B/R Top 25 College Football Poll: Week 5
With a majority of the top 25 finally playing conference games you will see a lot of changes in the next few weeks, especially from the Big 12 and SEC as the elite start playing each other.
Week five was another action packed weekend which included many changes in the poll.
Here is the top 25 voted on by 18 B/R writers.
(Special thanks to the voters who make this article happen. Amy Daughters, Amy Lamare, Brian Jones, Carl Stine, David Luther, Ian Berg, Jeremy Hillman, Joe Penkala, Joel Greer, Kevin McGuire, Patrick Runge, Lafe Peavler, Michael Taglienti, Rich Thomaselli, Ryan Teeples, Jonathan Woo, and, Timothy Bielik)
Others Receiving Votes
1 of 26Texas A&M: 38
South Florida: 32
Houston: 27
TCU: 15
USC: 15
Mississippi State: 9
Notre Dame: 9
Florida International: 9
Missouri: 6
Tennessee: 6
UNC: 5
SMU: 3
Georgia: 3
Penn State: 2
Washington: 1
No. 25: Florida State Seminoles
2 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 48
Record: 2-2 (0-1 ACC)
Last Game: Sept. 24 lost to No. 20 Clemson, 30-35
Next Game: Oct. 8 at Wake Forest
Previous Ranking: 23
Notes: FSU had a week off and play Wake Forest next week.
No. 24: Arizona State Sun Devils
3 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 51
Record: 4-1 (2-0 Pac-12)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Oregon State, 35-20
Next Game: Oct. 8 at Utah
Previous Ranking: 25
Notes: Arizona State came away victorious in a game where both teams combined for nine turnovers.
Sun Devils quarterback Brock OIsweiler threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns but also threw three interceptions.
Arizona State picked off Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion four times in the Sun Devil win.
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No. 23: Kansas State Wildcats
4 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 58
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Baylor, 36-35
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Missouri
Previous Ranking: N/A
Notes: Kansas State wasn't supposed to be a top 25 caliber team but don't tell them that as they beat Baylor 36-35 on Saturday.
Quarterback Collin Klein was spectacular again for the Wildcats as he passed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while running for 113 yards and a touchdown.
No. 22: Baylor Bears
5 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 78
Record: 3-1 (0-1 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 1 lost to Kansas State, 35-36
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Iowa State
Previous Ranking: 15
Notes: Robert Griffin threw his first interception of the season at the worst possible time as Kansas State's Arthur Brown picked him off and returned it to the Baylor 15 yard line with just five minutes to go.
Besides the interception Griffin was spectacular again throwing for 346 yards and five touchdowns in defeat.
No. 21: Michigan State Spartans
6 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 88
Record: 4-1 (1-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. beat Ohio State, 10-7
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Michigan
Previous Ranking: 24
Notes: Michigan State held Ohio State to 178 total yards as the Spartans won an ugly game 10-7.
Kirk Cousins had 250 yards passing and a touchdown while receiver B.J. Cunningham caught nine passes for 154 yards and a touchdown for the Spartans.
No. 20: Auburn Tigers
7 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 98
Record: 4-1 (2-0 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat South Carolina, 16-13
Next Game: Oct. 8 at Arkansas
Previous Ranking: N/A
Notes: Auburn's running back Michael Dyer ran for 141 yards and a touchdown as Auburn upset South Carolina Saturday.
Auburn was able to hold Marcus Lattimore to just 66 rushing yards and intercepted Stephen Garcia twice.
No. 19: Virginia Tech Hokies
8 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 133
Record: 4-1 (0-1 ACC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 lost to Clemson, 3-23
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Miami
Previous Ranking: 11
Notes: Virginia Tech continued to struggle on offense as the Tigers upset the Hokies on Saturday.
David Wilson was the only player for the Hokies that was effective as he ran for 123 yards on 20 carries.
No. 18: South Carolina Gamecocks
9 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 136
Record: 4-1 (2-1 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 lost to Auburn, 13-16
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Kentucky
Previous Ranking: 10
Notes: South Carolina was unable to stop Auburn when it counted most as the Tigers upset the Gamecocks on Saturday.
Stephen Garcia struggled once again at throwing the ball as he threw for two more interceptions. He now has four touchdowns and nine interceptions for the season.
No. 17: Illiniois Fighting Illini
10 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 143
Record: 5-0 (1-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Northwestern, 38-35
Next Game: Oct. 8 at Indiana
Previous Ranking: 25
Notes: Illinois went 69 yards in the final minute to play to cap off the victory against Northwestern, 38-35.
Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase had 391 yards and three touchdowns in the comeback victory.
No. 16: Florida Gators
11 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 162
Record: 4-1 (2-1 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 lost to Alabama, 10-38
Next Game: Oct. 8 at LSU
Previous Ranking: 12
Notes: Florida's John Brantley started off the game with a 65-yard touchdown on the first play, but unfortunately it was the only time they saw the end zone all night.
Brantley got hurt late in the second quarter and did not return, leaving the offense in shambles as freshman Jeff Driskel was unable to move the ball.
Brantley had 190 yards passing and a touchdown before he got hurt.
No. 15: West Virginia Mountaineers
12 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 172
Record: 4-1
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Bowling Green, 55-10
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Connecticut
Previous Ranking: 22
Notes: Freshman Dustin Garrison ran for 291 yards and a touchdown as West Virginia gained 360 yards on the ground against Bowling Green.
