College football rankings after Week 6: Updated US LBM Coaches Poll, AP Top 25
College football rankings after Week 6: Updated US LBM Coaches Poll, AP Top 25.
College football rankings after Week 6: Updated US LBM Coaches Poll, AP Top 25.
Article outline
- What happened
- The details
- Why it matters
- A closer look
- The bottom line
Key points
- Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 92; Oregon 86; Arizona 82; Nebraska 65; Oklahoma 44; James Madison 29; Florida 9; Duke 5; New Mexico 3; Oregon State 1.
- While Southern California spoiled Penn State's "White Out" with a 31-23 win in Happy Valley, indiana staved off an upset on the road at Nebraska.
- There was, nevertheless, a shakeup in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 from the Week 6 results.
- Here's a look at how the results from Week 6 of the college football season impacted the Week 7 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings.
- Be sure to check out USA TODAY Sports' new College Football Unfiltered podcast, hosted by USA TODAY Sports columnist Blake Toppmeyer.
US LBM Coaches Poll: New No. 1 emerges as Manning, Texas fall to Oklahoma.
For context, a shakeup atop the US LBM Coaches Poll highlights a wild week in college football, with Oklahoma's win over Texas sending shockwaves through the rankings.
Mother Nature couldn't stop a number of marquee college football matchups from taking place in Week 6, with multiple showdowns throughout the South living up to the hype.
Top-ranked Georgia proved the major winner in Week 6, beating Alabama 20-17 in Tuscaloosa in a controversial game in which Gunner Stockton threw for 249 yards and a touchdown. The Bulldogs sealed the top-10 win in Tuscaloosa with a 23-yard field goal with 5: 25 left in the fourth quarter, along with a trio of no-called penalties from the officiating crew, including a defensive pass interference against Georgia down the stretch.
REQUIRED READING: What Kalen DeBoer, Keelon Russell remarked of officiating in Alabama loss.
Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas dropped the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma, resulting in its spot as the top-ranked team in the country being lost. Manning threw one of two second-half interceptions at the end of the game that set up an eventual walk-off field goal from the Sooners.
In the Major Ten, Dylan Raiola was benched – as Dante Moore remained sidelined with his concussion from a Week 4 hit to the head against USC – as No. 13 Oregon was upset by No. 22 UCLA. While Southern California spoiled Penn State's "White Out" with a 31-23 win in Happy Valley, indiana staved off an upset on the road at Nebraska.
Here's a look at how the results from Week 6 of the college football season impacted the Week 7 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings. College football rankings after Week 6. US LBM Coaches Poll. First-place votes in parentheses.
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 107; Arizona 92; Nebraska 74; Oklahoma 50; Wisconsin 39; Duke 35; James Madison 33; Florida 32; Pitt 25; New Mexico 16; UTSA 10; Baylor 9; Memphis 6; Oregon State 2; North Carolina 1.
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