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Joe Vitale

What CFP rankings would look like after Week 5: Lots of movement at the top

Week 5 of the college football season is in the books and I’m slightly saddened that we are already nearing the halfway point of the regular season.

But what a weekend of football it was. It started with a great game between Kentucky and Ole Miss, a meeting that the Wildcats literally fumbled away. Alabama and Arkansas was extremely exciting, for the third quarter at least. In the ACC, Wake Forest bounced back with a big win over FSU while Clemson took care of business against NC State. And then there was Georgia, the No. 1 team in the nation, needing a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Missouri in Columbia.

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Right now, national championship odds, courtesy of BetMGM, are: Alabama (plus-200), Georgia (plus-200), Ohio State (plus-200), USC (plus-1100), Clemson (plus-1400), Michigan (plus-2000), Oklahoma State (plus-5000), Ole Miss (plus-5000) and Tennessee (plus-5000).

Though the first round of College Football Playoff rankings are not released until Nov. 1, I tried to think like a member of the committee and projected what the CFP rankings would look like if it were released today.

The rankings…

25
Baylor Bears (3-2)

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Week 5 result: Lost to Oklahoma State, 36-25

24
Kansas State Wildcats (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Beat Texas Tech, 37-28

23
Washington Huskies (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Lost to UCLA, 40-32

22
Cincinnati Bearcats (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Beat Tulsa, 31-21

21
BYU Cougars (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Beat Utah State, 38-26

20
Florida State Seminoles (4-1)

Syndication: Tallahassee Democrat

Week 5 result: Lost to Wake Forest, 31-21

19
Syracuse Orange (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Wagner, 59-0

18
TCU Horned Frogs (4-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Oklahoma, 55-24

17
Kansas Jayhawks (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Iowa State, 14-11

16
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Beat FSU, 31-21

15
NC State Wolfpack (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Lost to Clemson, 30-20

14
UCLA Bruins (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Washington, 40-32

13
Kentucky Wildcats (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Lost to Ole Miss, 22-19

12
Utah Utes (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Beat Oregon State, 42-16

11
Oregon Ducks (4-1)

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Week 5 result: Beat Stanford, 45-27 (Ducks Wire)

10
Penn State Nittany Lions (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Northwestern, 17-7 (Nittany Lions Wire)

9
Ole Miss Rebels (5-0)

Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Week 5 result: Beat Kentucky, 22-19

8
USC Trojans (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Arizona State, 42-25 (Trojans Wire)

7
Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-0)

Syndication: The Oklahoman

Week 5 result: Beat Baylor, 36-25

6
Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel

Week 5 result: Tennessee had the week off

5
Michigan Wolverines (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Iowa, 27-14 (Wolverines Wire)

4
Clemson Tigers (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat NC State, 30-20

3
Georgia Bulldogs (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Missouri, 26-22

2
Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0)

Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch

Week 5 result: Beat Rutgers, 49-10 (Buckeyes Wire)

1
Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0)

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Week 5 result: Beat Arkansas, 49-26 (Roll Tide Wire)


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