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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
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 .