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