| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | Rarely does a team get a couple "easy" games in the SEC, but Bama gets Ole Miss after dismantling Vanderbilt. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners dominated Texas and now OU needs to take care of business with some tough road games upcoming. | 2 |
| 3 |  | LSU | There is never a week off in the SEC and the Tigers will have a game in front of 102,000 fans at Neyland Stadium. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Wisconsin | Coming off of a bye week, the Badgers practically get another one against Indiana before a couple road trips. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State's offense is cruising. Texas could not stop OU and they won't be able to stop OSU either. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Boise State | BSU doesn't have any tough games left. The only way they avoid the BCS is getting upset on the road…like to CSU. | 6 |
| 7 |  | Stanford | Stanford gets both the Washington schools in the next two weeks before the schedule starts getting tougher. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Clemson | Clemson keeps looking impressive. The schedule lightens up, but the Tigers need to get the job done on the road. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Oregon | Oregon has looked really good since their opening weekend loss to LSU. Arizona State will be a nice win. | 9 |
| 10 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska should be exhausted after their amazing comeback victory over Ohio State. They get a week off to rest. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas looked pretty good against Auburn. They'll need a week off before hitting the road for two games. | 12 |
| 12 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina heads to Mississippi State this week to face a very, very desperate Bulldog squad that needs a W. | 13 |
| 13 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia pulled away from Uconn last week and get a week off before road games at Syracuse and Rutgers. | 15 |
| 14 |  | Michigan | Michigan's first road game was last week against Northwestern. Their first hostile crowd will be this week at MSU. | 17 |
| 15 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State has now beaten USC and Utah. The Pac-12 South will go through ASU, but OU will open things up. | 18 |
| 16 |  | Virginia Tech | VT knocked off Miami in a thriller. Wake Forest is coming off of a win against FSU and have the confidence to win. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech keeps rolling along, but things get much tougher after this week's game at Virginia. | 21 |
| 18 |  | Illinois | Illinois' schedule toughens up, starting with a game against Ohio State. After that it is a two game road trip. | 23 |
| 19 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State is shooting up the rankings with a couple huge victories. Now they have to win on the road at TTU. | NR |
| 20 |  | Texas | The Longhorns got exposed by Oklahoma. They have another tough game with the Cowboys coming to Austin. | 11 |
| 21 |  | Michigan State | MSU has won three games in a row against rival Michigan. If the defense can stop Denard, they'll make it four. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Florida | Losing to LSU without your starting quarterback is understandable. UF better turn it around for a trip to Auburn. | 14 |
| 23 |  | Texas A&M | It was not easy, but TAMU beat Texas Tech last week. If they want to stay in the Top 25, they will have to beat BU. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Penn State | Penn State never looks pretty, but they get the job done. Hosting Purdue should give the Lions another win. | 25 |
| 25 |  | Houston | Houston is 6-0 and could very easily be 10-0. After a bye week, Houston hosts an offensively challenged Marshall. | NR |
Week 6 Football Top 25
Sat, 10/08/2011
