Stanford
18. Auburn
19. Virginia Tech
20. Navy
21. LSU
22. Iowa
23. Nebraska
24. South Florida
24. Pittsburgh