College football updated polls: AP Top 25, Coaches Poll rankings after Week 6

Zac Al-Khateeb

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College football's Week 6 slate of games might have been the most entertaining yet of the 2020 season.

Three previously ranked, unbeaten teams suffered their first losses on Saturday in No. 4 Florida, No. 7 Miami and No. 14 Tennessee. But those were hardly the only storylines from a wild college football Saturday. Elsewhere, No. 17 LSU lost its second game this season to previously winless Missouri in a 45-41 shootout, becoming the first defending national champion to exit the polls since Auburn in 2011. And Oklahoma, missing from the college football rankings for the first time since early 2016, won its first game in three tries by beating No. 22 Texas 53-45 in a four-overtime Red River Rivalry.

The Sooners were among the big winners from Saturday's games. Others include Texas A&M, which secured its first top-five victory under Jimbo Fisher; Georgia, which in beating Tennessee earned a second consecutive win over a ranked opponent; and Clemson, which left no doubt as to its No. 1 status after handling the Hurricanes 42-17 at home.

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A couple of SEC West matchups featured intrigue and controversy as well. No. 13 Auburn survived an upset bid by Arkansas, 30-28, thanks to a late botched call by officials. And Alabama needed a near-perfect offensive performance against Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss: a 63-48 victory for the Tide that was severely lacking in defense. That likely will be the storyline of the week as the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs face off in a top-three matchup in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

With that, here are the latest college football rankings, from the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll, after the Week 6 slate of games:

College football polls updated after Week 6

Coaches Poll

RankTeamPoints (No. 1 votes)W-L
1Clemson1,543 (55)4-0
2Alabama1,478 (5)3-0
3Georgia1,4243-0
4Notre Dame1,3323-0
5Ohio State1,194 (2)0-0
6North Carolina1,1753-0
7Oklahoma State1,0563-0
8Penn State1,0050-0
9Florida9282-1
10Cincinnati9063-0
11Texas A&M8012-1
12Miami7953-1
13BYU7594-0
14Auburn7352-1
15Wisconsin6870-0
16Oregon6460-0
17Tennessee5052-1
18SMU4644-0
19Michigan4540-0
20Iowa State3723-1
21Louisiana2803-0
22Kansas State2763-1
23Virginia Tech1562-1
24USC1470-0
25Minnesota1460-0

Moved in: Kansas State; USC; Minnesota
Others receiving votes: Central Florida 93; NC State 89; Oklahoma 87; Marshall 73; Boston College 68; Iowa 53; Coastal Carolina 48; Utah 44; West Virginia 39; UAB 38; Army 37; Boise State 36; Tulsa 20; Mississippi State 20; Memphis 17; Texas Christian 16; Mississippi 13; Air Force 13; Arizona State 12; Liberty 8; Kentucky 8; Texas 7; Houston 7; California 7; Washington 6; Stanford 6; Missouri 6; Nebraska 5; Louisiana Tech 5; Louisiana State 4; Arkansas 1.

AP Top 25*

RankTeamPoints (No. 1 votes)W-L
1Clemson1,546 (59)4-0
2Alabama1,463 (2)3-0
3Georgia1,430 (1)3-0
4Notre Dame1,3173-0
5North Carolina1,1903-0
6Ohio State1,1520-0
7Oklahoma State1,0693-0
8Cincinnati9713-0
9Penn State9700-0
10Florida9042-1
11Texas A&M8832-1
12Oregon8170-0
13Miami7903-1
14BYU7084-0
15Auburn7022-1
16Wisconsin6330-0
17SMU5224-0
18Tennessee4632-1
19Michigan4170-0
20Iowa State4053-1
21Louisiana3423-0
22Kansas State3023-1
23Virginia Tech1992-1
24Minnesota1770-0
25USC1240-0
*The AP Top 25 poll was revised hours after its initial release on Sunday, after one voter accidentally omitted BYU in their personal poll. The original rankings had Auburn ranked at 14 and BYU at 15. Those teams switched places in the revised poll.

Moved in: USC; Kansas State
Others receiving votes: Marshall 106; North Carolina State 87; Oklahoma 71; Tulsa 62; UCF 57; Boston College 43; Coastal Carolina 38; UAB 29; Utah 29; Iowa 28; West Virginia 25; Army 21; Memphis 12; Air Force 12; Ole Miss 6; Arizona State 6; Texas 5; Houston 5; LSU 5; Washington 4; Missouri 2; TCU 2; Virginia 2; Louisiana Tech 2; Indiana 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.