The top four on my Associated Press Top 25 ballot should look familiar. It’s the same as last week: No. 1 Georgia, followed by Texas, Ohio State and Alabama.
The Bulldogs visit the Crimson Tide on Saturday, so that should shake things up in next week’s rankings.
Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson also has the same four teams atop his betting power ratings heading into Week 5. New to my Top 25 ballot this week is BYU and Pitt, replacing NIU and Nebraska.
Let's dive into my college football rankings for Week 5 and compare my ballot to Collin'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 Rankings: Brett McMurphy’s AP Top 25 Poll Ballot
1
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
1
PR
2
AP
Texas Longhorns
2
PR
3
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
3
PR
4
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
4
PR
5
AP
Tennessee Volunteers
8
PR
6
AP
Miami Hurricanes
9
PR
7
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
7
PR
8
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
5
PR
9
AP
Oregon Ducks
6
PR
10
AP
Utah Utes
16
PR
For the second consecutive week, Collin and I have the top four teams in the exact same order. We also agreed on nine of the top 10 teams but ranked most of them in different spots.
The only disagreement is Utah. I have the Utes at No. 10, while Collin put them at No. 16. USC, Collin’s No. 10 team, comes in at No. 15 on my AP ballot.
11
AP
Missouri Tigers
20
PR
12
AP
Iowa State Cyclones
12
PR
13
AP
Clemson Tigers
17
PR
14
AP
Michigan Wolverines
14
PR
15
AP
USC Trojans
10
PR
16
AP
LSU Tigers
13
PR
17
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
11
PR
18
AP
Louisville Cardinals
21
PR
19
AP
Illinois Fighting Illini
39
PR
20
AP
BYU Cougars
38
PR
There’s not much agreement between the two of us concerning the teams I ranked between No. 11 and No. 20. Only five are in the same grouping: Iowa State, Clemson, Michigan, LSU and Notre Dame.
Our biggest disagreements are my No. 19 and No. 20 teams: Illinois and BYU. Collin has the Illini and Cougars power-rated at No. 39 and No. 38, respectively.
21
AP
Oklahoma State Cowboys
24
PR
22
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
22
PR
23
AP
UNLV Rebels
47
PR
24
AP
Pitt Panthers
53
PR
25
AP
Kansas State Wildcats
18
PR
Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, both coming off home losses to ranked opponents, come in at No. 21 and No. 22 on my ballot.
Collin’s biggest difference on the final five teams on my ballot concerns No. 23 UNLV and No. 24 Pitt. He power-rates the Rebels at No. 43 and the Panthers at No. 53.
Collin also has four teams in the top 25 of his betting power ratings that were not on my ballot: No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 19 Kentucky, No. 23 Iowa and No. 25 Indiana.
