Bleacher Report's Top 25 College Football Poll: Week 6
Week 6 of the college football season was a quiet one as there were no big upsets in the Top 25.
Florida State continues to slide, as they were at one time ranked in the Top Five in the AP and Coaches preseason polls.
Here is the new Bleacher Report Top 25 poll for Week 6 as voted on by 20 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, Johnathan Cace, Kevin McGuire, Patrick Runge, Lafe Peavler, Michael Taglienti, Rich Thomaselli, Ryan Teeples, Jonathan Woo, Timothy Bieli,and Matt Shetler.)
Others Receiving Votes
1 of 26Florida: 38
Notre Dame: 23
Georgia: 21
UNC: 12
Wake Forest: 11
USC: 10
TCU: 9
Mississippi State: 6
Penn State: 6
South Florida: 5
Southern Mississippi: 4
Washington:3
Rutgers: 1
No. 25: Houston Cougars
2 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 48
Record: 6-0 (2-0 C-USA)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat East Carolina, 56-3
Next Game: Oct. 22 vs Marshall
Previous Ranking: N/A
Notes: Case Keenum threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns, as Houston stayed undefeated beating ECU 56-3 on Saturday.
Cougar receiver Patrick Edwards caught 12 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown, as Houston enters the Top 25 poll for the first time this year.
No. 24: Auburn Tigers
3 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 51
Record: 4-2 (2-1 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 lost to Arkansas 14-38
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Florida
Previous Ranking: 20
Notes: Auburn went up 14-7 in the second quarter, but gave up 31 unanswered points in the 38-14 loss to Arkansas on Saturday.
Tiger running back Michael Dyer ran for 112 yards and a touchdown in the loss.
No. 23: Texas A&M Aggies
4 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 57
Record: 3-2 (1-1 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct.8 beat Texas Tech, 45-40
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Baylor
Previous Ranking: N/A
Notes: Texas A&M racked up over 200 yards of rushing, as the Aggies were able to leave Lubbock with a win against the undefeated Red Raiders.
Cyrus Gray lead the rushing attack with 116 yards and a touchdown.
No. 22: Michigan State Spartans
5 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 80
Record: 4-1 (1-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat OSU, 10-7
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Michigan
Previous Ranking: 21
Notes: Michigan State is off this week.
No. 21: Texas Longhorns
6 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 83
Record: 4-1 (1-1 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 8 lost to Oklahoma, 17-55
Next Game: Oct 15 vs Oklahoma State
Previous Ranking: 12
Notes: The Longhorns offense was shut down by the Sooners defense, as Texas lost their first game of the season in the much anticipated Red River Rivalry game on Saturday.
Texas struggled against the Oklahoma defense all game long, as they committed five turnovers in the loss.
Longhorn receiver Jaxson Shipley was the only bright spot for Texas, as he caught nine catches for 89 yards and a touchdown.
No. 20: Baylor Bears
7 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 116
Record: 4-1 (1-1 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Iowa State, 49-26
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Texas A&M
Previous Ranking: 22
Notes: Baylor running back Terrance Ganaway ran for 200 yards and three touchdowns, as the Bears defeated the Cyclones 49-26.
Bear quarterback Robert Griffin threw for 212 yards and a touchdown, while running for another 107 yards and one touchdown.
Baylor gained over 600 yards of total offense.
No. 19: Arizona State Sun Devils
8 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 135
Record: 5-1 (3-0 Pac-12)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Utah, 35-14
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Oregon
Previous Ranking: 24
Notes: Sun Devils quarterback Brock Osweiler threw for 325 and three touchdowns, as Arizona State beat Utah 35-14 on Saturday.
ASU receiver Mike Willie caught seven passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.
No. 18: Kansas State Wildcats
9 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 142
Record: 5-0 (2-0 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Missouri, 24-17
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Texas Tech
Previous Ranking: 23
Notes: Wildcat quarterback Collin Klein ran for 45 yards and three touchdowns, as Kansas State held on to beat Missouri 24-17.
John Hubert ran for 126 yards for Kansas State, as they started 5-0 for the first time since 2000.
No. 17: Virginia Tech Hokies
10 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 156
Record: 5-1 (1-1 ACC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Miami, 38-35
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Wake Forest
Previous Ranking: 19
Notes: Hokie quarterback Logan Thomas took it 19 yards for a touchdown with just 56 seconds left, as Virginia Tech hung on to beat Miami 38-35.
Thomas was a one man wrecking crew for the Hokies, as he threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, while running for 28 yards and scoring two touchdowns on the ground.
No. 15: Nebraska Cornhuskers (Tie)
11 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 212
Record: 5-1 (1-1 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Ohio State, 34-27
Next Game: Oct. 22 at Minnesota
Previous Ranking: 14
Notes: Nebraska's quarterback Taylor Martinez threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns, as Nebraska came back from behind to beat Ohio State on Saturday night.
Martinez also ran for 100 yards and a touchdown, while Rex Burkhead had 117 yards and a touchdown for the Cornhuskers.
No. 15: South Carolina Gamecocks (Tie)
12 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 212
Record: 5-1 (3-1 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Kentucky, 54-3
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Mississippi State
Previous Ranking: 18
Notes: Gamecock quarterback Connor Shaw threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns, as South Carolina destroyed the struggling Wildcats 54-3.
Marcus Lattimore led the Gamecocks with 102 yards rushing, while Alshon Jefferys caught six balls for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 14: West Virginia Mountaineers
13 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 218
Record: 5-1 (1-0 Big East)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Connecticut, 43-16
Next Game: Oct. 21 at Syracuse
Previous Ranking: 15
Notes: Mountaineer quarterback Geno Smith threw for 450 yards and four touchdowns, as West Virginia dominated Connecticut 43-16.
