College football rankings: Week 6, 2018

By Kevin Kelley -

College football rankings for week 6 have been released. Alabama remains the top-ranked team, while Colorado and Florida made the biggest jump in the polls.

Colorado, which defeated UCLA 38-16, moved into the AP Poll at No. 21 and into the Coaches Poll at No. 22. Florida moved into the AP Poll at No. 22 after defeating Mississippi State 13-7 in Starkville.

In the FCS Coaches Poll, North Dakota State remains on top. The Bison are followed by (2) James Madison, (3) Kennesaw State, (4t) Eastern Washington, and (4t) South Dakota State

Below are the full AP, FBS, and FCS Coaches polls for Week 6 of the 2018 season:

AP Poll – Week 6

1. Alabama (58)
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State (1)
4. Clemson (1)
5. LSU
6. Notre Dame
7. Oklahoma
8. Auburn
9. West Virginia
10. Washington
11. Penn State
12. UCF
13. Kentucky
14. Stanford
15. Michigan
16. Wisconsin
17. Miami (FL)
18. Oregon
19. Texas
20. Michigan State
21. Colorado
22. Florida
23. NC State
24. Virginia Tech
25. Oklahoma State

Others receiving votes: Boise St. 86, USF 83, Syracuse 74, Cincinnati 35, Iowa 34, Texas A&M 31, Washington St. 14, TCU 13, California 10, Maryland 10, Missouri 8, Mississippi St. 3, Boston College 3, BYU 3, Arizona St. 2, Appalachian St. 2, Duke 1, Hawaii 1, San Diego St. 1

FBS Coaches Poll – Week 6

1. Alabama (61)
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State (1)
4. Clemson (2)
5. Oklahoma
6. LSU
7. Notre Dame
8. West Virginia
9. Auburn
10. Washington
11. Penn State
12. Wisconsin
13. UCF
14. Stanford
15. Kentucky
16. Michigan
17. Miami FL
18. Oregon
19. Michigan State
20. Texas
21. Oklahoma State
22. Colorado
23. Virginia Tech
24. Boise State
25. NC State

Others Receiving Votes: USF 109; Florida 105; Syracuse 48; Washington State 43; Cincinnati 42; TCU 40; Appalachian State 34; Texas A&M 31; Iowa 23; Missouri 21; Maryland 14; Mississippi State 13; USC 10; San Diego State 9; Boston College 9; Arizona State 8; South Carolina 6; Duke 5; Troy 5; California 5; BYU 4; Army 4; Louisiana Tech 2; Fresno State 1.

FCS Coaches Poll – Week 6

1. North Dakota State (26)
2. James Madison
3. Kennesaw State
4t. Eastern Washington
4t. South Dakota State
6. Wofford
7. Weber State
8. Jacksonville State
9. Elon
10. McNeese
11. North Carolina A&T
12. Nicholls
13. Stony Brook
14. Illinois State
15. Montana
16. Sam Houston State
17. Rhode Island
18. Central Arkansas
19. Villanova
20. Colgate
21. UC Davis
22. Northern Iowa
23. Princeton
24. Towson
25. Maine

Comment (1)

Is the SEC too strong to get a team into the College football playoff? 4 teams in the Top 10 6 in the Top 25 and a few un ranked but dangerous teams like Texas A&M and Miss St could leave all SEC teams with at least two losses. I think about a 25% chance this happens this year.