Week 5 Top 25

For the second week in a row, only two teams were upset in my top 25, which leads me to believe that I do better than the AP. I just try to rate teams based on the quality of their wins rather than on how good I perceive them to be. It isn't rocket science.

1. USC (4-0, W 28-22 @ Washington State)
2. Auburn (5-0, W 24-17 @ South Carolina)
3. Michigan (5-0, W 28-14 @ Minnesota)
4. Ohio State (5-0, W 38-17 @ Iowa)
5. Florida (5-0, W 28-13 vs Alabama)
6. Tennessee (4-1, W 41-7 @ Memphis)
7. Louisville (4-0, idle)
8. West Virginia (4-0, idle)
9. LSU (4-1, W 48-17 vs Mississippi State)
10. Notre Dame (4-1, W 35-21 vs Purdue)
11. Oregon (4-0, W 48-13 @ Arizona State)
12. Georgia Tech (4-1, W 38-27 @ 16 Virginia Tech)
13. California (4-1, W 41-13 @ Oregon State)
14. Oklahoma (4-1, idle)
15. Boise State (5-0, W 36-3 @ Utah)
16. Texas (4-1, W 56-3 vs Sam Houston State)
17. Virginia Tech (4-1, L 27-38 vs 12 Georgia Tech)
18. UCLA (3-1, W 31-0 vs Stanford)
19. Pittsburgh (4-1, W 45-3 vs Toledo)
20. Rutgers (5-0, W 22-20 @ USF)
21. Georgia (5-0, W 14-9 @ Mississippi)
22. Missouri (5-0, W 28-13 vs Colorado)
23. Texas Tech (4-1, W 32-27 @ Texas A&M)
24. South Carolina (3-2, L 17-24 vs Auburn)
25. Purdue (4-1, L 21-35 @ Notre Dame)

dropping out: 17. Michigan State 19. TCU