Top 25: Week 5

Week 4 of the college football season is in the books.

Clemson lost to Syracuse at home to drop to 1-3. #17 Texas Tech handled #16 Utah in Salt Lake City. #21 Michigan extended Nebraska’s losing streak to ranked teams to 28 games. #11 Oklahoma held on against #22 Auburn in Norman. #19 Indiana blew out #9 Illinois in Bloomington. Lastly, #4 Miami took care of their in-state rival Florida Gators in South Florida.

Let’s get to the poll!

AP Top 25 Poll:

1. Ohio State
2. Miami
3. Penn State
4. LSU
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Oklahoma
8. FSU
9. Texas A&M
10. Texas
11. Indiana
12. Texas Tech
13. Ole Miss
14. Iowa State
15. Tennessee
16. Georgia Tech
17. Alabama
18. Vanderbilt
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
21. USC
22. Notre Dame
23. Illinois
24. TCU
25. BYU

Others receiving votes: Auburn 122, Mississippi State

102, USF 77, Utah 45, Arizona State 30

The biggest overall riser in the poll was Indiana, going from #19 to #11. Texas Tech jumped from #17 to #12. TCU and BYU join the AP Top 25 for this first time. The Miami Hurricanes jumped up two spots to #2. Illinois fell the furthest, going from #9 to #23. Week 5 has four top 25 matchups: #21 USC at #23 Illinois, #4 LSU at #13 Ole Miss, #6 Oregon at #3 Penn State, and #17 Alabama at #5 Georgia.