Week 5 is here, and things are beginning to settle down. The popular speculation team known as Alabama slowly rises through the ranks, alongside Georgia, but the best SEC teams in body of work - meaning actually beating teams that have gone on to beat others - are Auburn and LSU. Our #1 team from a couple weeks back, Florida, has slowly fallen as the quality of their wins has failed to keep up with the gains made by others.
The Boise State/Air Force/Arizona State cluster is pretty strong in the network currently due to some strong wins branching outward from the three. That will probably decline over the coming weeks, but it’s a strong start.
Top 25 (Explanation; Full Ranking)
Auburn (+2)
Boise State (-1)
Arizona State (+12)
Clemson (+4)
Colorado (-3)
LSU (-2)
Texas (+2)
Ohio State (+8)
Oklahoma State (+14)
Air Force (nc)
Alabama (+9)
Wake Forest (+5)
Georgia (+6)
Michigan State (nc)
Mississippi State (-10)
SMU (-3)
Appalachian State (+8)
Penn State (nc)
Kansas State (-13)
Florida (-9)
Notre Dame (+14)
California (-15)
Virginia (-11)
Iowa (+2)
Washington (-4)