College football rankings: ESPN updates top 25 poll for Week 5 games

A look at the updated ESPN top 25 college football rankings after Statement Saturday

This week saw some more movement in the rankings after six teams in the polls lost on Statement Saturday, causing some major shifts in the middle of the country and saw Ohio State jump into the top-four after a big win at Notre Dame. Now, it's time to get a look at the updated ESPN top 25 college football rankings.

• The Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that predicts a team's future performance
• Rankings and predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team's season, using a combination of analytics, including scores to date, quality of opponents, and a team's schedule
• Teams are ranked not strictly in order of talent, but by a projected point margin against an average team on a neutral field

ESPN top 25 rankings

A look at the updated college football rankings / USA Today Images

25. UCF

Rankings change: Down 4
Projections: 8.2 wins, 3.9 losses
What's next: vs. Baylor

24. Utah

Rankings change: Down 5
Projections: 8.4 wins, 3.7 losses
What's next: at Oregon State

23. Louisville

Rankings change: Up 5
Projections: 9.1 wins, 3.2 losses
What's next: at NC State

22. Oregon State

Rankings change: Down 2
Projections: 7.8 wins, 4.3 losses
What's next: vs. Utah

21. Kansas State

Rankings change: Up 1
Projections: 8.6 wins, 3.7 losses
What's next: at Oklahoma State

20. Syracuse

Rankings change: Down 4
Projections: 9.4 wins, 2.8 losses
What's next: vs. Clemson

19. North Carolina

Rankings change: Up 4
Projections: 9.6 wins, 2.6 losses
What's next: Idle

18. Tennessee

Rankings change: Up 6
Projections: 7.9 wins, 4.2 losses
What's next: vs. South Carolina

17. Clemson

Rankings change: None
Projections: 6.8 wins, 5.2 losses
What's next: at Syracuse

16. Texas A&M

Rankings change: Up 2
Projections: 7.9 wins, 4.2 losses
What's next: vs. Arkansas

15. Miami

Rankings change: None
Projections: 9.9 wins, 2.4 losses
What's next: Idle

14. LSU

Rankings change: Down 5
Projections: 8.7 wins, 3.6 losses
What's next: at Ole Miss

13. Ole Miss

Rankings change: None
Projections: 8.9 wins, 3.2 losses
What's next: vs. LSU

12. Michigan

Rankings change: Up 2
Projections: 9.8 wins, 2.3 losses
What's next: at Nebraska

11. Notre Dame

Rankings change: Up 1
Projections: 9.4 wins, 2.6 losses
What's next: at Duke

10. Florida State

Rankings change: None
Projections: 11.1 wins, 1.7 losses
What's next: Idle

9. Washington

Rankings change: Up 2
Projections: 10.2 wins, 2.3 losses
What's next: at Arizona

8. USC

Rankings change: Down 3
Projections: 9.8 wins, 2.7 losses
What's next: at Colorado

7. Oregon

Rankings change: Up 1
Projections: 10.7 wins, 1.9 losses
What's next: at Stanford

6. Texas

Rankings change: Up 1
Projections: 11.0 wins, 1.7 losses
What's next: vs. Kansas

5. Georgia

Rankings change: Down 2
Projections: 11.1 wins, 1.7 losses
What's next: at Auburn

4. Penn State

Rankings change: Up 2
Projections: 10.9 wins, 1.5 losses
What's next: at Northwestern

3. Alabama

Rankings change: Up 1
Projections: 9.9 wins, 2.7 losses
What's next: at Mississippi State

2. Oklahoma

Rankings change: None
Projections: 11.4 wins, 1.4 losses
What's next: vs. Iowa State

1. Ohio State

Rankings change: None
Projections: 11.4 wins, 1.2 losses
What's next: Idle

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