The Big Ten placed three teams in the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 56 years, setting up a No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup for Ohio State and Michigan.

Alabama was a unanimous No. 1 in the poll released Sunday. The Buckeyes were No. 2 and Wolverines No. 3. They meet in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in a game with Big Ten and national championship implications.

Clemson is No. 4, and No. 5 Wisconsin gives the Big Ten three of the first five for the first time since Nov. 7, 1960, when Minnesota was No. 1, Ohio State was No. 3 and Iowa was No. 5.

Louisville dropped eight spots to No. 11 after getting trounced by Houston, which jumped in at No. 18.

Here are the Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

RecordPtsPv
1. Alabama (61)11-015251
2. Ohio St.10-114552
3. Michigan10-113704
4. Clemson10-113475
5. Wisconsin9-212556
6. Washington10-112207
7. Oklahoma9-211698
8. Penn St.9-210919
9. Colorado9-299712
10. Oklahoma St.9-286813
11. Louisville9-28303
12. Southern Cal8-381115
13. Florida8-270321
14. W. Michigan11-070114
15. Florida St.8-366117
16. Auburn8-361318
17. Nebraska9-259319
18. Houston9-2490NR
19. West Virginia8-244810
20. Boise St.10-138922
21. Utah8-328011
22. Texas A&M8-325323
23. Washington St.8-318620
24. Tennessee8-3133NR
25. LSU6-48416

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.

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