College football rankings for week 6 of the 2022 season have been released, which features the Kansas Jayhawks in the Top 25 for the first time since 2009.
Kansas, which is off to a 5-0 start, entered the AP Poll at No. 19 and the Coaches Poll at No. 17 after defeating Iowa State 14-11 on Saturday. The Jayhawks have also recorded victories over West Virginia, Houston, Duke, and Tennessee Tech this season.
The Alabama Crimson Tide reclaimed the top spot in both polls after defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 49-26 on the road. Meanwhile, the Georgia Bulldogs dropped from No. 1 to No. 2 in both polls after surviving an upset bid by the Missouri Tigers, 26-22, in Columbia.
The Ole Miss Rebels moved into the top ten of the rankings following their 22-19 home victory over the then seventh-ranked Kentucky Wildcats. Ole Miss is now ranked ninth in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons made one of the biggest jumps in the polls this week after defeating the No. 23 Florida State Seminoles 31-21 in Tallahassee. Wake moved up seven spots in the AP Poll to No. 15 and six spots in the Coaches Poll to No. 15.
Florida State, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Pitt, and Texas A&M fell out of both polls this week. Additionally, Baylor and Arkansas dropped from the AP Poll.
Below are the full AP and FBS Coaches polls for Week 6 of the 2022 season (first-place votes in parentheses):
AP Poll – Week 6
1. Alabama (25)
2. Georgia (28)
3. Ohio State (10)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Oklahoma State
8. Tennessee
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. Utah
12. Oregon
13. Kentucky
14. NC State
15. Wake Forest
16. BYU
17. TCU
18. UCLA
19. Kansas
20. Kansas State
21. Washington
22. Syracuse
23. Mississippi State
24. Cincinnati
25. LSU
Others receiving votes: Washington State 91, Baylor 88, Florida State 78, Arkansas 76, James Madison 39, Florida 37, Maryland 25, Coastal Carolina 17, Minnesota 14, Tulane 9, Illinois 6, North Carolina 5, Texas A&M 4, Purdue 2, Oklahoma 2
Dropped from rankings: Baylor 16, Texas A&M 17, Oklahoma 18, Arkansas 20, Minnesota 21, Florida State 23, Pittsburgh 24
FBS COACHES POLL – WEEK 6
1. Alabama (34)
2. Georgia (23)
3. Ohio State (7)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Oklahoma State
8. Tennessee
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. Utah
12. Oregon
13. Kentucky
14. NC State
15. Wake Forest
16. BYU
17. Kansas
18. TCU
19. UCLA
20. Kansas State
21. Syracuse
22. Baylor
23. Mississippi State
24. Washington
25. Arkansas
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 140, LSU 89, Florida State 74, Florida 41, Washington State 38, Maryland 37, James Madison 30, Minnesota 23, Texas 22, Air Force 20, Texas A&M 20, Oklahoma 19, Coastal Carolina 11, Purdue 10, North Carolina 9, Tulane 6, Notre Dame 5, Illinois 3, UCF 2, Pittsburgh 1, Duke 1
Dropped from rankings: Oklahoma 16, Texas A&M 17, Florida State 22, Minnesota 23, Pittsburgh 24
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Week 6
1. North Dakota State (45)
2. South Dakota State (3)
3. Montana (6)
4. Montana State
5. Sacramento State
6. Delaware
7. Weber State
8. Jackson State
9. Holy Cross
10. UIW
11. Chattanooga
12. Mercer
13. Samford
14. Elon
15. Villanova
16. William & Mary
17. Southern Illinois
18. UT Martin
19. Southeastern Louisiana
20. Missouri State
21. Southeast Missouri
22. North Dakota
23. Richmond
24. Eastern Washington
25. Eastern Kentucky
Others receiving votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Rhode Island 89, Fordham 75, Austin Peay 74, Idaho 43, New Hampshire 22, UC Davis 22, Monmouth 20, Furman 15, Stephen F. Austin 15, Abilene Christian 9, Campbell 5, NC Central 4, South Dakota 2
Dropped from rankings: Austin Peay 22
FCS Coaches Poll – Week 6
1. North Dakota State (24)
2. Montana (3)
3. South Dakota State
4. Sacramento State
5. Montana State
6. Delaware
7. Weber State
8. Jackson State
9. Chattanooga
10. Holy Cross
11. UIW
12. Mercer
13. Villanova
14. UT Martin
15. Samford
16. Fordham
17. William & Mary
18. Elon
19. Missouri State
20. Southeastern Louisiana
21. Eastern Washington
22. Stephen F. Austin
23. Rhode Island
24. Southern Illinois
25. Southeast Missouri
Others receiving votes: Austin Peay 72, Richmond 48, Princeton 24, Abilene Christian 21, Eastern Kentucky 20, NC Central 19, Idaho 12, Monmouth (N.J.) 12, Furman 11, North Dakota 8, Davidson 6, Youngstown State 5, Florida A&M 4, Tarleton 4, Penn 1, Stetson 1, Stonehill 1
Dropped from rankings: Austin Peay 16 Richmond 22