College football polls: Updated AP Top 25, Coaches Poll rankings after Week 5

Zac Al-Khateeb

College football polls: Updated AP Top 25, Coaches Poll rankings after Week 5 image

College football was nothing short of chaotic on Saturday, featuring an incredible nine losses by teams ranked in the AP Top 25.

Some of those losses were to be expected, as the Week 5 slate featured four matchups between undefeated, ranked opponents: No. 1 Alabama took down No. 12 Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa, 42-21; No. 2 Georgia beat down No. 8 Arkansas, 37-0; No. 7 Cincinnati made a College Football Playoff statement with its 24-13 win over No. 9 Notre Dame; and No. 19 Oklahoma State took down No. 21 Baylor 24-14 in Big 12 action.

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But several games featured massive upsets, including No. 3 Oregon's 31-24 overtime stunner to Stanford; No. 10 Florida's 20-13 loss to Kentucky; No. 15 Texas A&M's 26-22 loss to Mississippi State; No. 18 Fresno State's 27-24 loss to Hawaii; and No. 20 UCLA's 42-23 loss to Arizona State. No. 6 Oklahoma also saw a close call against Kansas State.

Those games and more had a massive impact on the latest rankings, including the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. Sporting News breaks down the latest top 25 teams after yet another wild week of college football:

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College football rankings for Week 6

Coaches Poll

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Alabama5-01,623 (63)
2Georgia5-01,562 (2)
3Iowa5-01,429
4Penn State5-01,397
5Oklahoma5-01,380
6Cincinnati4-01,358
7Ohio State4-11,172
8Michigan5-01,125
9Oregon4-11,000
10BYU5-0968
11Michigan State5-0911
12Oklahoma State5-0798
13Notre Dame4-1777
14Kentucky5-0758
15Coastal Carolina5-0699
16Arkansas4-1652
17Ole Miss3-1629
18Florida3-2464
19Auburn4-1463
20Wake Forest5-0441
21Clemson3-2288
22N.C. State4-1257
23Texas4-1256
24SMU5-0142
25Arizona State4-1141

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 105; San Diego State 103; Baylor 40; Pitt 34; Oregon State 27; Iowa State 27; Virginia Tech 24; Boston College 14; UTSA 13; Appalachian State 11; Fresno State 8; Liberty 7; Mississippi State 6; North Carolina 5; Maryland 5; Western Michigan 2; Texas Tech 2; Louisiana 1; Nevada 1.

AP Top 25

RankTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Alabama5-01,541 (53)
2Georgia5-01,497 (9)
3Iowa5-01,381
4Penn State5-01,360
5Cincinnati4-01,320
6Oklahoma5-01,248
7Ohio State4-11,094
8Oregon4-11,069
9Michigan5-01,053
10BYU5-0990
11Michigan State5-0852
12Oklahoma State5-0749
13Arkansas4-1745
14Notre Dame4-1701
15Coastal Carolina5-0694
16Kentucky5-0662
17Ole Miss3-1601
18Auburn4-1448
19Wake Forest5-0412
20Florida3-2343
21Texas4-1303
22Arizona State4-1297
23N.C. State4-1279
24SMU5-0136
25San Diego State4-0111

Others receiving votes: Clemson 96; Texas A&M 41; Oregon State 27; Baylor 24; Mississippi State 18; Virginia Tech 13; Stanford 11; UTSA 10; Pitt 6; Fresno State 5; Texas Tech 4; Western Michigan 3; Appalachian State 2; Kansas State 2; Boston College 1; UCLA 1.

Zac Al-Khateeb

Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.