Mountaineer quarterback Geno Smith threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns in the blowout victory.
No. 14: Nebraska Cornhuskers
13 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 199
Record: 4-1 (0-1 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 1 lost to Wisconsin, 17-48
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Ohio State
Previous Ranking: 8
Notes: Taylor Martinez had one of his worst games in his career as he threw three interceptions and Nebraska got blown out at Camp Randall.
Nebraska gave up 486 total yards to Wisconsin on Saturday night.
Rex Burkhead was the only bright spot as he had 96 yards and a touchdown on just 18 carries.
No. 13: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
14 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 218
Record: 5-0 (2-0 ACC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat North Carolina State, 45-35
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Maryland
Previous Ranking: 20
Notes: Georgia Tech's Orwin Smith ran for 74 yards and three touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets beat the Wolfpack, 45-35.
The Yellow Jackets continued their impressive run game with 10 different people running the ball.
Georgia Tech quarterback Tevin Washington had just four completions but two of them were for touchdowns.
No. 12: Texas Longhorns
15 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 227
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Iowa State, 37-14
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Oklahoma
Previous Ranking: 21
Notes: Texas laid the smackdown on Iowa State in the battle of the unbeatens on Saturday, 37-14.
David Ash threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns for the Longhorns while Jaxon Shipley had 141 yards and a touchdown receiving.
No. 11: Michigan Wolverines
16 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 229
Record: 5-0 (1-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Minnesota, 58-0
Next Game: Oct. 8 at Northwestern
Previous Ranking: 18
Notes: Michigan wasted no time in taking down the Gophers as they built a 38-0 halftime lead and never looked back winning 58-0.
Michigan's Denard Robinson didn't have the gaudy numbers as he threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns while running for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Oh, the reason why his numbers weren't huge in the blowout, he only played two and a half quarters.
No. 10: Arkansas Razorbacks
17 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 247
Record: 4-1 (0-1 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Texas A&M, 42-38
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Auburn
Previous Ranking: 17
Notes: Tyler Wilson broke the Razorback record for most yards passing in a single game with 510 yards and three touchdowns.
Wilson brought Arkansas back from a 17-35 halftime deficit to avoid two straight losses.
Arkansas receiver Jarius Wright caught 13 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown in the win.
No. 9: Oregon Ducks
18 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 295
Record: 3-1 (1-0 Pac-12)
Last Game: Sept. 24 beat Arizona, 56-31
Next Game: Oct. 6 vs. California
Previous Ranking: 10
Notes: Oregon was off this week.
No. 8: Clemson Tigers
19 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 312
Record: 5-0 (2-0 ACC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Virginia Tech, 23-3
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Boston College
Previous Ranking: 13
Notes: Clemson continued their impressive start to the season as they beat Virginia Tech in Blacksburg 23-3.
Quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 204 yards and a touchdown against a Hokie defense that came in allowing only 10 points per game.
This is the third straight ranked team that Clemson has beaten.
No. 7: Stanford Cardinal
20 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 357
Record: 4-0 (2-0 Pac-12)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat UCLA, 45-19
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Colorado
Previous Ranking: 7
Notes: Andrew Luck threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns as Stanford ripped UCLA 45-19.
Stanford's running back Stephan Taylor ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns as Stanford racked up 442 total yards.
No. 6: Oklahoma State Cowboys
21 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 362
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big 12)
Last Game: Sept. 24 beat Texas A&M, 30-29
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs. Kansas
Previous Ranking: 5
Notes: Oklahoma State did not play.
No. 5: Wisconsin Badgers
22 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 381 (1)
Record: 5-0 (1-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Nebraska, 48-17
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Indiana
Previous Ranking: 6
Notes: Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson single-handedly dominated Nebraska in a huge Big 10 battle on Saturday night.
Wilson threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns while running for 32 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Montee Ball also ran the ball well as he 151 yards and four rushing touchdowns in the blowout.
No. 4: Boise State Broncos
23 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 386 (2)
Record: 4-0
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Nevada, 30-10
Next Game: Oct. 7 at Fresno State
Previous Ranking: 4
Notes: For the first time this year, Kellen Moore looked human as he only threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns, but also had two interceptions.
Running back Doug Martin had 130 yards and two touchdowns in the Broncos victory.
No. 3: Alabama Crimson Tide
24 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 421
Record: 5-0 (2-0 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. beat Florida, 38-10
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Vanderbilt
Previous Ranking: 3
Notes: Trent Richardson looked like a man amongst boys against the Florida Gators as he ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 38-10 victory.
Alabama held Florida's speedsters Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey to eight yards on 14 carries.
No. 2: Oklahoma Sooners
25 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 423 (4)
Record: 4-0 (1-0 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Ball State, 62-6
Next Game: Oct. 8 at Texas
Previous Ranking: 2
Notes: Landry Jones threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns as Oklahoma destroyed Ball State 62-6 on Saturday night.
Jaz Reynolds led the Sooners in receiving yards with 142 and a touchdown.
No. 1: LSU Tigers
26 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 436 (11)
Record: 5-0 (2-0 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Kentucky, 35-7
Next Game: Oct. 8 vs Florida
Previous Ranking: 1
Notes: In their first game as the number one team in the country, LSU struggled to get off to a fast start taking just a 14-0 lead at halftime.
More than enough for one of the best defenses in the country as LSU rolled to a 35-7 victory.
LSU limited Kentucky to just 125 total yards.
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