A fantastic week 4 of college football shakes up the rankings as we have another new #1! The Pac-12 is looking good as we approach the middle of the college football season.
What's Inside
The major movers in week 5:
- Liberty (up 24)
- Georgia Southern (up 23)
- Central Michigan and Ohio (each up 21)
- San Jose St (down 18)
- Colorado (down 21)
- South Alabama and Boston College (each down 25)
College Football Playoff Predictions
If the 2023-24 College Football Playoff were this weekend, here’s the line-up:
- #1 Florida St. vs. #4 Ohio St. – The Noles have the best resume so far with wins over LSU and at Clemson. Ohio State jumps into the CFB Playoff with a win at Notre Dame and showing they’ve got what it takes to be contenders again!
- #2 Georgia vs. #3 Washington – UGA needs some SEC teams to keep winning so they can improve their profile and would draw a match-up with the prolific Penix of Washington. QB Michael Penix Jr. is charging towards a trip to the Heisman ceremony this year leading the Huskies to dominate wins.
Heisman Trophy Rankings
- Caleb Williams (QB – USC) – passes the eye test still. He’s a phenomenal football player that makes playing QB look easy.
- Michael Penix (QB – Washington) – dominating his opponents and trying to make it undefeated to USC in November in a game that could decide a spot in the Pac-12 title game and the Heisman.
- Jordan Travis (QB – Florida State) –
- Bo Nix (QB – Oregon) – he marched his team up and down the field against Colorado in that blowout last Saturday putting him back in the race for the Heisman. He’s got games in the Pac-12 against other superstar QB that’ll decide how far he can go.
- Kyle McCord (QB – Ohio State) – Huge plays on the road at Notre Dame leading his team to a comeback win. He’ll have the opportunities against Penn State and Michigan to make his case.
2023 Week 5 College Football Power Rankings
| RANK | TEAM | CONF |
| 1 | Washington | PAC-12 |
| 2 | Texas | BIG 12 |
| 3 | USC | PAC-12 |
| 4 | Oregon | PAC-12 |
| 5 | Penn St | BIG TEN |
| 6 | Ohio St | BIG TEN |
| 7 | Florida St | ACC |
| 8 | Texas A&M | SEC |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC |
| 10 | Oklahoma | BIG 12 |
| 11 | Michigan | BIG TEN |
| 12 | Georgia | SEC |
| 13 | Tennessee | SEC |
| 14 | Utah | PAC-12 |
| 15 | LSU | SEC |
| 16 | Duke | ACC |
| 17 | North Carolina | ACC |
| 18 | Miami | ACC |
| 19 | Clemson | ACC |
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC |
| 21 | Notre Dame | IND |
| 22 | Kansas St | BIG 12 |
| 23 | Louisville | ACC |
| 24 | UCLA | PAC-12 |
| 25 | Washington St | PAC-12 |
| 26 | Oregon St | PAC-12 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | BIG TEN |
| 28 | TCU | BIG 12 |
| 29 | South Carolina | SEC |
| 30 | Florida | SEC |
| 31 | Kentucky | SEC |
| 32 | Auburn | SEC |
| 33 | Maryland | BIG TEN |
| 34 | Tulane | AAC |
| 35 | Arkansas | SEC |
| 36 | Cal | PAC-12 |
| 37 | Fresno St | MWC |
| 38 | West Virginia | BIG 12 |
| 39 | Missouri | SEC |
| 40 | Texas Tech | BIG 12 |
| 41 | Syracuse | ACC |
| 42 | Mississippi St | SEC |
| 43 | Air Force | MWC |
| 44 | Kansas | BIG 12 |
| 45 | UCF | BIG 12 |
| 46 | Liberty | C-USA |
| 47 | Ohio | MAC |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | ACC |
| 49 | Wyoming | MWC |
| 50 | Iowa | BIG TEN |
| 51 | SMU | AAC |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| 53 | Arizona | PAC-12 |
| 54 | Appalachian St | SUNBELT |
| 55 | Iowa St | BIG 12 |
