AP poll: Stanford falls after losing to Uta..

College football • SEC sets record with 8 ranked teams.

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The Top 25 was shaken Sunday after seven ranked teams lost, including five to teams that were unranked or lower ranked. After losing at Utah, Stanford dropped eight spots, and Michigan fell from the poll after its loss to Penn State.

After upsetting the No. 5 Cardinal, Utah garnered 47 votes in polling for the AP Top 25.

The top four was unchanged, with No. 1 Alabama receiving 55 of 60 first-place votes. No. 2 is Oregon, followed by Clemson and Ohio State. Florida State moved up to No. 5 to set up a top-five matchup at Clemson next week.

Stanford lost 27-21 at Utah and is now No. 13, becoming the first top-10 team this season to lose to an unranked team. Michigan drops out after losing 43-40 in four overtimes at Penn State.

No. 24 Auburn moved into the rankings for the first time this season to join No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 14 Missouri, No. 15 Georgia and No. 22 Florida. Missouri jumped 11 spots after a 41-26 victory at Georgia (4-2).

Also new in Sunday's rankings, the Southeastern Conference has set a record for most schools in AP college football poll with eight ranked teams.

The record for most teams from one conference in a regular-season poll had been seven, done many times, including this season by the SEC. The ACC and Big Ten have also reached seven ranked teams in a season.

The SEC also had eight teams ranked in the 2011 preseason poll. —

AP Top 25 poll

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (55) 6-0 1,495 1

2. Oregon (5) 6-0 1,438 2

3. Clemson 6-0 1,352 3

4. Ohio St. 6-0 1,330 4

5. Florida St. 5-0 1,242 6

6. LSU 6-1 1,137 10

7. Texas A&M 5-1 1,105 9

8. Louisville 6-0 1,077 8

9. UCLA 5-0 1,017 11

10. Miami 5-0 912 13

11. South Carolina 5-1 896 14

12. Baylor 5-0 849 15

13. Stanford 5-1 824 5

14. Missouri 6-0 749 25

15. Georgia 4-2 615 7

16. Texas Tech 6-0 590 20

17. Fresno St. 5-0 383 21

18. Oklahoma 5-1 380 12

19. Virginia Tech 6-1 352 24

20. Washington 4-2 309 16

21. Oklahoma St. 4-1 264 22

22. Florida 4-2 249 17

23. N. Illinois 6-0 185 23

24. Auburn 5-1 156 NR

25. Wisconsin 4-2 153 NR

Others receiving votes • Michigan 118, Nebraska 94, Michigan St. 69, Utah 47, Notre Dame 39, Oregon St. 21, UCF 19, Texas 16, Arizona St. 7, Northwestern 7, Houston 3, Rutgers 1.

AP poll: Stanford falls after losing to Utah; Utes get 47 votes