College Football’s Two-Horse Race

10/04/2021

By: Jeff Yoder

Top-10 Shakeup Leaves #1 Alabama and #2 Georgia in a League of Their Own

Mayhem in college football’s top-10 has arrived again. Saturday brought stunning upsets for No. 3 Oregon and No. 10 Florida while No. 7 Cincinnati knocked No. 9 Notre Dame out of the top-10. And with all the noise around teams 3-10, there’s a clear and obvious two-horse race building as the calendar turns to October. Alabama and Georgia were both blowout winners against formidable opponents, and the SEC juggernauts appear to be in a league of their own. Here’s the latest look at the AP Top-25 following Week 5.

 

AP Top-10

1. Alabama (5-0) | —

2. Georgia (5-0) | —

3. Iowa (5-0) | ↑2

4. Penn State (5-0) | —

5. Cincinnati (4-0) | ↑2

6. Oklahoma (5-0) | —

7. Ohio State (4-1) | ↑4

8. Oregon (4-1) | ↓5

9. Michigan (5-0) | ↑5

10. BYU (5-0) | ↑3

 

Full AP Top-25

 

College Football Scores & Highlights

#1 Alabama def. #12 Ole Miss (42-21)

#2 Georgia def. #8 Arkansas (37-0)

Stanford def. #3 Oregon (31-24, OT)

#7 Cincinnati def. #9 Notre Dame (24-13)

Kentucky def. #10 Florida (20-13)

Mississippi State def. #15 Texas A&M (26-22)

#19 Oklahoma State def. #21 Baylor (24-14)

 

Additional Storylines

SI: Stanford Upsets No. 3 Oregon in OT, Leaving Pac-12 With No Unbeaten Teams

CBS Sports: No. 7 Cincinnati Makes Playoff Statement in Upending No. 9 Notre Dame

Sporting News: College Football Playoff Picture for Week 6: Alabama, Georgia and Everyone Else