College Football Rankings: Hits and Misses in Week 4 Top 25

Sep 19, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide running back Kenyan Drake (17) is tackled by Mississippi Rebels defensive back Kailo Moore (13) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Rebels defeated the Tide 43-37. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports

The latest college football rankings have been released, and the Week 4 AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll each saw a great deal of change. Who hit, and who missed?

With another week of the 2015 college football season in the books (can you believe nearly a quarter of the season is now behind us?), there’s a new set of polls. The AP Top 25 and Amway/USA Today Coaches Poll both still have Ohio State ranked No. 1, but each has a new No. 2 after Alabama was defeated 43-36 by Ole Miss at home.

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The loss dropped the Crimson Tide to No. 12 in both polls, which makes them the highest ranked one-loss team in the country, just one spot ahead of No. 13 Oregon. And, with the Tide out of the way, Michigan State moved up to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 and to No. 3 in the Coaches Poll. The win was also very important to Ole Miss, who made the biggest jump of the week in each set of rankings.

Other movers and shakers include Notre Dame, who picked up a couple of spots in both polls thanks to a 30-22 victory over a ranked Georgia Tech team, LSU, who climbed into the top ten after dominating Auburn at home, and Northwestern, who is now a consensus Top 20 team after picking off a pesky Duke squad in Durham.

The Pac-12 also made a splash with Arizona and Utah creeping up a few spots following wins over UTSA and Fresno State, respectively, and Stanford is back in the mix following an impressive 41-31 win over USC – who dropped 13 spots in the AP Poll and 11 in the coaches,’ and is now barely holding on to a spot in the Top 20.

So, what have we learned about the new polls? Is there a new conference king now that the Big Ten has the nation’s two best teams according to the pollsters at the Associated Press, or did Ole Miss and LSU’s big jumps prove the SEC is still as talented and deep as ever? Who is ranked too high, who is ranked too low, and who was snubbed? Let’s take a look.

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