Michigan moves into top five of Power Rankings after Week 6

It was a week of limited movement in SI.com's college football Power Rankings, but the Michigan Wolverines moved into the top five after destroying Rutgers.

A slightly less volatile Week 6 didn’t short college football fans on excitement. Two teams hung 70 points apiece. One College Football Playoff contender lost that status. Oklahoma and Texas delivered a thrilling Red River Rivalry. Florida State survived Miami only because of a blocked extra point.

In summary, eight teams from last week’s rankings lost and four dropped out of this week’s altogether. With Houston’s loss, the upper tier of the sport becomes slightly less crowded. Buckle up as the pressure on these top 25 teams ratchets up.

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1. Alabama Crimson Tide

PREVIOUS: 1

RECORD: 6-0

Last week: Beat Arkansas 49–30Next week: Saturday at Tennessee

2. Ohio St. Buckeyes

PREVIOUS: 2

RECORD: 5-0

Last week: Beat Indiana 38–17Next week: Saturday at Wisconsin

3. Clemson Tigers

PREVIOUS: 3

RECORD: 6-0

Last week: Beat Boston College 56–10Next week: Saturday vs. NC State

4. Washington Huskies

PREVIOUS: 5

RECORD: 6-0

Last week: Beat Oregon 70–21Next week: Off

5. Michigan Wolverines

PREVIOUS: 6

RECORD: 6-0

Last week: Beat Rutgers 78–0Next week: Off

6. Louisville Cardinals

PREVIOUS: 7

RECORD: 4-1

Last week: OFFNext week: Friday vs. Duke

7. Texas A&M Aggies

PREVIOUS: 8

RECORD: 6-0

Last week: Beat Tennessee 45–38 in double overtimeNext week: Off

8. Tennessee Volunteers

PREVIOUS: 9

RECORD: 5-1

Last week: Lost to Texas A&M 45–38 in double overtimeNext week: Saturday vs. Alabama​

9. Wisconsin Badgers

PREVIOUS: 10

RECORD: 4-1

Last week: OffNext week: Saturday vs. Ohio State

10. Nebraska Cornhuskers

PREVIOUS: 11

RECORD: 5-0

Last week: Beat Illinois 31–16Next week: Off

11. Ole Miss Rebels

PREVIOUS: 13

RECORD: 3-2

Last week: OffNext week: Saturday at Arkansas

12. Baylor Bears

PREVIOUS: 16

RECORD: 5-0

Last week: OffNext week: Saturday vs. Kansas

13. Houston Cougars

PREVIOUS: 4

RECORD: 5-1

Last week: Lost to Navy 46–40Next week: Saturday vs. Tulsa

14. Florida StATE Seminoles

PREVIOUS: 19

RECORD: 4-2

Last week: Beat Miami 20–19Next week: Saturday vs. Wake Forest

15. Miami Hurricanes

PREVIOUS: 12

RECORD: 4-1

Last week: Lost to Florida State 20–19Next week: Saturday vs. North Carolina

16. Virginia Tech Hokies

PREVIOUS: 23

RECORD: 4-1

Last week: Beat North Carolina 34–3Next week: Saturday at Syracuse

17. Oklahoma Sooners

PREVIOUS: 21

RECORD: 3-2

Last week: Beat Texas 45–40Next week: Saturday vs. Kansas State

18. Boise State Broncos

PREVIOUS: 22

RECORD: 5-0

Last week: Beat New Mexico 49–21Next week: Saturday vs. Colorado State

19. West Virginia Mountaineers

PREVIOUS: 23

RECORD: 4-0

Last week: OffNext week: Saturday at Texas Tech

20. Florida Gators

PREVIOUS: 18

RECORD: 4-1

Last week: Game vs. LSU postponedNext week: Saturday vs. Missouri

21. Arkansas Razorbacks

PREVIOUS: 15

RECORD: 4-2

Last week: Lost to Alabama 49–30Next week: Saturday vs. Ole Miss

22. Western Michigan Broncos

PREVIOUS: 24

RECORD: 6-0

Last week: Beat Northern Illinois 45–30Next week: Saturday at Akron

23. Utah Utes

RECORD: 5-1

Last week: Beat Arizona 36–23Next week: Saturday at Oregon State

24. Auburn Tigers

RECORD: 4-2

Last week: Beat Mississippi State 38–14Next week: Off

25. Arizona St. Sun Devils

RECORD: 5-1

Last week: Beat UCLA 23–20Next week: Saturday at Colorado

Dropped out: North Carolina, Stanford, Colorado, UCLA
Next five: Georgia, TCU, Washington State, LSU, Navy