AmStat College Football Top 25: Week Five

Conference play finally opened up in earnest this weekend, and the occasion was marked by some marquee matchups in the Big Ten, SEC, and ACC. The results yielded a new set of national contenders (Wisconsin and Clemson), and revealed to us an unusual list of pretenders (Ohio State, Florida, and Virginia Tech). With week five fully in the books, this is the second edition of the AmStat Top 25.

Tajh Boyd has made Clemson a legit contender

1. LSU Tigers (4-0)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0)
3. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0)
4. Boise State Broncos (4-0)
5. Wisconsin Badgers (5-0)
6. Clemson Tigers (5-0)
7. Oklahoma State Cowboys (5-0)
8. Stanford Cardinal (5-0)
9. Texas Longhorns (5-0)
10. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-0)
11. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-0)
12. Michigan Wolverines (5-0)
13. Arkansas Razorbacks (4-1)
14. Oregon Ducks (4-1)
15. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1)
16. Florida Gators (4-1)
17. Baylor Bears (3-1)
18. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-1)
19. Kansas State Wildcats (5-0)
20. Michigan State Spartans (4-1)
21. West Virginia Mountaineers (4-1)
22. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1)
23. Houston Cougars (5-0)
24. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-0)
25. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-1)

Also Considered...
USC Trojans (4-1)
Auburn Tigers (4-1)
SMU Mustangs (4-1)
Virginia Tech Hokies (4-1)
North Carolina Tar Heels (4-1)
Washington Huskies (4-1)

Dropped Out...
12. USF Bulls (4-1)
13. Virginia Tech (4-1)
20. Texas A&M Aggies (2-2)
22. TCU Horned Frogs (3-2)
25. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-2)