\’Bama Back On Top
October 3, 2022
By: Carlos Alvarez
#1 Georgia Survives But Drops, #7 Kentucky Falls; Unranked Teams Blow Up Bottom of Top-25
The final weekend of college football in September brought more drama to the CFB hierarchy. Georgia needed a fourth-quarter to survive an upset scare against Missouri. Kentucky suffered its first loss in a close game with Ole Miss. And five teams ranked 17-25 fell to deliver a reboot in the back of the next AP Poll. Here’s what we went down in Week 5:
Top-10 Highlights
#1 Georgia def. Missouri (26-22)
#2 Alabama def. #20 Arkansas (49-26)
#3 Ohio State def. Rutgers (49-10)
#5 Clemson def. #10 NC State (30-20)
#6 USC def. Arizona State (42-25)
#14 Ole Miss def. #7 Kentucky (22-19)
#9 Oklahoma State def. #16 Baylor (36-25)
Top-25 Upsets
Miss. State def. #17 Texas A&M (42-24)
Purdue def. #21 Minnesota (20-10)
#22 Wake Forest def. #23 Florida State (31-21)
Georgia Tech def. #24 Pittsburgh (26-21)
New AP Top-10
1. Alabama (5-0) | ↑1
2. Georgia (5-0) | ↓1
3. Ohio State (5-0) | —
4. Michigan (5-0) | —
5. Clemson (5-0) | —
6. USC (5-0) | —
7. Oklahoma State (4-0) | ↑2
8. Tennessee (4-0) | —
9. Ole Miss (5-0) | ↑5
10. Penn State (5-0) | ↑1
Additional Storylines
B/R: College Football Winners & Losers From Week 5
NBC Sports: AP Top 25: Tide Retake No. 1 From UGA; Kansas Snaps 13-Year Ranked Drought
CBS Sports: Colorado Football Fires Coach Karl Dorrell After 0-5 Start
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