Be careful Alabama, that’s Ohio State coming up fast on your back.

Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer doesn’t have to worry about a headache today. Not after the Buckeyes climbed to #2 in the AP college football poll after defeating Minnesota at home yesterday.

After four of the top eight teams lost, the poll has a new look behind No. 1 Alabama, with Ohio State reaching No. 2, LSU jumping back to No. 5 and Michigan moving into the top 10 for the first time this season.

Eight ranked teams overall lost Saturday, including three previously unbeaten teams: Georgia, West Virginia and Colorado.

The Crimson Tide received all but one of the 61 first-place votes from the media panel Sunday, with Ohio State receiving the other.

Yes, that’s Notre Dame in the Top 4.

Alabama Ohio State Clemson Notre Dame LSU Michigan Texas Georgia Oklahoma UCF Florida Oregon West Virginia Kentucky Washington North Carolina State Texas A&M Penn State Iowa Cincinnati South Florida Mississippi State Wisconsin Michigan State Washington State

NOTES: LSU jumped eight spots after handing Georgia its first loss of the season. The Bulldogs slipped from No. 2 to No. 8.

No. 6 Michigan has its best ranking of the season after blowing out Wisconsin, and Texas is up two spots to No. 7.

No. 9 Oklahoma moved back into the top 10 while it was idle and UCF remained No. 10.

Iowa surged into the rankings for the first time this season at No. 19, and Michigan State is back in at No. 24 after a week out.

Preseason contenders Miami and Auburn now find themselves unranked. Colorado also fell out of the poll after being manhandled at USC.