With the first full month of the college football season completed, Florida State is No. 1 on my Associated Press Top 25 ballot this week.
The Seminoles get the slight edge on my ballot over Texas, Georgia, Ohio State and Washington, who I have rated Nos. 2-5.
Three new teams are on my ballot this week — all unbeaten: No. 22 Fresno State, No. 24 Kansas and No. 25 Maryland.
Read on to see my AP Top 25 Poll ballot for Week 5, compared to Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson's updated betting power ratings.
1
AP
Florida State Seminoles
9
PR
2
AP
Texas Longhorns
2
PR
3
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
1
PR
4
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
5
PR
5
AP
Washington Huskies
3
PR
6
AP
Michigan Wolverines
7
PR
7
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
4
PR
8
AP
Oregon Ducks
6
PR
9
AP
USC Trojans
10
PR
10
AP
Utah Utes
14
PR
Of the top 10 teams on my AP Poll ballot, Collin has everyone but Utah among the top 10 teams in his betting power ratings. I ranked the Utes at No. 10, while Collin has them back at No. 14.
The biggest disparity in our top 10 teams is Florida State. I have the Seminoles ranked No. 1, but Collin has the Seminoles at No. 9.
11
AP
Washington State Cougars
25
PR
12
AP
Duke Blue Devils
32
PR
13
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
15
PR
14
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
8
PR
15
AP
LSU Tigers
12
PR
16
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
13
PR
17
AP
Miami Hurricanes
21
PR
18
AP
North Carolina Tar Heels
22
PR
19
AP
Oregon State Beavers
19
PR
20
AP
Florida Gators
28
PR
Washington State and Duke, my Nos. 11-12 teams, are the biggest differences with Collin’s power ratings. He has the Cougars at No. 25 and the Blue Devils at No. 32.
The remainder of my teams ranked between 11-20 are in the same general vicinity as Collin’s power ratings — except for Florida. I have the Gators at No. 20, while Collin has UF at No. 28.
21
AP
Missouri Tigers
31
PR
22
AP
Fresno State Bulldogs
68
PR
23
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
16
PR
24
AP
Kansas Jayhawks
39
PR
25
AP
Maryland Terrapins
38
PR
There is absolutely no agreement between Collin and I with the final five teams on my AP ballot.
The biggest disparity is Fresno State. I have the Bulldogs at No. 22, while Collin has them at No. 68.
Also, there are five teams in the top 25 of Collin’s power ratings that I did not rank on my AP ballot: No. 11 Clemson, No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 18 Tennessee, No. 23 UCLA and No. 24 Wisconsin.
