Every college football Saturday is a memorable one, but some weekends deliver more drama than others, and Week 6 certainly falls into that category after the upsets that took place all around the country.
The shuffling of teams in the Week 6 AP Poll reflects the madness that unfolded, including Georgia picking up arguably the most impressive win of the season after taking down Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Bulldogs were rewarded by taking over the No. 1 spot in the rankings. Texas, the No. 1 team in the nation since Week 2, fell six spots after being stunned at the Cotton Bowl by unranked Oklahoma.
The biggest movers in the latest AP Poll were two teams that faced off against one another on Saturday, with Kentucky going from unranked to No. 15 after stunning LSU in overtime. Lane Kiffin’s Tigers dropped 12 spots all the way to No. 22 after falling to 4-2 on the year.
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Welcome letters are in order for Northwestern, Wake Forest, and Kentucky, as all three teams enter the Top 25 after being unranked a week ago. Oregon, after its home loss to UCLA, and Florida, after being blown out at home by South Carolina, both exited the polls, after both the Ducks and Gators were ranked inside the Top 16 in Week 5.
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While the No. 1 next to Georgia’s name is the ultimate sign of respect from voters, it’s also worth noting that Alabama remained at No. 6 despite losing to the Bulldogs in its first dropped game of the year. It’s clear that voters are impressed by Kirby Smart’s squad in Athens.
The new No. 2 team in the nation, Notre Dame, gets its first test of the season in Week 7 when it travels to take on No. 8 BYU on the road.
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Other notable games in Week 7 include No. 4 Ohio State visiting No. 5 Indiana, No. 9 Ole Miss hosting No. 13 Missouri, No. 6 Alabama traveling to No. 14 Tennessee, No. 15 Kentucky visiting Oklahoma, No. 22 LSU welcoming No. 16 Mississippi State to Baton Rouge, plus No. 20 Houston hosting No. 18 Oklahoma State.
The Week 7 slate is a loaded one, which means more chaos and movement in next week’s polls is inevitable.
