NEW YORK (AP) — Texas A&M tumbled three spots to No. 10 while the top six teams remained intact in The Associated Press college football poll released Sunday.
Alabama, Michigan, Clemson, Washington, Louisville and Ohio State remained in front in the Top 25 rankings.
Western Michigan moved up three spots to 14th after a 52-20 win at Ball State. That’s the highest ranking for any Mid-American Conference team since Ball State was 12th on Nov. 30, 2008.
No new teams entered the poll this week.
Texas A&M had been ranked fourth in the first College Football Playoff rating released last week. The Aggies dropped from No. 7 after losing to Mississippi State 35-28.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Alabama (60) | 9-0 | 1524 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan (1) | 9-0 | 1432 | 2 |
| 3. Clemson | 9-0 | 1408 | 3 |
| 4. Washington | 9-0 | 1364 | 4 |
| 5. Louisville | 8-1 | 1255 | 5 |
| 6. Ohio St. | 8-1 | 1245 | 6 |
| 7. Wisconsin | 7-2 | 1159 | 8 |
| 8. Auburn | 7-2 | 1081 | 11 |
| 9. Oklahoma | 7-2 | 996 | 12 |
| 10. Texas A&M | 7-2 | 820 | 7 |
| 11. West Virginia | 7-1 | 805 | 14 |
| 12. Penn St. | 7-2 | 752 | 20 |
| 13. Utah | 7-2 | 686 | 16 |
| 14. W. Michigan | 9-0 | 583 | 17 |
| 15. North Carolina | 7-2 | 559 | 18 |
| 16. Colorado | 7-2 | 550 | 21 |
| 17. Oklahoma St. | 7-2 | 516 | 22 |
| 18. Virginia Tech | 7-2 | 479 | 23 |
| 19. LSU | 5-3 | 454 | 15 |
| 20. Florida St. | 6-3 | 450 | 19 |
| 21. Nebraska | 7-2 | 434 | 9 |
| 22. Florida | 6-2 | 390 | 10 |
| 23. Washington St. | 7-2 | 305 | 25 |
| 24. Boise St. | 8-1 | 226 | 24 |
| 25. Baylor | 6-2 | 90 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 76, Arkansas 74, San Diego St. 38, Troy 28, Houston 25, Tennessee 9, Tulsa 3, South Florida 3, Minnesota 2, Navy 2, Wyoming 2.
