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Post-Week Six Top 25 Rankings

Houston stumbles at Navy - how far will they fall?

Jason Lippert
Oct 10, 2016
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Post-Week Six Top 25 Rankings
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Some entertaining games took place in week six, and some...well, let's just say they weren't very competitive (looking at you, Rutgers). The updated AP Poll has been released, and now it's my turn to release my version of the rankings.

  1. Alabama
  2. Ohio State
  3. Clemson
  4. Michigan
  5. Washington
  6. Texas A&M
  7. Louisville
  8. Nebraska
  9. Wisconsin
  10. Baylor
  11. Tennessee
  12. Houston
  13. West Virginia
  14. Boise State
  15. Florida State
  16. Miami
  17. Virginia Tech
  18. Utah
  19. Ole Miss
  20. Western Michigan
  21. Florida
  22. Arkansas
  23. Oklahoma
  24. Auburn
  25. Navy

Florida State (+5) jumped the most in my updated rankings, with five teams (#17-21) climbing 4 spots. Houston (-6) and Miami (-6) took the biggest hits with their respected losses. Oklahoma, Auburn, and Navy entered the top 25, while Stanford, Colorado, and North Carolina dropped out.

My top 7 matches the AP top 7. Nebraska (#8, #10 AP), Wisconsin (#9, #8 AP), and Baylor (#10, #11 AP) round out my top ten. I do not understand why the AP did not move Tennessee (#11, #9 AP) at all after they lost to A&M. Yes, it was a double-OT loss, but it does not validate keeping them in the top nine. Houston (#12, #13 AP) suffered a huge loss vs Navy (#25, #25 AP), essentially eliminating them from the CFB Playoff.

West Virginia (#13, #20 AP) continues to get overlooked by the AP. Boise State (#14, #15 AP) cracks the top 15, sneaking past both Florida State (#15, #14 AP) and Miami (#16, #16 AP) - who played each other pretty much even in an intense rivalry game. I have Virginia Tech at the same spot as the AP (#17). I like Utah at #18 (#21 AP), but I still think the AP loves Ole Miss (#19, #12 AP) too much. Western Michigan (#20, #24 AP), Florida (#21, #18 AP), Arkansas (#22, #22 AP), Oklahoma (#23, #19 AP), Auburn (#24, #23 AP), and Navy finish off my rankings.

Do you agree or disagree with my rankings? We are now nearing the halfway point of the season, and the playoff picture is slowing starting to come into focus. Every game is important, and some have playoff implications. Here are the best games in week seven:

Kansas State @ Oklahoma - 11:00 AM on ESPN

Alabama @ Tennessee - 2:30 PM on CBS

North Carolina @ Miami - 2:30 on ABC

Ole Miss @ Arkansas - 6:00 PM on ESPN

Arizona State @ Colorado - 7:00 PM on PAC12 Network

Ohio State @ Wisconsin - 7:00 PM on ABC

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