College football rankings: Oklahoma moves into Top 5

By Kevin Kelley -

College football rankings for Week 7 of the 2023 season have been released, and the Oklahoma Sooners have moved into the Top 5.

Oklahoma defeated the previously third-ranked Texas Longhorns 34-30 on Saturday and improved their record this season to 6-0. As a result, the Sooners vaulted seven spots in the AP Poll to No. 5 and five spots in the Coaches Poll to No. 7.

Following the loss, Texas dropped six spots in the AP Poll to No. 9, which allowed Ohio State and Florida State to each move up a spot to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

Georgia (6-0) held onto the top spot in both polls after a 51-13 home victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

The top five in the AP Poll is Georgia (1), Michigan (2), Ohio State (3), Florida State (4), and Oklahoma (5). The Coaches Poll is led by Georgia (1), Michigan (2), Ohio State (3), Florida State (4), and Penn State (5).

Fresno State dropped out of the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while Missouri fell from the AP Poll and Miami dropped out of the Coaches Poll following losses this weekend.

Below are the college football rankings for Week 7 of the 2023 season (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP Poll – Week 7

1. Georgia (50)
2. Michigan (11)
3. Ohio State (1)
4. Florida State (1)
5. Oklahoma
6. Penn State
7. Washington
8. Oregon
9. Texas
10. USC
11. Alabama
12. North Carolina
13. Ole Miss
14. Louisville
15. Oregon State
16. Utah
17. Duke
18. UCLA
19(t). Washington State
19(t). Tennessee
21. Notre Dame
22. LSU
23. Kansas
24. Kentucky
25. Miami

Others receiving votes: Missouri 69, Wyoming 42, Air Force 41, Wisconsin 41, Tulane 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 17, Maryland 9, Iowa 7, James Madison 7, Texas A&M 5.

Dropped from rankings: Fresno State 24.

FBS COACHES POLL – Week 7

1. Georgia (61)
2. Michigan
3. Ohio State (2)
4. Florida State
5. Penn State
6. Washington (1)
7. Oklahoma
8. Oregon
9. USC
10. Alabama
11. Texas
12. North Carolina
13. Ole Miss
14. Oregon State
15. Louisville
16. Utah
17. Tennessee
18. Duke
19. Washington State
20. LSU
21. Notre Dame
22. UCLA
23. Kentucky
24. Kansas
25. Missouri

Others receiving votes: Miami 74, Wyoming 60, Air Force 58, Iowa 57, Maryland 37, Clemson 33, West Virginia 24, Wisconsin 23, Texas A&M 22, Tulane 18, James Madison 9, Brigham Young 9, Fresno State 4, Ohio 2, Memphis 2, Florida 2, Liberty 1.

Dropped from rankings: Miami 17, Fresno State 24.

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Week 7

1. South Dakota State (56)
2. Montana State
3. Idaho
4. Sacramento State
5. Furman
6. North Dakota State
7. UIW
8. Delaware
9. Western Carolina
10. South Dakota
11. William & Mary
12. Holy Cross
13. Southern Illinois
14. NC Central
15. North Dakota
16. Montana
17. UT Martin
18. Florida A&M
19. Harvard
20. Central Arkansas
21. Eastern Washington
22. Weber State
23. Youngstown State
24. Albany
25. Chattanooga

Others receiving votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Northern Iowa 95, Villanova 94, UC Davis 75, Rhode Island 73, Austin Peay 56, Mercer 52, New Hampshire 49, Eastern Illinois 32, Elon 19, Samford 18, Fordham 16, Tarleton State 5, Lafayette 4, Northern Arizona 3.

Dropped from rankings: UC Davis 20, Elon 25.

FCS Coaches Poll – Week 7

1. South Dakota State (26)
2. Montana State
3. Idaho
4. Furman
5. Sacramento State
6. UIW
7. North Dakota State
8. Delaware
9. NC Central
10. Montana
11. Holy Cross
12. William & Mary
13. Southern Illinois
14. Western Carolina
15. North Dakota
16. Florida A&M
17. South Dakota
18. Harvard
19. UT Martin
20t. Chattanooga
20t. Youngstown State
22. Rhode Island
23. Weber State
24. New Hampshire
25. Central Arkansas

Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 51, UC Davis 49, Illinois State 43, Fordham 37, Austin Peay 34, Mercer 31, Albany 25, Eastern Washington 19, Lafayette 19, Villanova 12, Eastern Illinois 10, Northern Arizona 8, Eastern Kentucky 6, Hampton 4, Jackson State 1.

Dropped from rankings: UC Davis 18, Illinois State 22, Eastern Illinois 25t.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *