Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | Florida State | Florida State was down 3-0 against Wake Forest at the end of the first and went on to win 43-3. | 3 | |
2 | Auburn | Auburn survived their first game in a brutal stretch, beating LSU 41-7. Mississippi State is next. | 4 | |
3 | Baylor | Bryce Petty completed just seven passes for 111 yards. The Bears defense shut down Texas even more. | 9 | |
4 | Notre Dame | The Irish scored 10 of their 17 points in the fourth quarter to come back and beat Stanford 17-14. | 13 | |
5 | Michigan State | Michigan State had to hang on to beat Nebraska 27-22. They shouldn't be tested again until 11/8 vs Ohio State. | 7 | |
6 | Mississippi | Bo Wallace threw two massive touchdowns in the fourth quarter to come from behind and beat Bama 23-17. | 16 | |
7 | Alabama | Alabama was finally tested and failed the test at Ole Miss. Next up is a trip to Arkansas. | 1 | |
8 | Oregon | The Ducks took a big hit on Thursday night when they lost at home to Arizona. The trip to UCLA will be interesting. | 2 | |
9 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State was able to take advantage of Texas A&M's mistakes. Playoff talk will continue with Auburn next. | 19 | |
10 | Oklahoma | The Sooners could not find the end zone in the fourth quarter and fell to TCU. The Red River Rivalry is next. | 5 | |
11 | UCLA | UCLA dropped a heartbreaker to Utah. They will look to rebound against an Oregon team looking to rebound. | 6 | |
12 | Georgia | While the rest of the country was involved in thrilling games, UGA quietly beat Vandy 44-17. | 11 | |
13 | Ohio State | The Buckeyes looked very good at Maryland. After a week off they take on the other Big Ten newcomer. | 15 | |
14 | Texas A&M | The average defense and Kenny Hill's cavalier passing finally caught up to Texas A&M against Mississippi State. | 8 | |
15 | Arizona State | Well, that is how you do a hail mary. ASU beat USC in a thriller and will get to enjoy it for a week. | 17 | |
16 | Stanford | Stanford suffered their second loss of the season in South Bend. The Pac-12 North is still up for grabs though. | 10 | |
17 | Arizona | Arizona made a big splash by winning at Oregon. They can move to 6-0 with a win against USC on Saturday night. | NR | |
18 | LSU | There is no shame in losing at Auburn, but losing 41-7 is not good. LSU hopes to rebound at Florida. | 12 | |
19 | TCU | TCU beat Oklahoma at home 37-33. Now they can take the driver's seat in the Big 12 with a victory at Baylor. | NR | |
20 | Kansas State | Jake Waters threw for four touchdowns and added one more on the ground in an easy win over Texas Tech. | 22 | |
21 | Wisconsin | The Badgers should have had a QB controversy for weeks now, but it finally happened after a bad loss to Northwestern. | 14 | |
22 | Nebraska | Nebraska mounted a massive fourth quarter comeback in East Lansing, but fell just short. It was a nice effort though. | 18 | |
23 | Oklahoma State | The Cowboys needed a bit of luck to turn the momentum in a 37-20 win over Iowa State. | 24 | |
24 | East Carolina | It was not as big of a blowout as it should have been, but East Carolina beat SMU 45-24. | 25 | |
25 | Missouri | Missouri must have enjoyed watching the rest of the SEC on Saturday. This week they host Georgia. | NR | |
Week 6 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 10/05/2014