This week’s biggest jump — or leapfrog, if you will — on my Associated Press Top 25 ballot belongs to the Horned Frogs of TCU. Last week, I ranked TCU No. 25 on my AP ballot (I was the only person who ranked the Horned Frogs by the way), but after blasting Oklahoma, TCU moves up to No. 10 on my ballot.
There’s also change at the top. After two consecutive weeks of lackluster performances by Georgia, I dropped the Bulldogs two spots to No. 3 on my ballot behind No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Alabama.
The margin between Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia is razor-thin, but through five games, the Buckeyes have been slightly more dominant than the Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs.
Michigan remains at No. 4, followed by Clemson, which leapfrogged USC into No. 5 after an impressive win over No. 10 NC State.
With seven teams ranked on my Top 25 ballot losing Saturday, there are six new teams on my ballot this week: UCLA, Mississippi State, Wake Forest, Maryland, LSU and Syracuse.
Dropping out of my Top 25: Baylor, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Florida State.
Here's my Top 25 ballot compared to Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings.
Brett McMurphy's Week 6 AP Top 25 Ballot
AP denotes Brett McMurphy's Associated Press Top 25 ballot.
PR denotes Collin Wilson's College Football Betting Power Ratings.
1
Ohio State
1
2
Alabama
2
3
Georgia
3
4
Michigan
4
5
Clemson
5
6
Oklahoma State
12
7
USC
23
8
Tennessee
9
9
Ole Miss
18
10
TCU
8
Do you believe in miracles? Collin agrees with my ballot on my top five teams: Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and Clemson. This certainly will be the last time this ever happens.
Collin also has my No. 7 Tennessee and No. 10 TCU rated in his top 10. I have USC at No. 7, while Collin’s ratings have the Trojans at No. 23.
11
Utah
6
12
Kentucky
26
13
UCLA
35
14
Penn State
13
15
Oregon
16
16
NC State
25
17
BYU
28
18
Kansas
56
19
Kansas State
31
20
Mississippi State
10
After having similar teams in the top 10, Collin and I don’t have much agreement on my teams ranked between 11 and 20. Only Penn State, Oregon and Mississippi State are in the same neighborhood.
The biggest disparity was Kansas. I have the Jayhawks ranked No. 18, while Collin has KU at No. 56.
21
Wake Forest
33
22
Maryland
20
23
Washington
32
24
LSU
17
25
Syracuse
53
There's more disagreement on my final five teams, although we’re close to agreeing on Maryland. I have the Terps at No. 22, while Collin has them at No. 20.
The biggest difference is Syracuse. Collin rates the Orange at No. 53, while I ranked them No. 25.
Collin also had nine teams in the top 25 of his power ratings that I did not rank on my Top 25 ballot this week: No. 7 Texas, No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 14 Florida State, No. 15 Cincinnati, No. 19 Notre Dame, No. 21 Texas A&M, No. 22 Baylor and No. 24 Minnesota.