Stedman Bailey caught seven passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and Ivan McCartney caught six balls for 131 yards for the Mountaineers.
No. 13: Illiniois Fighting Illini
14 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 219
Record: 6-0 (2-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Indiana, 41-20
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Ohio State
Previous Ranking: 17
Notes: Fighting Illini quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns, as Illinois defeated Indiana 41-20 on Saturday.
Illiois had 518 yards of total offense, while rushing for 308 yards.
No. 12: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
15 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 243
Record: 6-0 (3-0 ACC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Maryland, 21-16
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Virginia
Previous Ranking: 13
Notes: The Yellow Jackets continued their dominance on the ground, as they rushed for 272 yards in the win over Maryland.
Georgia Tech quarterback Tevin Washington led the rushing attack with 120 yards and three touchdowns.
No. 11: Michigan Wolverines
16 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 303
Record: 6-0 (2-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct.8 beat Northwestern, 42-24
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Michigan State
Previous Ranking: 11
Notes: Northwestern took a 10 point lead going into halftime, but they weren't able to stop Denard Robinson, as he threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns, but did have three interceptions.
Robinson also ran for 117 yards and two more touchdowns, as Michigan gained 529 yards of total yards.
No. 10: Arkansas Razorbacks
17 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 304
Record: 5-1 (1-1 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Auburn, 38-14
Next Game: Oct. 22 at Ole Miss
Previous Ranking: 10
Notes: Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns, as Arkansas racked up 438 total yards on Auburn.
Wide Receiver Joe Adams had the play of the game, running for a 92-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
No. 9: Oregon Ducks
18 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 332
Record: 4-1 (2-0 Pac-12)
Last Game: Oct. 6 beat California, 43-15
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Arizona State
Previous Ranking: 9
Notes: LaMichael James ran for over 200 yards for the third straight game (239), but suffered a nasty arm injury in Oregon's blowout victory over Cal on Thursday night.
With just under 15 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, James took a handoff and landed on his arm, causing it to twist backwards in a very ugly scene.
X-Rays were taken, and it is not broken, but my guess is James will be out for a little while.
Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas threw three touchdowns in the win.
No. 8: Clemson Tigers
19 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 343
Record: 6-0 (3-0 ACC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Boston College, 36-14
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Maryland
Previous Ranking: 8
Notes: Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd threw for 283 yards and a touchdown before he went down with an apparent hip injury in the third quarter.
Tiger's running back Andrew Ellington ran for 117 yards and a touchdown, as Clemson is off to their best start in 11 years.
No. 7: Stanford Cardinal
20 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 391
Record: 5-0 (3-0 Pac-12)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Colorado, 48-7
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Washington State
Previous Ranking: 7
Notes: Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck threw for a season high 370 yards and three touchdowns, as Stanford dominated Colorado 48-7.
Stanford racked up 553 total yards, while holding Colorado to 264.
No. 6: Oklahoma State Cowboys
21 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 406
Record: 5-0 (2-0 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Kansas, 70-28
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Texas
Previous Ranking: 6
Notes: Cowboy quarterback Brandon Weeden threw four touchdowns in the first quarter, as Oklahoma State dominated Kansas 70-28.
Weeden ended the game throwing for 288 yards and five touchdowns in just a half of play.
The Cowboys were up at halftime 56-7.
No. 5: Wisconsin Badgers
22 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 5 (1)
Record: 5-0 (1-0 Big 10)
Last Game: Oct. 1 beat Nebraska, 48-17
Next Game: Oct. 15 vs Indiana
Previous Ranking: 5
Notes: Wisconsin is off this week.
No. 4: Boise State Broncos
23 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 428 (2)
Record: 5-0
Last Game: Oct. 7 beat Fresno State, 57-7
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Colorado State
Previous Ranking: 4
Notes: Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns, as the Broncos destroyed the Bulldogs on Friday night 57-7.
In his first game back from suspension, sophomore Geraldo Boldewijn caught three passes for 33 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 3: Alabama Crimson Tide
24 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 465 (1)
Record: 6-0 (3-0 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Vanderbilt, 34-0
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Ole Miss
Previous Ranking: 3
Notes: AJ McCarron threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns, as Alabama crushed Vanderbilt 34-0 on Saturday night.
Crimson Tide's Trent Richardson rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Alabama held Vanderbilt to just 190 total yards for the game.
No. 2: Oklahoma Sooners
25 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 473 (3)
Record: 5-0 (2-0 Big 12)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Texas, 55-17
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Kansas
Previous Ranking: 2
Notes: The Sooners defense had more touchdowns than the entire Longhorns offense did on Saturday, as Oklahoma destroyed Texas in the Red River Rivalry.
Sooner quarterback Landry Jones threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns in the blowout victory.
Oklahoma's defense was the story, as they forced five Texas turnovers.
No. 1: LSU Tigers
26 of 26Total Points (First Place Votes): 484 (13)
Record: 6-0 (3-0 SEC)
Last Game: Oct. 8 beat Florida, 41-11
Next Game: Oct. 15 at Tennessee
Previous Ranking: 1
Notes: LSU's defense proved to be too much for the Gators, as they held Florida to just 213 total yards of offense on Saturday.
Tiger running back Spencer Ware led the LSU rushing attack with 109 yards and two touchdowns, as they were able to rush for 238 yards on the Gators.
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