College Football Week 7 Power Rankings

After six weeks of play, multiple top teams have begun to emerge and stick out. At the moment, Alabama and Oregon could be on a collision course that would pit a good defense against a juggernaut offense. They are not the only threats for a title as close to a dozen teams have shown elements of a team that could challenge for a title. As the season progresses, these teams will continue to play each other. Alabama and Georgia have fared best so far in a tough SEC while Ohio State has outlasted two tough fellow Big Ten foes. Like previous weeks, there was some movement at the bottom of the rankings as Arizona State fell out once again as did Mississippi who lost two games in Alabama against the Tide and Tigers. Replacing them are Notre Dame, who beat Arizona State, and Missouri, who might be on for only a week as they visit Georgia in one of this week's big games.

With Week 7 ahead, here are this week's power rankings:
1)(1) Alabama (at Kentucky)- They were hardly tested last week and that should likely not change again this week against a lesser team in the SEC.
2)(2) Oregon (at Washington)- Their offense has been off the charts all year and it should be interesting to see if Washington can slow them down enough to keep it close enough to pull the upset.
3)(3) Ohio State (BYE)- They survived two tough conference tests and now get a week to rest for the second half of the year.
4)(4) Clemson (vs Boston College)- Their offense has really started to wake up and look dangerous the last couple weeks and might be able to continue that again this week.
5)(5) Stanford (at Utah)- They should not overlook the Utes this week but as long as they continue their great balance they should be fine.
6)(8) Florida State (BYE)- Both QB Jameis Winston and their offense looked nearly unstoppable last week and with a bye they have a lot of momentum entering their clash with Clemson next week.
7)(6) Georgia (vs Missouri)- They are starting to pile up injuries on the offensive side of the ball, but QB Aaron Murray can definitely do enough to use what guys are on the field to his advantage.
8)(7) Louisville (vs Rutgers)- They get their first real test of the year against a gritty Rutgers team who will look to challenge them with their defense.
9)(9) Texas A&M (at Mississippi)- They have shown an ability to create fast paced offense led by QB Johnny Manziel and get a reeling Mississippi team who will likely be angry.
10)(10) LSU (vs Florida)- They got tested early last week before exploding and will need to play sharper early this week to put away a less than dangerous Florida team who could fight back late if close.
11)(11) South Carolina (at Arkansas)- They are dealing with questions around their star defensive player and should be leery on the road against an Arkansas team that has had three straight close losses and might be able to pull the upset.
12)(12) UCLA (vs California)- QB Brett Hundley looks like he could do basically everything and that should cause a lot of issues for opponents now that he continues to look like a tough dual threat to slow down.
13)(13) Oklahoma (vs Texas)- They enter their annual Red River Shootout against a Texas team that looks like it won't be able to keep up.
14)(15) Miami (FL) (BYE)- They have a week off to prepare for what could be a favorable path to the ACC title game.
15)(17) Michigan (at Penn State)- They looked like they solved some of their woes last week and will need to continue to bring that intensity again this week.
16)(19) Baylor (at Kansas State)- They continue to put up a lot of points and should continue that again this week as they have weapons all over the place on offense it seems.
17)(14) Northwestern (at Wisconsin)- They came really close to knocking off the Buckeyes and need to come as fired up to avoid a loss against the team Ohio State beat the week before.
18)(16) Washington (vs Oregon)- They fell short in their first major test of the year and get a chance to redeem themselves against the other top team in the Pac-12 North.
19)(19) Florida (at LSU)- They have yet to truly put away a team but last week was their closest game to that and will need to duplicate much of their second half success on the road in a tough environment.
20)(20) Oklahoma State (BYE)- They were able to right their ship and now get a week off to continue to regroup as they should still be in the mix in the Big 12 South.
21)(21) Nebraska (at Purdue)- They continue to fly under the radar since their beatdown by UCLA but have a chance to keep their improvement and surge going.
22)(22) Texas Tech (vs Iowa State)- They should be aggressive against the Cyclones cause they will come out ready to avenge what they thought was a win they should have gotten last week against Texas.
23) (24) Fresno State (BYE)- They are undefeated and have a week off and that will only allow them to continue to prep for a potential undefeated season.
24)(NR) Missouri (at Georgia)- They struggled mightily in the SEC last year but look like a difference team this year and could put a big upset against a wounded Georgia team.
25)(NR) Notre Dame (BYE)- They don't do much special but just keep fighting and a week off comes at a good time so they can further work on execution.

NEXT 5
1) Arizona State (vs Colorado)- They are a borderline top 25 team and are still in the conversation with UCLA in the Pac-12 South.
2) Wisconsin (vs Northwestern)- They might have two losses but they were close ones and are a tough and gritty team that could work themselves back into the top 25 very easily.
3) Auburn (vs Western Carolina)- Talk about making some major improvements. They should easily win this week and reach the half way point with only 1 loss after losing 9 last year.
4) Northern Illinois (vs Akron)- They have one of the more effective quarterbacks and still fly under the radar despite being undefeated.
5) Virginia Tech (vs Pittsburgh)- They continue to sit as a near top 25 team and look to be able to continue their winning way with that evolving offense to match their opportunistic defense.

There were a couple ranked battles at the top of this past week's schedule as a couple top teams were able to hold off upstarts. Not much has changed among the top of the rankings for the most part, but with conference play in full swing; there could some upsets that can easily occur with a couple top ten teams seeing tough challenges this week.