College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 5
All done based on how good the teams appear to be right now, where do all the teams rank after Week 5?
It’s all still clean – even if it looks weird.
At the immediate moment, you have to rank Arkansas – who’s only loss is to Georgia – ahead of Mississippi State, and both teams ahead of LSU.
You have to rank TCU ahead of Texas.
And – seriously, this all works – at the moment you MUST rank Coastal Carolina ahead of 1-2 Arkansas State ahead of Kansas State ahead of Oklahoma.
These are going to change wildly over the weeks, but for now …
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CFN Rankings After Week 5
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
127 UMass Minutemen (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 6 Opponent: COMING
126 Akron Zips (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 4)
125 ULM Warhawks (0-4)
Week 5: Georgia Southern 35, ULM 30
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 6 Opponent: at Liberty
124 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-4)
Week 5: WKU 20, Middle Tennessee 17
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 6 Opponent: at FIU
123 Rice Owls (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 6 Opponent: Middle Tennessee (Oct. 24)
122 Bowling Green Falcons (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
121 New Mexico Lobos (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 6 Opponent: at Colorado State (Oct. 24)
120 UTEP Miners (2-1)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 6 Opponent: at Louisiana Tech
119 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
118 South Alabama Jaguars (1-2)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 6 Opponent: Texas State (Oct. 17)
117 UNLV Rebels (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 6 Opponent: at San Diego State (Oct. 24)
116 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
115 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
114 Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 4)
113 North Texas Mean Green (1-2)
Week 5: Southern Miss 41, North Texas 31
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 6 Opponent: Charlotte
112 Charlotte 49ers (0-2)
Week 5: Florida Atlantic 21, Charlotte 17
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 6 Opponent: at North Texas
111 Texas State Bobcats (1-3)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 6 Opponent: at Troy
110 San Jose State Spartans (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 6 Opponent: Air Force (Oct. 24)
109 Ohio Bobcats (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
108 Kansas Jayhawks (0-3)
Week 5: Oklahoma State 47, Kansas 7
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 6 Opponent: at West Virginia
107 Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 6 Opponent: Wyoming (Oct. 24)
106 UTSA Roadrunners (3-1)
Week 5: UAB 21, UTSA 13
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 6 Opponent: at BYU
105 Utah State Aggies (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 6 Opponent: at Boise State (Oct. 24)
104 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 6 Opponent: at Fresno State (Oct. 24)
103 East Carolina Pirates (0-2)
Week 5: Georgia State 49, East Carolina 29
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 6 Opponent: at USF
102 FIU Golden Panthers (0-1)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 6 Opponent: Middle Tennessee
101 WKU Hilltoppers (1-2)
Week 5: WKU 20, Middle Tennessee 17
Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 6 Opponent: Marshall
CFN Rankings After Week 5
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100
100 Wyoming Cowboys (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 6 Opponent: at Nevada (Oct. 24)
99 USF Bulls (1-2)
Week 5: Cincinnati 28, USF 7
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 6 Opponent: East Carolina
98 Miami University RedHawks (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
