Georgia, TCU jump into AP top 10, FSU falls out of poll for first time since 2011

No. 7 Georgia and No. 9 TCU jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, and Florida State dropped all the way out of the rankings for the first time since 2011 after starting 0-2.

Alabama remained No. 1 and won back some of the support it lost last week to No. 2 Clemson. The Crimson Tide received 52 first-place votes Sunday, up seven from last week, after beating Vanderbilt 59-0 on Saturday.

Clemson received eight first-place votes, down seven from last week, after taking more than three quarters to pull away from Boston College. No. 3 Oklahoma got the remaining first-place vote.

Penn State held at No. 4. Southern California was No. 5, followed by Pac-12 rival Washington.

Georgia followed Michigan, and TCU and Wisconsin rounded out the top 10.

OUT

What a strange start to the season for Florida State, which had a streak of 105 straight poll appearances snapped. The Seminoles were No. 3 in the preseason poll, then lost to Alabama in a marquee opener in which they also lost quarterback Deondre Francois to a season-ending injury.

Then Florida State's season was put on hold for two weeks because of Hurricane Irma. That cost the Noles what figured to be a good game against Louisiana-Monroe to break in freshman quarterback James Blackman, and delayed its game against Miami.

Finally back on the field against North Carolina State, the Seminoles lost 27-21 to drop to 0-2 for the first time since 1989. Florida State also became the first team to start the season ranked in the top three of the AP poll and begin its season with two losses since 1984, when No. 3 Pitt began 0-4 and finished 3-7-1.

Oregon dropped out after one week in the rankings, following a 37-35 loss at Arizona State.

STREAKS

The longest current streaks of consecutive poll appearances:

Alabama at 168 -- the last time it wasn't ranked was the final poll of the 2007 season.

Ohio State at 103 -- the last time it wasn't ranked was the final poll of the 2011 season.

Clemson at 55 -- the last time it wasn't ranked was Nov. 16, 2014.

IN

Welcome back, No. 22 Notre Dame and No. 23 West Virginia. The Fighting Irish had a one-week stint in the poll earlier this month and the Mountaineers are back after being in the preseason poll.

UP

No. 9 TCU jumped seven spots after one of Saturday's most impressive victories, 44-31 at Oklahoma State. The Horned Frogs won in Stillwater for the first time since they joined the Big 12 in 2012.

No. 7 Georgia moved up four places after routing Mississippi State 31-3.

DOWN

No. 11 Ohio State was nudged out of the top 10 when Georgia and TCU moved in, snapping the Buckeyes' streak of 42 straight polls ranked in the top 10.

No. 15 Oklahoma State dropped nine places after its first loss of the season

RANKED vs. RANKED

No. 2 Clemson at No. 12 Virginia Tech. The Tigers make their first trip to Lane Stadium since 2011.

No. 5 USC at No. 16 Washington State on Friday, for a short-week road game. What could possibly go wrong for the Trojans?

No. 24 Mississippi State at No. 14 Auburn. It will be the third straight ranked opponent for the Bulldogs. So far, they're 1-1.