New York — Penn State slipped to the back of the one-loss pack Sunday in the Associated Press college football poll, while No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Texas Tech strengthened their hold on the top spots.

The Nittany Lions fell four places to No. 7 in the Top 25 after losing for the first time this season. The 24-23 loss at Iowa on a field goal in the final seconds all but eliminated coach Joe Paterno's team from the national title race and left only Alabama and Texas Tech as unbeaten teams from the six BCS conferences.

No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 6 USC, all with one-loss but still with national title hopes, all moved up one spot.