The West Virginia Mountaineers fell 12 spots in the AP Top 25 poll after Saturday's 49-14 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.
The Mountaineers checked in at No. 5 last week, but are now No. 17 when the new poll was released Sunday.
West Virginia was 5-0 before Saturday's loss to Texas Tech. The Mountaineers' defense was shredded by Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege, who threw for 499 yards and six touchdowns.
Penn State received one vote.
Here's this week's entire AP Top 25 poll:
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Alabama | 1,500 |
| 2 | Oregon | 1,436 |
| 3 | Florida | 1,361 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 1,296 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 1,283 |
| 6 | LSU | 1,153 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 1,071 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 1,050 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 1,042 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 994 |
| 11 | USC | 874 |
| 12 | Florida State | 836 |
| 13 | Georgia | 753 |
| 14 | Clemson | 673 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 591 |
| 16 | Louisville | 574 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 552 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 444 |
| 19 | Rutgers | 405 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 379 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 294 |
| 22 | Stanford | 242 |
| 23 | Michigan | 177 |
| 24 | Boise State | 133 |
| 25 | Ohio | 104 |