Power Polling: Georgia's second-order wins
Not a ton of movement at the top relative to last week's edition, which either speaks to the quality of last week's schedule or the possibility that we're starting to see a more defined pecking order.
Once again, I rank based on achievement, so this doesn't necessarily reflect an ordering of team strength.
Blatant Homerism Top 25: Week 5
1. Clemson
2. Georgia
3. TCU
4. Oklahoma
5. Alabama
6. Michigan
7. Washington State
8. Penn State
9. San Diego State
10. Washington
11. Miami
12. Wisconsin
13. Central Florida
14. Navy
15. Utah
16. South Florida
17. USC
18. Auburn
19. Notre Dame
20. Texas-San Antonio
21. Texas A&M
22. Duke
23. Florida
24. Texas Tech
25. North Carolina State
Notes:
*Clemson solidified its resume in cruising past Virginia Tech. Even so, I'd be careful putting too much faith in the Tigers at this point. The offense isn't national championship caliber.
*Georgia gets a bump because Notre Dame continues to play well. A win in South Bend is worth a lot at this point.
To be fair, methodically dismantling Tennessee worked in the Bulldogs' favor as well.
*I'm likely giving Michigan too much credit here for what it has accomplished so far.
*Texas A&M got hammered by the pollsters for gagging against UCLA. That said, the Aggies deserve their props for handling Arkansas and South Carolina. I doubt we'll look at them the same way next week after Alabama comes to town.
*Other games of interest for ranking purposes this upcoming weekend: West Virginia at Texas Christian, Michigan State at Michigan, Wazzu at Oregon.