| 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
