College football rankings: Top 25 results and rankings movement
By Kevin Duffey
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Let’s take a look at last week’s college football rankings and how the top 25 in college football did this week.
Some notable top 25 teams lost this week including Northwestern, Texas, North Carolina and Auburn. Unfortunately, like other weeks of this college football season, multiple games were postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
Here are the top 25 results of this week in college football:
1. Alabama – def. Auburn 42-13
2. Notre Dame – def. North Carolina 31-17
3. Clemson – def. Pitt 52-17
4. Ohio State – did not play
5. Texas A&M – def. LSU 20-7
6. Florida – def. Kentucky 34-10
7. Cincinnati – did not play
8. Northwestern – lost to Michigan State 29-20
9. Georgia – def. South Carolina 45-16
10. Miami – did not play
11. Oklahoma – did not play
12. Indiana – def. Maryland 27-11
13. Iowa State – def. Texas 23-20
14. BYU – did not play
15. Oregon – def. Oregon State 41-38
16. Wisconsin – did not play
17. Texas – lost to Iowa State
18. USC – did not play
19. North Carolina – lost to Notre Dame
20. Coastal Carolina – def. Texas State 49-14
21. Marshall – did not play
22. Auburn – lost to Alabama
23. Oklahoma State – def. Texas Tech 50-44
24. Iowa – def. Nebraska 26-20
25. Tulsa – did not play
What can we expect in the upcoming releases of the college football rankings? The updated AP top 25 and Coaches polls will be out on Sunday. The updated College Football Playoff rankings will be out this week.
At the top, it’s likely we won’t see much changes. However, increased attention will be on Ohio State as the Buckeyes are forced to miss games due to COVID-19 protocols. Can the Buckeyes still get into the Playoff if they don’t play enough games to get into the Big Ten Championship? These questions will be continually asked in the weeks ahead.
The Florida and Texas A&M battle in the 5 and 6 spots will continue to receive attention since Texas A&M beat Florida. However, Florida is going to get a chance at a major win in the SEC Championship Game over Alabama in a few weeks. Should Florida win the SEC, the Gators will get into a 4-game playoff. If they lose, they are likely on the outside looking in.
Big games are ahead to continue to shake out the final college football rankings, but unfortunately COVID-19 related cancelations are probably ahead as well. Many variables this season.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
