2019 College Football Polls: Week 5

Week 4 Polls

AP Poll

1. Clemson

2. Alabama

3. Georgia

4. LSU

5. Ohio State

6. Oklahoma

7. Auburn

8. Wisconsin

9. Florida

10. Notre Dame

11. Texas

12. Penn State

13. Oregon

14. Iowa

15. California

16. Boise State

17. Washington

18. Virginia

19. Utah

20. Michigan

21. USC

22. UCF

23. Texas A&M

24. Kansas State

25. Michigan State

Georgia Overview

In a heavyweight fight, Georgia defeated Notre Dame 23-17 in front of the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in Sanford Stadium.

At times it wasn’t pretty, and there is certainly room for improvement, but any win against a top ten opponent is a great win. This slugfest will prove valuable to this team in the long run, having been battle tested against another playoff contender.

The Dawgs have a bye this week to get healthy before returning to SEC play.

Movers

Fell Out: #19 Washington State, #24 Arizona State, #25 TCU

Newcomers: #21 USC, #24 Kansas State, #25 Michigan State

Overrated

#19 Utah. The Utes lost to Southern California on Friday night, yet are still ranked above the Trojans. That. Does Not. Make Sense. We’re splitting hairs here, but the Trojans should have jumped the Utes in the polls.

Underrated

SMU. The Mustangs pulled off the upset against previously ranked TCU to remain undefeated. I would’ve liked to have seen them get a bit more love in the polls and being ranked #25 ahead of Michigan State.

This Week’s Top 25 Matchups

#18 Virginia at #10 Notre Dame

#21 USC at #17 Washington

Upset Alert

Last week, I nailed the USC upset pick. This week, I’m taking Maryland to pull off the upset against Penn State on home on Friday night.