97 Liberty Flames (3-0)
Week 5: Liberty 28, North Alabama 7
Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 6 Opponent: ULM
96 Fresno State Bulldogs (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 6 Opponent: Hawaii (Oct. 24)
95 Florida Atlantic Owls (1-0)
Week 5: Florida Atlantic 21, Charlotte 17
Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 6 Opponent: at Southern Miss
94 Western Michigan Broncos (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 4)
93 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 6 Opponent: at Michigan State (Oct. 24)
92 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-3)
Week 5: Southern Miss 41, North Texas 31
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 6 Opponent: Florida Atlantic
91 Colorado State Rams (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 90
Week 6 Opponent: New Mexico (Oct. 24)
90 Georgia State Panthers (1-1)
Week 5: Georgia State 49, East Carolina 29
Last Week Ranking: 89
Week 6 Opponent: East Carolina
89 Toledo Rockets (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 88
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 4)
88 Maryland Terrapins (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 87
Week 6 Opponent: at Northwestern (Oct. 24)
87 Navy Midshipmen (1-2)
Week 5: Air Force 40, Navy 7
Last Week Ranking: 85
Week 6 Opponent: Temple
86 Tulane Green Wave (2-1)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 84
Week 6 Opponent: at Houston
85 Georgia Southern Eagles (2-1)
Week 5: Georgia Southern 35, ULM 30
Last Week Ranking: 82
Week 6 Opponent: Appalachian State (Oct. 14)
84 Ball State Cardinals (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 81
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
83 Troy Trojans (1-1)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 80
Week 6 Opponent: Texas State
82 Buffalo Bulls (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 78
Week 6 Opponent: COMING (Nov. 7)
81 Duke Blue Devils (0-4)
Week 5: Virginia Tech 38, Duke 31
Last Week Ranking: 71
Week 6 Opponent: at Syracuse
80 Arizona Wildcats (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 76
Week 6 Opponent: at Utah (Nov. 7)
79 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-1)
Week 5: BYU 45, Louisiana Tech 14
Last Week Ranking: 75
Week 6 Opponent: UTEP
78 Florida State Seminoles (1-2)
Week 5: Florida State 41, Jacksonville State 24
Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 6 Opponent: at Jacksonville State
77 UAB Blazers (2-1)
Week 5: UAB 21, UTSA 13
Last Week Ranking: 79
Week 6 Opponent: WKU (Oct. 17)
76 Air Force Falcons (1-0)
Week 5: Air Force 40, Navy 7
Last Week Ranking: 86
Week 6 Opponent: at San Jose State (Oct. 24)
CFN Rankings After Week 5
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 75
75 Illinois Fighting Illini (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 73
Week 6 Opponent: at Wisconsin (Oct. 24)
74 Temple Owls (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 70
Week 6 Opponent: at Navy
73 Colorado Buffaloes (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 72
Week 6 Opponent: UCLA (Nov. 6)
72 UCLA Bruins (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 68
Week 6 Opponent: at Colorado (Nov. 6)
71 Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-1)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 67
Week 6 Opponent: Louisiana (Oct. 7)
70 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-2)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 66
Week 6 Opponent: Louisville
69 Oregon State Beavers (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 65
Week 6 Opponent: Washington State (Nov. 7)
68 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-2)
Week 5: LSU 41, Vanderbilt 7
Last Week Ranking: 64
Week 6 Opponent: South Carolina
67 Syracuse Orange (1-2)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 63
Week 6 Opponent: Duke
66 San Diego State Aztecs (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 62
Week 6 Opponent: UNLV (Oct. 24)