| 56 | Rutgers | BIG TEN |
| 57 | South Alabama | SUNBELT |
| 58 | BYU | BIG 12 |
| 59 | Georgia Southern | SUNBELT |
| 60 | Marshall | SUNBELT |
| 61 | Boise St | MWC |
| 62 | Cincinnati | BIG 12 |
| 63 | Baylor | BIG 12 |
| 64 | Colorado | PAC-12 |
| 65 | Illinois | BIG TEN |
| 66 | Memphis | AAC |
| 67 | Nebraska | BIG TEN |
| 68 | Georgia St | SUNBELT |
| 69 | Houston | BIG 12 |
| 70 | Arizona St | PAC-12 |
| 71 | Oklahoma St | BIG 12 |
| 72 | Minnesota | BIG TEN |
| 73 | NC State | ACC |
| 74 | Boston College | ACC |
| 75 | Stanford | PAC-12 |
| 76 | James Madison | SUNBELT |
| 77 | San Diego St | MWC |
| 78 | Northwestern | BIG TEN |
| 79 | Army | IND |
| 80 | Wake Forest | ACC |
| 81 | Troy | SUNBELT |
| 82 | UTSA | AAC |
| 83 | USF | AAC |
| 84 | Texas St | SUNBELT |
| 85 | Coastal Carolina | SUNBELT |
| 86 | Toledo | MAC |
| 87 | Colorado St | MWC |
| 88 | UNLV | MWC |
| 89 | Purdue | BIG TEN |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | ACC |
| 91 | Indiana | BIG TEN |
| 92 | Michigan St | BIG TEN |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| 94 | Miami OH | MAC |
| 95 | Virginia | ACC |
| 96 | Louisiana | SUNBELT |
| 97 | Western Kentucky | C-USA |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | AAC |
| 99 | Utah St | MWC |
| 100 | Jacksonville St | C-USA |
| 101 | East Carolina | AAC |
| 102 | Navy | AAC |
| 103 | Rice | AAC |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | C-USA |
| 105 | Old Dominion | SUNBELT |
| 106 | San Jose St | MWC |
| 107 | Central Michigan | MAC |
| 108 | Tulsa | AAC |
| 109 | Charlotte | AAC |
| 110 | Nevada | MWC |
| 111 | UAB | AAC |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | C-USA |
| 113 | North Texas | AAC |
| 114 | UConn | IND |
| 115 | Southern Miss | SUNBELT |
| 116 | Hawaii | MWC |
| 117 | Temple | AAC |
| 118 | Akron | MAC |
| 119 | UL-Monroe | SUNBELT |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| 121 | New Mexico St | C-USA |
| 122 | FIU | C-USA |
| 123 | Bowling Green | MAC |
| 124 | Buffalo | MAC |
| 125 | New Mexico | MWC |
| 126 | Sam Houston St | C-USA |
| 127 | UTEP | C-USA |
| 128 | Arkansas St | SUNBELT |
| 129 | Eastern Michigan | MAC |
| 130 | Ball St | MAC |
| 131 | UMass | IND |
| 132 | Kent St | MAC |
| 133 | Western Michigan | MAC |
The Top 25 Showdown (Formulator vs. AP vs. Coaches Poll)
| RANK | FORMULATOR | AP | COACHES |
| 1 | Washington | Georgia | Georgia |
| 2 | Texas | Michigan | Michigan |
| 3 | USC | Texas | Ohio St |
| 4 | Oregon | Ohio St | Florida St |
| 5 | Penn St | Florida St | Texas |
| 6 | Ohio St | Penn St | USC |
| 7 | Florida St | Washington | Penn St |
| 8 | Texas A&M | USC | Washington |
| 9 | Alabama | Oregon | Oregon |
| 10 | Oklahoma | Utah | Utah |
| 11 | Michigan | Notre Dame | Alabama |
| 12 | Georgia | Alabama | LSU |
| 13 | Tennessee | LSU | Notre Dame |
| 14 | Utah | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 15 | LSU | North Carolina | North Carolina |
| 16 | Duke | Washington St | Duke |
| 17 | North Carolina | Duke | Washington St |
| 18 | Miami | Miami | Miami |
| 19 | Clemson | Oregon St | Tennessee |
| 20 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | Ole Miss |
| 21 | Notre Dame | Tennessee | Oregon St |
| 22 | Kansas St | Florida | Missouri |
| 23 | Louisville | Missouri | Florida |
| 24 | UCLA | Kansas | Kansas |
| 25 | Washington St | Fresno St | Kansas St |
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