Projecting the College Football AP Top 25 After Week 6

Here’s how the sport’s next rankings project heading into Week 7.
Projecting the College Football AP Top 25 After Week 6
Projecting the College Football AP Top 25 After Week 6 /

The sixth week of an increasingly chaotic college football season was another nationwide barnburner.

No. 12 Oklahoma topped No. 3 Texas in an instantly memorable Red River Showdown. No. 23 LSU outlasted No. 21 Missouri in a shootout. No. 11 Alabama barely held on against Texas A&M, and No. 13 Washington State succumbed to UCLA.

Later, No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan scored blowout wins, while No. 10 Notre Dame was upset by No. 25 Louisville on the road.

As the dust settles across the country, here’s a breakdown of what the AP Top 25 projects to look like heading into Week 7.

1. Georgia

Record: 6-0

This Week: Win 51-13 vs. No. 20 Kentucky

Week 7: at Vanderbilt

2. Michigan

Record: 6-0

This Week: Win 52-10 at Minnesota

Week 7: vs. Indiana

3. Ohio State

Record: 5-0

This Week: Win 34-17 vs. Maryland

Week 7: at Purdue

4. Florida State

Record: 5-0

This Week: Win 39-17 vs. Virginia Tech

Week 7: vs. Syracuse

5. Penn State

Record: 5-0

This Week: Bye

Week 7: vs. Massachusetts

6. Oklahoma

Record: 6-0

This Week: Win 34-30 vs. No. 3 Texas

Week 7: Bye

7. Washington

Record: 5-0

This Week: Bye

Week 7: vs. Oregon

8. Oregon

Record: 5-0

This Week: Bye

Week 7: at Washington

9. Texas

Record: 5-1

This Week: Lose 34-30 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma

Week 7: Bye

10. USC

Record: 6-0

This Week: Win 43-41 (3 OT) vs. Arizona

Week 7: at Notre Dame

11. Alabama

Record: 5-1

This Week: Win 26-20 at Texas A&M

Week 7: vs. Arkansas

12. North Carolina

Record: 5-0

This Week: Win 40-7 vs. Syracuse

Week 7: vs. Miami

13. Oregon State

Record: 5-1

This Week: Win 52-40 vs. California

Week 7: vs. UCLA

14. Ole Miss

Record: 5-1

This Week: Win 27-20 vs. Arkansas

Week 7: Bye

15. Utah

Record: 4-1

This Week: Bye

Week 7: vs. California

16. Louisville

Record: 6-0

This Week: Win 33-20 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame

Week 7: at Pittsburgh

17. Notre Dame

Record: 5-2

This Week: Lose 33-20 at No. 25 Louisville

Week 7: vs. USC

18. Duke

Record: 4-1

This Week: Bye

Week 7: vs. NC State

19. LSU

Record: 4-2

This Week: Win 49-39 vs. No. 21 Missouri

Week 7: vs. Auburn

20. UCLA

Record: 4-1

This Week: Win 25-17 vs. No. 13 Washington State

Week 7: at Oregon State

21. Tennessee

Record: 4-1

This Week: Bye

Week 7: vs. Texas A&M

22. Washington State

Record: 4-1

This Week: Lose 25-17 at UCLA

Week 7: vs. Arizona

23. Wisconsin

Record: 4-1

This Week: Win 24-13 vs. Rutgers

Week 7: vs. Iowa

24. Tulane

Record: 4-1

This Week: Bye

Week 7: at Memphis

25. Kentucky

Record: 5-1

This Week: Lose 51-13 at No. 1 Georgia

Week 7: vs. Missouri


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Patrick Andres
PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .