College Football Rankings, Michigan Wins Remains 16th

October 14, 2019

The Top 10 in the AP College Football Poll saw a shakeup this week as Georgia dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten. A 20-17 double-overtime loss to South Carolina saw the Bulldogs sink from 3rd to 10th in the rankings.

LSU jumped from 5th into 2nd with a 42-28 win over 7th ranked Florida. The Gators stayed in the Top 10, only falling to 9th. Alabama remains atop the poll with Clemson 3rd, Ohio State 4th, and Oklahoma 5th.

Michigan Survives a Scare

The Michigan Wolverines traveled to Champaign, Illinois to take on the Fighting Illini.

Michigan led 28-0 at halftime. However, the Illini scored 25 unanswered points and the fourth quarter was a bit tense until the Wolverines scored twice to take the win 42-25. The victory allowed Michigan to retain its 16th rank in the Top 25 poll.

Michigan State Stumbles Again

Don’t look for the Michigan State Spartans (4-3) to return to the Top 25 ranking anytime soon. Wisconsin, ranked 6th this week, destroyed the Spartans 38-0 exposing the lack of offense and an overrated defense for the guys from East Lansing. Michigan State has a week off before welcoming the 7th ranked Penn State Nittany Lions to Spartan Stadium on October 26th.

Dates with Illinois and Michigan await in early November. It’s quite possible Michigan State may need wins over Rutgers and Maryland the last two weeks of the season just to become bowl eligible.

The AP Top 25

updated Oct 13, 2019

RANK	TEAM	TREND	POINTS		NEXT GAME
1	Alabama (30) 6-0	—	1503		Sat, Oct 19 @ 9:00 pm	vs  Tennessee
2	LSU (12) 6-0	3	1449		Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:30 pm	@  Miss. State
3	Clemson (11) 6-0	1	1427		Sat, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm	@  Louisville
4	Ohio St. (9) 6-0	1	1404		Fri, Oct 18 @ 8:30 pm	@  Northwestern
5	Oklahoma 6-0	1	1333		Sat, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm	vs  West Virginia
6	Wisconsin 6-0	2	1245		Sat, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm	@  Illinois
7	Penn St. 6-0	3	1129		Sat, Oct 19 @ 7:30 pm	vs  Michigan
8	Notre Dame 5-1	1	1042		Sat, Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm	@  Michigan
9	Florida 6-1	2	1041		Sat, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm	@  South Carolina
10	Georgia 5-1	7	995		Sat, Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm	vs  Kentucky
11	Auburn 5-1	1	985		Sat, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm	@  Arkansas
12	Oregon 5-1	1	906		Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:30 pm	@  Washington
13	Utah 5-1	2	729		Sat, Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm	vs  Arizona St.
14	Boise St. 6-0	—	716		Sat, Oct 19 @ 10:15 pm	@  BYU
15	Texas 4-2	4	672		Sat, Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm	vs  Kansas
16	Michigan 5-1	—	648		Sat, Oct 19 @ 7:30 pm	@  Penn St.
17	Arizona St. 5-1	1	524		Sat, Oct 19 @ 6:00 pm	@  Utah
18	Baylor 6-0	4	470		Sat, Oct 19 @ 4:00 pm	@  Oklahoma St.
19	SMU 6-0	2	398		Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:30 pm	vs  Temple
20	Minnesota 6-0	6	330		Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:30 pm	@  Rutgers
21	Cincinnati 5-1	4	308		Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:30 pm	vs  Tulsa
22	Missouri 5-1	5	233		Sat, Oct 19 @ 4:00 pm	@  Vanderbilt
23	Iowa 4-2	6	210		Sat, Oct 19 @ 12:00 pm	vs  Purdue
24	App. St. 5-0	4	148		Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:30 pm	vs  UL-Monroe
25	Washington 5-2	4	107		Sat, Oct 19 @ 3:30 pm	vs  Oregon

Courtesy of CBS Sports