AP Poll Top 25: College Football Rankings see shake up after Week 6

The latest AP Poll Top 25 rankings are here following Week 6 of the college football season and prepare to debate! Based on the results from the weekend, teams are surely going to jump, fall and well, maybe stand pat!

Penn State was upset by UCLA, Alabama shut down Vanderbilt, Miami owns the state of Florida and much more! We’re about halfway through the season, so get ready for some hot takes about the end of the year!

So let’s dive into the latest AP Poll rankings following Week 6. We’ll start with the top of the list.

1. Ohio State

Ohio State dispatched Minnesota 42-3 to remain unbeaten on the season. Julian Sayin threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns en route to a dominating win.

Three different players scored rushing touchdowns as well. The top team in the AP Poll held the Gophers to just 162 total yards of offense.

2. Miami (+2)

Miami managed to hang on against Florida State, beating the Seminoles 28-22, despite FSU’s 19 fourth quarter points. The Hurricanes improved to 5-0 on the season.

Carson Beck made a massive Heisman statement, throwing for 241 yards and four touchdowns. This looks like a true national title contending team.

3. Oregon (-1)

Oregon stayed high up the AP Poll despite the bye week. But there’s no doubt Dan Lanning and company have one of the best teams in the country.

The Ducks will host Indiana this coming weekend in must-see Big Ten action. The winner will have an inside path to the Big Ten title game and a lot of CFP juice.

4. Ole Miss

Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin are rolling right now at 5-0. So much so, they defeated the bye week! All jokes aside, the Rebels look good so far.

Trinidad Chambliss has filled in nicely as QB for the injured Austin Simmons. It appears it’ll be Chambliss the rest of the way, but that hasn’t been confirmed just yet.

5. Texas A&M (+1)

Texas A&M rolled to another victory, 31-9 over Mississippi State, despite a slow start. Mike Elko and crew are not 5-0 on the season. 

It’ll be interesting to see what the Aggies do next week as they host Florida. The Gators just beat Texas at home, knocking them from the top 10 of the AP Poll.

6. Oklahoma (-1)

Oklahoma dominated Kent State to stay high up the AP Poll. Michael Hawkins played well in relief of the injured John Mateer, who’s status for Red River is still not looking good!

Hawkins threw for 162 yards, three touchdowns and ran for 33 yards and a score. The Sooners have a massive challenge though. Coming into the weekend, Oklahoma stared down six ranked opponents over the course of their final seven games.

7. Indiana (+1)

Indiana had a massive win over Illinois, gutted out one over Iowa and earned its bye week. The undefeated Hoosiers will travel to Oregon next week in a battle of top 10 teams in the AP Poll.

Can Indiana surpass Oregon in the Big Ten this year? Or will they run into another roadblock like last year’s Ohio State game?

8. Alabama (+2)

Alabama knocked Vanderbilt from the ranks of the unbeaten and denied them a shot at the AP Poll top 10! Imagine writing that sentence in the Nick Saban era.

In all seriousness, the Crimson Tide have won four in a row and Ty Simpson is the real deal at QB. He had 34- yards in the air and tossed two touchdowns.

9. Texas Tech (+2)

Joey McGuire and Texas Tech look for real as they improved to 5-0 on the season. The Red Raiders beat previously unbeaten Houston on the road 35-11 and look like, easily, the best team in the Big 12.

Behren Morton returned under center after injury and looked normal. He threw for 345 yards and a touchdown!

10. Georgia (+2)

Georgia returned to the win column and got back in the top 10 of the AP Poll this week. The Bulldogs dominated Kentucky 35-14 at home to rebound from last week’s loss to Alabama.

The defense stood out in this one, limiting the Wildcats to just 270 total yards. That included holding Kentucky to 45 rushing yards over the course of the game.

AP Poll 25 rankings after Week 6

11. LSU (+2)
12. Tennessee (+3)
13. Georgia Tech (+4)
14. Missouri (+5)
15. Michigan (+5)
16. Notre Dame (+5)
17. Illinois (+5)
18. BYU (+5)
19. Virginia (+5)
20. Vanderbilt (-4)
21. Arizona State (+4)
22. Iowa State (-8)
23. Memphis (NR)
24. USF (NR)
25. Florida State (-7)

Others receiving votes in AP Poll: Cincinnati 129, Texas 111, Penn St. 97, Utah 84, Nebraska 60, Southern Cal 46, UNLV 19, North Texas 16, TCU 14, Washington 10, Mississippi St. 10, Navy 4, Louisville 3, Auburn 1.