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Week 5 of the College Football season did not disappoint. In what was promised to be a day of ranked matchups and wall-to-wall action, Saturday was packed with upsets and overtime finishes. Six top 25 teams fell, including three of the top 5. As a result, the Week 6 AP Top 25 features some major movement, so let’s break it down.

Ohio State remains No. 1 with 46 first-place votes after a win at Washington, but Oregon surged four spots to No. 2 and picked up 16 first-place votes following its double-overtime victory at Penn State. Miami slipped one spot to No. 3 despite being idle, while Ole Miss rocketed nine places to No. 4 after beating LSU in Oxford. Oklahoma benefited in its bye week, rounding out the top five for its highest placement in two years.

Texas A&M starts Week 6 just outside the top 5 at No. 6 after taking care of business against Auburn. Indiana has entered the top 10 for the second straight season after a 20-15 victory over Iowa. Texas moved up one spot out of its bye week, while Alabama has reentered the top 10 after snapping Georgia’s nation-leading 33-game home winning streak. 

The losses piled up for several contenders. Penn State fell four spots to No. 7 after its home loss to Oregon. James Franklin now falls to 2-21 against AP top 6 opponents. Georgia tumbled all the way out of the top 10 to No. 12 after going down to Alabama. LSU dropped nine spots to No. 13 after another lackluster offensive showing in Oxford, and Florida State slid 10 spots to No. 18 after an overtime loss at then-unranked Virginia.

RANK
SCHOOL
POINTS
RECORD
PREV

1
Ohio State (46)
1626
4-0
1

2
Oregon (16)
1589
5-0
6

3
Miami (Fla.) (4)
1529
4-0
2

4
Ole Miss
1354
5-0
13

5
Oklahoma
1313
4-0
7

6
Texas A&M
1308
4-0
9

7
Penn State
1179
3-1
3

8
Indiana
1156
5-0
11

9
Texas
1071
3-1
10

10
Alabama
1057
3-1
17

11
Texas Tech
967
4-0
12

12
Georgia
965
3-1
5

13
LSU
838
4-1
4

14
Iowa State
830
5-0
14

15
Tennessee
697
4-1
15

16
Vanderbilt
640
5-0
18

17
Georgia Tech
549
5-0
16

18
Florida State
535
3-1
8

19
Missouri
528
5-0
20

20
Michigan
422
3-1
19

21
Notre Dame
333
2-2
22

22
Illinois
271
4-1
23

23
BYU
191
4-0
25

24
Virginia
125
4-1
NR

25
Arizona State
107
4-1
NR

Others receiving votes: South Florida 53, Utah 52, Mississippi St. 46, Memphis 38, Louisville 36, Southern Cal 22, Maryland 7, North Texas 7, TCU 6, UNLV 3.

Teams receiving first-place votes

School
Record
First-place votes

Ohio State
4-0
58

Oregon
5-0
6

Miami (Fla.)
4-0
1

Movers of the week

Biggest jumps: Ole Miss was ranked in the top 5 for two weeks in 2024 and made it out of the month back in the top 5 in 2025. Tide climb nine spots back into CFP contention after win at Georgia.
Biggest drops: The Seminoles were stunned at Virginia, falling out of the top 15 as they look to recover against Miami. LSU’s resume hasn’t aged as well as it would have liked, and with the loss to Ole Miss, the Tigers will have to fight their way back into the top 10. The Bulldogs’ loss to the Crimson Tide puts Kirby Smart’s record against the Tide at 1-7 (0-2 against Kalen DeBoer). 
New entrants: Virginia finds itself in the Top 25 for the first time since 2019 with its win over then-top 10 Florida State.

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