AP Top 25: Clemson is No. 1, Oklahoma 2nd after 'Bama falls

Posted November 26, 2017 6:00 am

By RALPH D. RUSSO

Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant (2) and teammate Maverick Morris (69) celebrate after an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. Clemson defeated South Carolina 34-10. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) The Associated Press

Clemson is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, taking a close vote with Oklahoma after the top two teams in the rankings lost in the same weekend for the first time since 2012.

The Tigers jumped from fourth to No. 1 after blowing out South Carolina on Saturday night. Clemson received 27 first-place votes and No. 2 Oklahoma had 24. No. 3 Wisconsin received 10 first-place votes.

Auburn rose to No. 4 after beating Alabama, which had been No. 1 since the preseason. The Crimson Tide slipped to fifth. Georgia moved up a spot to No. 6 and Miami fell five spots to No. 7. The Hurricanes lost for the first time this season on Friday at Pittsburgh.

The last time the top two teams in the AP poll lost on the same regular-season weekend was Nov. 17, 2012. Then, No. 1 Oregon lost to No. 14 Stanford and No. 2 Kansas State went down to Baylor.

Ohio State, Penn State and TCU round out the top 10.

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Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson (24) runs for a touchdown against a West Virginia defender during an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP) The Associated Press

Alabama linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton reacts as time runs out in the Iron Bowl NCAA college football game against Auburn, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, in Auburn, Ala. Auburn won 26-14. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) The Associated Press

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