Week 5 Network Ranking

by Patrick Rhamey

Notre Dame dethrones number 1 and moves into the top spot. Buffalo’s strong start also came to an end Saturday, with a devastating loss to Army. The top 10 or so is getting a bit more stable, but further down still a lot of movement and noise. Among the FBS teams that lost to FCS teams, Temple has fallen out of the top 25, but unfortunately East Carolina has clawed into the top 25 due to a win over ODU, who beat Virginia Tech, who just beat Duke.

Top 25 (Explanation; Full Ranking)

  1. Notre Dame (+7)

  2. LSU (+1)

  3. Oklahoma (+3)

  4. Stanford (-3)

  5. Ohio State (+13)

  6. Clemson (+15)

  7. Georgia (nc)

  8. Alabama (-4)

  9. Kentucky (+6)

  10. Washington (+6)

  11. Auburn (+2)

  12. San Diego State (-1)

  13. Michigan (+19)

  14. West Virginia (+22)

  15. South Florida (+11)

  16. Miami (+15)

  17. NC State (+22)

  18. Penn State (-1)

  19. Syracuse (+7)

  20. East Carolina (+35)

  21. Indiana (+12)

  22. North Texas (-4)

  23. Missouri (+6)

  24. Cincinnati (+11)

  25. Michigan State (nc)