Week 5 Top 25

Rank	AP Top 25	Jeremy	Nick
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25	Alabama 3-0 Oregon 3-0 Clemson 3-0 Ohio State 4-0 Stanford 3-0 LSU 4-0 Louisville 4-0 Florida State 3-0 Georgia 2-1 Texas A&M 3-1 Oklahoma State 3-0 South Carolina 2-1 UCLA 3-0 Oklahoma 3-0 Miami 3-0 Washington 3-0 Northwestern 4-0 Michigan 4-0 Baylor 3-0 Florida 2-1 Ole Miss 4-0 Notre Dame 3-1 Wisconsin 3-1 Texas Tech 4-0 Fresno State 3-1	Alabama Stanford Oregon Clemson LSU Ohio State Florida State Texas A&M Georgia UCLA South Carolina Louisville Washington Oklahoma State Oklahoma Miami Baylor Michigan Florida Notre Dame Northwestern Ole Miss Wisconsin Georgia Tech UCF	Alabama (1) Stanford (2) Clemson (3) Oregon (4) Ohio State (5) LSU (6) Florida State (7) Georgia (8) South Carolina (9) Louisville (11) Oklahoma (12) Texas A&M (14) Washington (16) Oklahoma State (15) Michigan (10) Notre Dame (13) UCLA (17) Northwestern (20) Miami (18) Florida (19) Baylor (21) Ole Miss (22) Fresno State (23) Texas Tech (24) Wisconsin (NR)

 

Jeremy’s Top 25 Breakdown

 

1-Alabama
2- Stanford
3- Oregon
4- Clemson
5- LSU

No changes in my top 5 from last week.  Everyone keeps winning and we’ll find out a lot about these teams in the weeks to come. 

6- Ohio State

7- Florida State
8- Texas A&M
9- Georgia
10- UCLA

Like my top 5, no changes in my 6-10 either.  Look for some changes next week, however, as Georgia hosts LSU and Ohio State gets a visit from Wisconsin

11- South Carolina

12- Louisville
13- Washington
14- Oklahoma State
15- Oklahoma

Some shuffling in my 11-15 this week with Washington moving up from No. 16 last week to No. 13 this week.  The Huskies have shown major progress under Sarkisian so far this season and I think this team has finally become what Sarkisian has worked for.  Oklahoma State and Oklahoma both move down a spot to make way for Washington.

16- Miami

17- Baylor
18- Michigan
19- Florida
20- Notre Dame

Numbers 16-20 see some movement this week as Michigan drops from No. 15 last week to No. 18 this week.  The Wolverines have looked bad two weeks in a row now and it’s becoming a bit concerning.  Still a talented team but they’ve got to show more.  Miami and Baylor move up one spot each and are coming off 70-plus performances last week.  Florida stands pat at No. 19 and Notre Dame gets bumped up one spot to No. 20 this week. 

21- Northwestern

22- Ole Miss
23- Wisconsin
24- Georgia Tech
25- UCF

I’ve got almost an entirely new 21-25 this week, with the only holdover in Ole Miss.  No. 23 Wisconsin checks back into the top 25 after a bounce back game against Purdue.  No. 24, Georgia Tech is a newcomer and Paul Thompson’s Yellow Jackets are 3-0 and are shaping up to be Miami’s top competition in the ACC Coastal division.  UCF remains at No. 25 but they host South Carolina on Saturday.   

Out: Arizona State & Boise State

Bubble teams:

Fresno State, Maryland, Nebraska, Michigan State

Top 25 Breakdown by Conference

SEC- 7 (Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M, Georgia, S. Carolina, Florida, Ole Miss)
B1G- 4 (Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin)
Pac 12- 4 (Stanford, Oregon, UCLA, Washington)
ACC- 4 (Clemson, FSU, Miami, Georgia Tech)
Big 12- 3 (Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Baylor)
AAC- 2 (Louisville, UCF)
Ind- 1 (Notre Dame)

 

Nick’s Top 25 Breakdown

1.       Alabama (1) 3-0

2.       Stanford (2) 3-0

3.       Clemson (3) 3-0

4.       Oregon (4) 3-0

5.       Ohio State (5) 4-0

6.       LSU (6) 4-0

7.       Florida State (7) 3-0

8.       Georgia (8) 2-1

9.       South Carolina (9) 2-1

10.   Louisville (11) 4-0

11.   Oklahoma (12) 3-0

12.   Texas A&M (14) 3-1

13.   Washington (16) 3-0

14.   Oklahoma State (15) 3-0

15.   Michigan (10) 4-0

16.   Notre Dame (13) 3-1

17.   UCLA (17) 3-0

18.   Northwestern (20) 4-0

19.   Miami (18) 3-0

20.   Florida (19) 2-1

21.   Baylor (21) 3-0

22.   Ole Miss (22) 4-0

23.   Fresno State (23) 3-0

24.   Texas Tech (24) 4-0

25.   Wisconsin (NR) 3-1

Dropped out: Boise State (25)

 

1-5

My one trough five stayed the exact same this week for the second week in a row. Alabama was pretty unimpressive against Colorado State at home but took care of business. Stanford got a solid win against Arizona State on Saturday showing that it is the best team in the Pac-12. Clemson started slow and looked pretty sloppy against NC State but that was a Thursday night game and sometimes NC State will surprise a team with a weekday game. Oregon was idle and Ohio State beat Florida A&M by 76, big deal.

6-10

Same can be said for my 6-10 expect for the fact that Louisville moves into the top 10. I am still struggling to call the Cardinals a top 10 team because they have not beat a single good team, but if Ohio State can be No. 5 without a quality win Louisville can be top 10 without a quality win. LSU, FSU, Georgia and South Carolina all are staying put for now, but expect that to change next week with LSU-Georgia coming up this week.

11-15

I moved Oklahoma up one place this week because I think the Sooners are for real. If Blake Bell can play the rest of the season like he played last week this team could run away with the Big 12 title. Texas A&M is now No. 12. I think the Aggies are a good team and could make the SEC West very interesting with a win over LSU coming up. I moved Washington up three places this week. I am really starting to believe in the Huskies this team could be for real, lets see what happens when they have to play Oregon and Stanford. Oklahoma State moves up one place from last week. Here is the one change here last week I had Michigan No. 10 but I dropped them this week after two really close calls to some pretty bad teams in Akron and UConn. I think the Wolverines are talented, but not top 10 material.

16-20

I dropped Notre Dame to No. 16 this week not because of any bad performances but mostly because I am sure that I had it way over ranked. The Irish are good, but not the No. 13 team in the land. UCLA stays at No. 17 this week, while Northwestern makes its move into the top 18 at 18. I think the Wildcats are a solid team and we will learn a lot on Oct. 5 when they host Ohio State. I only dropped Miami and Florida one place this week because I think there are better teams than them.

21-25

Baylor moves up one place this week to No. 21, I think the Bears are a good team, but have yet to show it against a quality opponent. Ole Miss is a surprising 4-0, but has the big date with No. 1 Bama this week. I know Fresno State probably should move up after a good win against Boise State, but I am just not totally sold on the Bulldogs yet. Texas Tech moves up one place to No. 24 to make room for Wisconsin to come back in the top 25. I think the Badgers got the shaft in Tempe two weeks ago and I am sure this is a team worthy of a top-25 ranking.