65 Northwestern Wildcats (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 61
Week 6 Opponent: Maryland (Oct. 24)
64 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-2)
Week 5: Wake Forest 66, Campbell 14
Last Week Ranking: 58
Week 6 Opponent: Virginia (Oct. 17)
63 Washington State Cougars (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 57
Week 6 Opponent: at Oregon State (Nov. 7)
62 Army Black Knights (3-1)
Week 5: Army 55, Abilene Christian 23
Last Week Ranking: 59
Week 6 Opponent: Citadel
61 Purdue Boilermakers (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 56
Week 6 Opponent: Iowa (Oct. 24)
60 Houston Cougars (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 55
Week 6 Opponent: BYU (Oct. 16)
59 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-2)
Week 5: Kansas State 31, Texas Tech 21
Last Week Ranking: 53
Week 6 Opponent: at Iowa State
58 Missouri Tigers (0-10)
Week 5: Tennessee 35, Missouri 12
Last Week Ranking: 52
Week 6 Opponent: at LSU
57 Marshall Thundering Herd (2-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 51
Week 6 Opponent: at WKU
56 Boston College Eagles (2-1)
Week 5: North Carolina 26, Boston College 22
Last Week Ranking: 60
Week 6 Opponent: Pitt
55 Louisville Cardinals (1-2)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 50
Week 6 Opponent: at Georgia Tech
54 Cal Golden Bears (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 49
Week 6 Opponent: Washington (Nov. 7)
53 Arizona State Sun Devils (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 48
Week 6 Opponent: at USC (Nov. 7)
52 Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 47
Week 6 Opponent: at Ohio State (Oct. 24)
51 Boise State Broncos (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 42
Week 6 Opponent: Utah State (Oct. 24)
CFN Rankings After Week 5
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 50
50 Baylor Bears (1-1)
Week 5: West Virginia 27, Baylor 21 OT
Last Week Ranking: 41
Week 6 Opponent: Oklahoma State (Oct. 17)
49 UCF Knights (2-1)
Week 5: Tulsa 34, UCF 26
Last Week Ranking: 19
Week 6 Opponent: at Memphis (Oct. 17)
48 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-1)
Week 5: Tulsa 34, UCF 26
Last Week Ranking: 83
Week 6 Opponent: Cincinnati (Oct. 17)
47 Indiana Hoosiers (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 40
Week 6 Opponent: Penn State (Oct. 24)
46 Stanford Cardinal (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 39
Week 6 Opponent: at Oregon (Nov. 7)
45 Texas Longhorns (2-1)
Week 5: TCU 33, Texas 31
Last Week Ranking: 23
Week 6 Opponent: Oklahoma (in Dallas)
44 Virginia Cavaliers (1-1)
Week 5: Clemson 41, Virginia 23
Last Week Ranking: 37
Week 6 Opponent: NC State
43 TCU Horned Frogs (1-1)
Week 5: TCU 33, Texas 31
Last Week Ranking: 46
Week 6 Opponent: Kansas State
42 Kentucky Wildcats (0-2)
Week 5: Kentucky 42, Ole Miss 41 OT
Last Week Ranking: 28
Week 6 Opponent: Mississippi State
41 Michigan State Spartans (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 36
Week 6 Opponent: Rutgers (Oct. 24)
40 West Virginia Mountaineers (2-1)
Week 5: West Virginia 27, Baylor 21 OT
Last Week Ranking: 54
Week 6 Opponent: Kansas (Oct. 17)
39 Oklahoma Sooners (1-2)
Week 5: Iowa State 37, Oklahoma 30
Last Week Ranking: 34
Week 6 Opponent: Texas (in Dallas)
38 Kansas State Wildcats (2-1)
Week 5: Kansas State 31, Texas Tech 21
Last Week Ranking: 33
Week 6 Opponent: at TCU
37 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-2)
Week 5: Coastal Carolina 52, Arkansas State 23
Last Week Ranking: 32
Week 6 Opponent: Central Arkansas
36 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (3-0)
Week 5: Coastal Carolina 52, Arkansas State 23
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 6 Opponent: at Louisiana
35 Iowa State Cyclones (2-1)
Week 5: Iowa State 37, Oklahoma 30
Last Week Ranking: 44
Week 6 Opponent: Texas Tech
34 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 43
Week 6 Opponent: at Appalachian State
33 Memphis Tigers (1-1)
Week 5: SMU 30, Memphis 27
Last Week Ranking: 30
