There's a new No. 1.
Alabama and Georgia rank Nos. 1 and 2 on my Associated Press Top 25 ballot after their epic 41-34 thriller in Tuscaloosa that saw the Crimson Tide emerge victorious.
Texas, Ohio State and Tennessee round out my top five.
New to my ballot this week is Arizona, Kentucky and Indiana.
Let's dive into my college football AP Top 25 Poll ballot for Week 6 and compare my rankings to Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson's betting power ratings.
Note: The "AP" column is my AP Poll ballot ranking for each team. The "PR" column is where each team sits in Action Network's betting power ratings.
College Football AP Top 25 Poll: Brett McMurphy’s Week 6 Ballot
1
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
3
PR
2
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
4
PR
3
AP
Texas Longhorns
1
PR
4
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
2
PR
5
AP
Tennessee Volunteers
7
PR
6
AP
Miami Hurricanes
9
PR
7
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
6
PR
8
AP
Oregon Ducks
5
PR
9
AP
Iowa State Cyclones
11
PR
10
AP
Missouri Tigers
17
PR
For the past two weeks, Collin agreed with my top four teams — but not this week. We all have the same teams in the too four, just in different order.
Of my top 10 teams, Collin has eight among the top 10 of his betting power ratings. The biggest disagreement is Missouri, which I ranked No 10. Collin has the Tigers at No. 17.
11
AP
Clemson Tigers
13
PR
12
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
8
PR
13
AP
Michigan Wolverines
25
PR
14
AP
USC Trojans
10
PR
15
AP
LSU Tigers
16
PR
16
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12
PR
17
AP
Utah Utes
21
PR
18
AP
BYU Cougars
41
PR
19
AP
Kansas State Wildcats
14
PR
20
AP
Arizona Wildcats
32
PR
There’s not much agreement between Collin and I with the teams I ranked between No. 11 and No. 20. Only four are in the same grouping: Clemson, LSU, Notre Dame and Kansas State.
The biggest disagreement is my No. 18, BYU. Collin has the Cougars power-rated at No. 41.
21
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
18
PR
22
AP
UNLV Rebels
44
PR
23
AP
Pitt Panthers
54
PR
24
AP
Indiana Hoosiers
24
PR
25
AP
Kentucky Wildcats
15
PR
Of my final five teams, Collin has three — Oklahoma, Indiana and Kentucky — power-rated in his top 25. Of note, while I have Pitt at No. 23, Collin power-rates the Panthers at No. 54.
Collin also put four teams in the top 25 of his betting power ratings that were not on my ballot: No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 20 Louisville, No. 22 Iowa and No. 23 Nebraska.
