FB Week 5: Alabama, Ohio State pass Georgia for top two spots

Alabama is back atop the Student Media Poll, with Ohio State behind the Tide at No. 2. Georgia falls two spots following a tight win over Missouri, while five new teams enter the rankings.

Photo via David Gray/The Crimson White

RankTeamPointsRecordTrend
1 27 Alabama15275-0+1
216 Ohio State14995-0+1
320 Georgia14885-0-2
4Michigan13465-0
5Clemson13255-0
6Oklahoma State12105-0+2
7USC12095-0-1
8Tennessee11555-0-1
9Ole Miss10345-0+5
10Utah9574-1+1
11Penn State9495-0+1
12Oregon8314-1+1
13Kentucky7524-1-4
14North Carolina State7174-1-4
15Wake Forest6644-1+7
16BYU5774-1+5
17Kansas4925-0+8
18UCLA4545-0NR
19TCU4404-0NR
20Kansas State3974-1NR
21Baylor2423-2-5
22Syracuse1935-0NR
23Washington1904-1-5
24Mississippi State1804-1NR
25Arkansas1073-2-6
Italicized numbers to the left of school names signify number of first-place votes

New entrants: UCLA (18), TCU (19), Kansas State (20), Syracuse (22), Mississippi State (24)

Dropped out: Oklahoma (15), Texas A&M (17), Minnesota (20), Pitt (23), Florida State (24)

Receiving votes: Cincinnati (105), Washington State (66), Minnesota (55), LSU (49), Maryland (36), Oklahoma (35), Florida State (32), Texas (31), James Madison (29), Coastal Carolina (21), Florida (14), Tulane (13), Air Force (8), Purdue (7), Texas A&M (6), Arkansas State (6), Illinois (6), South Alabama (5), Notre Dame (4), North Carolina (4), Boston College (4), Oregon State (2), Appalachian State (2)

A full breakdown of individual ballots cast by each voter can be found here.

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