Week 6 Opponent: UCF (Oct. 17)
32 SMU Mustangs (4-0)
Week 5: SMU 30, Memphis 27
Last Week Ranking: 77
Week 6 Opponent: at Tulane
31 South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
Week 5: Florida 38, South Carolina 14
Last Week Ranking: 35
Week 6 Opponent: at Vanderbilt
30 Pitt Panthers (3-1)
Week 5: NC State 30, Pitt 29
Last Week Ranking: 16
Week 6 Opponent: at Boston College
29 NC State Wolfpack (2-1)
Week 5: NC State 30, Pitt 29
Last Week Ranking: 45
Week 6 Opponent: at Virginia
28 Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-0)
Week 5: Oklahoma State 47, Kansas 7
Last Week Ranking: 38
Week 6 Opponent: at Baylor
27 Utah Utes (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 6 Opponent: Arizona (Nov. 7)
26 Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0)
Week 5: Cincinnati 28, USF 7
Last Week Ranking: 27
Week 6 Opponent: at Tulsa (Oct. 17)
CFN Rankings After Week 5
Top 10 | 11-25 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 25
25 Texas A&M Aggies (1-1)
Week 5: Alabama 52, Texas A&M 24
Last Week Ranking: 26
Week 6 Opponent: Florida
24 Ole Miss Rebels (1-1)
Week 5: Kentucky 42, Ole Miss 41 OT
Last Week Ranking: 31
Week 6 Opponent: Alabama
23 Washington Huskies (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 25
Week 6 Opponent: at Cal (Nov. 7)
22 Iowa Hawkeyes (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 24
Week 6 Opponent: at Purdue (Oct. 24)
21 North Carolina Tar Heels (2-0)
Week 5: North Carolina 26, Boston College 22
Last Week Ranking: 20
Week 6 Opponent: Virginia Tech
20 Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 21
Week 6 Opponent: Michigan (Oct. 24)
19 Virginia Tech Hokies (2-0)
Week 5: Virginia Tech 38, Duke 31
Last Week Ranking: 18
Week 6 Opponent: at North Carolina
18 BYU Cougars (3-0)
Week 5: BYU 45, Louisiana Tech 14
Last Week Ranking: 22
Week 6 Opponent: UTSA
17 LSU Tigers (1-1)
Week 5: LSU 41, Vanderbilt 7
Last Week Ranking: 8
Week 6 Opponent: Missouri
16 Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-1)
Week 5: Arkansas 21, Mississippi State 14
Last Week Ranking: 5
Week 6 Opponent: at Kentucky
15 Arkansas Razorbacks (1-1)
Week 5: Arkansas 21, Mississippi State 14
Last Week Ranking: 74
Week 6 Opponent: at Auburn
14 Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)
Week 5: Tennessee 35, Missouri 12
Last Week Ranking: 17
Week 6 Opponent: at Georgia
13 Oregon Ducks (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 15
Week 6 Opponent: Stanford (Nov. 7)
12 Wisconsin Badgers (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 14
Week 6 Opponent: Illinois (Oct. 24)
11 USC Trojans (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 13
Week 6 Opponent: Arizona State (Nov. 7)
CFN Rankings After Week 5
Top 10 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top Ten
College Football News Rankings Top Ten
10 Michigan Wolverines (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 12
Week 6 Opponent: at Minnesota (Oct. 24)
9 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 11
Week 6 Opponent: at Indiana (Oct. 24)
8 Auburn Tigers (1-1)
Week 5: Georgia 27, Auburn 6
Last Week Ranking: 6
Week 6 Opponent: Arkansas
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 10
Week 6 Opponent: Florida State
6 Miami Hurricanes (3-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 7
Week 6 Opponent: at Clemson
5 Georgia Bulldogs (2-0)
Week 5: Georgia 27, Auburn 6
Last Week Ranking: 9
Week 6 Opponent: Tennessee
4 Florida Gators (2-0)
Week 5: Florida 38, South Carolina 14
Last Week Ranking: 4
Week 6 Opponent: at Texas A&M
3 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0)
Week 5: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 3
Week 6 Opponent: Nebraska (Oct. 24)
2 Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0)
Week 5: Alabama 52, Texas A&M 24
Last Week Ranking: 2
Week 6 Opponent: at Ole Miss
1 Clemson Tigers (3-0)
Week 5: Clemson 41, Virginia 23
Last Week Ranking: 1
Week 6 Opponent: Miami
CFN Rankings After Week 5
11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
