Fansided Top 25: Alabama Holds Steady, Florida State Rises
By Kyle Kensing
September 29, 2012; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Les Miles offensive tackle Vadal Alexander (78) and defensive tackle Bennie Logan (18) sing with teammates following a win over the Towson Tigers in a game at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Towson 38-22. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE
Alabama remains atop the Fansided Top 25 poll after Week 5, though the Crimson Tide shared a few first place votes with Oregon. The Ducks remained in second place after stealing No. 2 billing a week ago from LSU. The Tigers’ slide continued after a too-close-for-comfort defeat of FCS program Towson. LSU drops to No. 4 behind Florida State, which moved to 5-0 with a win at USF.
Georgia was in barking distance of LSU at No. 5. The Dawgs face a critical Week 6 challenge when they face No. 7 South Carolina. Another top 10 match-up for Week 6 is in store, with Texas joining the upper echelon this voting period after its road defeat of Oklahoma State.
Rank
School
Record
Week 6 Opp.
Points (1st Place)
1.Alabama5-0Bye472 (17)2.Oregon5-0vs. #25 Washington447 (2)3.Florida State5-0@ NC State430
4.LSU5-0@ #11 Florida4115.
Georgia5-0@ #7 South Carolina401
6.West Virginia4-0@ #9 Texas3737.South Carolina5-0vs. #5 Georgia359
8.Kansas State4-0vs. Kansas3459.Texas4-0vs. #6 West Virginia30210.Notre Dame4-0
vs. Miami (in Chicago)298
11.Florida4-0vs. #4 LSU27012.USC3-1@ Utah
(Thurs.)
26013.Ohio State5-0vs. #21 Nebraska24214.TCU4-0vs. Iowa State22115.Oklahoma2-1@ Texas Tech202
16.Clemson4-1vs. Georgia Tech18817.Oregon State3-0
vs. Washington State176
18.Louisville5-0Bye14419.Stanford3-1vs. Arizona14120.Mississippi State4-0@ Kentucky12521.Nebraska4-1@ #13 Ohio State9822.Rutgers4-0vs. Connecticut5523.Northwestern5-0@ Penn State4524.Boise State3-1@ Southern Miss3525.Washington3-1@ #2 Oregon26
Others Receiving Votes: UCLA 25, Cincinnati 14, Ohio 12, Louisiana Tech 10, Baylor 10, Arizona State 6, Texas Tech 5, Purdue 3, Western Kentucky 3, Miami 2, Arizona 1, Michigan State 1