College Football Week 6 Power Rankings

What an impactful first month of games. Georgia led the way with clashes against Clemson, South Carolina, and LSU in what were all top 10 battles as they emerged 2-1 from that and 3-1 overall. While Alabama had their own top 10 battle and other top 25 clash as they stand atop the rankings at 4-0. Equally impressive have been Oregon, Louisville, and Florida State in essentially routing each of their opponents while Clemson, Stanford, and Ohio State are without a loss as well and in the mix. And while they might have a loss like Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M can easily rebound by navigating their remaining games which will be conference heavy. In a couple ranked battles, Wisconsin and Notre Dame suffered defeats and fall from the top 25 opening the door for Arizona State to return after their beatdown of USC and Fresno State to debut with their 5-0 start.

With Week 6 coming up, here are this week's power rankings:
1)(1) Alabama (vs Georgia State)- They should have little trouble this week and might be able to get reps for their backups in the second half.
2)(2) Oregon (at Colorado)- They have an offense that puts pretty much every team to shame and it's hard to see them not running through most of their schedule at this point.
3)(3) Ohio State (at Northwestern)- They got past one tough conference opponent and draw another as they continue to stay undefeated under Urban Meyer.
4)(4) Clemson (at Syracuse)- They should find plenty of opportunities this week to continue to make their case for a national title opportunity.
5)(5) Stanford (vs Washington)- They looked really good this past week and will need to be sharp early to set the tone in their favor against a very strong conference foe.
6)(7) Georgia (at Tennessee)- They have survived the toughest part of their schedule and need to take care of business against teams like Tennessee.
7)(6) Louisville (at Temple)- They should continue their dominance against a team with little to nothing on either side of the ball to combat against them.
8)(8) Florida State (vs Maryland)- They have cruised to wins at this point and will get a tougher challenge in the rising Terrapins this week.
9)(10) Texas A&M (BYE)- They get a chance to rest this week but don't seem to need much of a break with their offense hitting on all cylinders.
10)(9) LSU (at Mississippi State)- They look to rebound from their first loss and should have little trouble doing so.
11)(12) South Carolina (vs Kentucky)- The short term future of their starting quarterback is in doubt but they could ride their running game this week if needed.
12)(13) UCLA (at Utah)- They get a national spotlight this week to show the type of team they are and how they could potentially matchup well with either Oregon or Stanford for a conference title.
13)(14) Oklahoma (vs TCU)- They are starting to separate themselves in the Big 12 and likely should continue that trend.
14)(15) Northwestern (vs Ohio State)- They have slowly been rising throughout the year and now get their chance to show they are for real with the Buckeyes coming to town.
15)(16) Miami (FL) (vs Georgia Tech)-  They look to be building steam and are looking like a legit threat in the ACC again.
16)(18) Washington (at Stanford)- They have continued to impress each week and now get a major opportunity in a key conference game. They will need to be sharp on both sides as Stanford can make this ugly or simply wear you down.
17)(17) Michigan (vs Minnesota)- They had two close calls and Minnesota is likely not going to have the same letdown as Akron or UConn so they must be careful and have a strong first half.
18)(19) Florida (vs Arkansas)- They did enough with a less than healthy offense and should be leery of an Arkansas team that has had two close losses and will not go easily.
19)(20) Baylor (vs West Virginia)- They won a major shootout last year against West Virginia and have been deadly on offense this year so it might be more one sided despite the Mountaineers' big win last week.
20)(11) Oklahoma State (vs Kansas State)- They certainly did not see West Virginia coming last week and should come in much more prepared for this one.
21)(24) Nebraska (vs Illinois)- They should not overlook the Illini as they continue to look to show they are a team to reckon with after their UCLA beatdown.
22)(25) Texas Tech (at Kansas)- They return to action in a conference game that looks favorable for them to strengthen both sides of the ball before tough conference games down the road.
23)(NR) Arizona State (vs Notre Dame)-They sure looked very strong and dominant against USC and get a team looking to rebound in a neutral site game.
24) (NR) Fresno State (at Idaho)- They have looked very good on offense and should continue that trend this week.
25)(22) Mississippi (at Auburn)- They might have gotten ahead of themselves against Alabama and were shown they still have some strides to go before they are a top team and shouldn't overlook a better Auburn squad this year.

NEXT 5
1) Wisconsin (BYE)- They have suffered two close defeats and now must regroup to get back on track in conference with a loaded competition this year.
2) Notre Dame (vs Arizona State)- They were put in an early hole and despite another tough effort in the second half, they couldn't avoid the loss. If they do that again this week, Arizona State showed what they can do with momentum this past week with a big win.
3) Michigan State (at Iowa)- They get an Iowa team that has looked much better this year and this sets up for a good matchup of even teams.
4) Northern Illinois (at Kent State)- They look on pace to be as good as last year but should not overlook this road game as Kent State went down to the wire in 2012 for the right to go to a BCS game.
5) Virginia Tech (vs North Carolina)- They are not overly dominant but wear you down and should have little trouble this week.

This past week provided multiple top 25 matchups and possibly the best slate of the season. There will a couple big time conference clashes this week and movement should continue again as the top teams begin to take shape after a month.