‘Bama remins No. 1; Ohio State jumps to No. 2
Idle Alabama remained No. 1 for a second straight week, but Ohio State moved into the No. 2 spot by a single point over No. 3 Clemson. The Buckeyes were impressive in dispatching Michigan State, while Clemson was idle. Alabama collected 27 first-place votes. Ohio State was next with eight first-place votes.
After losing at Florida, Auburn dropped from No. 7 to 12th. Otherwise, there wasn’t much movement among the Top 10-ranked teams. Iowa and Washington both lost and dropped out of the poll and were replaced by Utah and Michigan.
The Southeastern Conference led all leagues with five teams, and the Big Ten had four. The Big 12 and Pac-12 had two each. The ACC, Mountain West and Independents had one each.
GAMES THIS WEEK:
No. 1 Alabama at Texas A&M
No. 2 Ohio State is idle
Florida State at No. 3 Clemson
No. 8 Florida at No. 4 LSU
South Carolina at No. 5 Georgia
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Texas (Dallas)
Michigan State at No. 7 Wisconsin
USC at No.9 Notre Dame
No. 10 Penn State at Iowa
No. 12 Auburn is idle
Colorado at No. 13 Oregon (Friday)
Hawaii at No. 14 Boise State
No. 15 Utah at Oregon State
No. 16 Michigan at Illinois
Week 6: games played through October 5, 2019
| TEAM | POINTS | FIRST-PLACE VOTES | LAST WEEK’S RANK | |
| 1. | Alabama (5-0) | 705 | 27 | 1 |
| 2. | Ohio State (6-0) | 626 | 8 | 3 |
| 3. | Clemson (5-0) | 625 | 5 | 2 |
| 4. | LSU (5-0) | 608 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. | Georgia (5-0) | 607 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Oklahoma (5-0) | 544 | 1 | 6 |
| 7. | Wisconsin (5-0) | 427 | 8 | |
| 8. | Florida (6-0) | 423 | 9 | |
| 9. | Notre Dame (4-1) | 338 | 10 | |
| 10. | Penn State (5-0) | 304 | 12 | |
| 11. | Texas (4-1) | 290 | 11 | |
| 12. | Auburn (5-1) | 254 | 7 | |
| 13. | Oregon (4-1) | 195 | 13 | |
| 14. | Boise State (5-0) | 103 | 16 | |
| 15. | Utah (4-1) | 63 | N/A | |
| 16. | Michigan (4-1) | 58 | N/A |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Baylor (16), Washington (10), Iowa (10), Arizona State (10), SMU (10), Minnesota (7), Wake Forest (7), Texas A&M (7), Memphis (5), Virginia (3) and Cincinnati (1).
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