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Utah football dropped 10 spots to No. 21 in the AP Top 25 and nine spots to No. 20 in the coaches poll after the team's 30-28 loss to Oregon Saturday.

The Utes were the biggest fallers in both polls this week, ranked behind fellow Pac-12 teams Washington (No. 5 in coaches poll, No. 6 in AP Top 25), Colorado (No. 9 in both polls), USC (No. 12 in both polls), and ahead of Washington State (No. 23 in both polls).

The top five of the coaches poll shifted, Alabama remaining at No. 1 and Ohio State at No. 2 followed by Clemson, Michigan and Washington. Alabama and Ohio State remained at No. 1 and No. 2 in the AP Top 25, followed by No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Clemson and No. 5 Wisconsin.

Louisville and West Virginia each fell eight spots in the Coaches Poll after losses to Houston and Oklahoma, respectively. LSU and West Virginia each fell nine spots to No. 25 and No. 19 in the AP Top 25, while Louisville fell eight spots to No. 11.

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Top 25 polls

The AP poll

Record Pts Pv

1. Alabama (61) 11-0 1525 1

2. Ohio St. 10-1 1455 2

3. Michigan 10-1 1370 4

4. Clemson 10-1 1347 5

5. Wisconsin 9-2 1255 6

6. Washington 10-1 1220 7

7. Oklahoma 9-2 1169 8

8. Penn St. 9-2 1091 9

9. Colorado 9-2 997 12

10. Oklahoma St. 9-2 868 13

11. Louisville 9-2 830 3

12. Southern Cal 8-3 811 15

13. Florida 8-2 703 21

14. W. Michigan 11-0 701 14

15. Florida St. 8-3 661 17

16. Auburn 8-3 613 18

17. Nebraska 9-2 593 19

18. Houston 9-2 490 NR

19. West Virginia 8-2 448 10

20. Boise St. 10-1 389 22

21. Utah 8-3 280 11

22. Texas A&M 8-3 253 23

23. Washington St. 8-3 186 20

24. Tennessee 8-3 133 NR

25. LSU 6-4 84 16

Others receiving votes • Stanford 81, Virginia Tech 77, Navy 62, North Carolina 55, Pittsburgh 24, South Florida 24, Arkansas 10, Iowa 7, Troy 6, Minnesota 5, Temple 1, Wyoming 1.