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Projection of the College Football AP Top 25 for Week 6
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Projection of the College Football AP Top 25 for Week 6

In college football’s game of the day, the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide took an early stranglehold on the game against the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs. Alabama took a 21–0 lead in the first quarter, a lead that grew to 28–0 early in the second quarter. Georgia stormed back thanks to a dominant defensive effort throughout (most of) the second half. Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck hit receiver Dillon Bell for a 67-yard touchdown, giving Georgia their first lead of the game, 34-33, with 2:31 to play.

But Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, who was contained for almost the entire second half, had the last laugh. On the first snap of the ensuing offensive possession, Milroe found freshman phenom wide receiver Ryan Williams facing 1-on-1 coverage to his right. He hit Williams before the defender turned, and Williams did the rest, taking 75 yards to put the Crimson Tide back on top.

Georgia had one last chance to try to tie the game, but Alabama’s Zabien Brown intercepted Beck in the end zone with 43 seconds to play, clinching the thrilling victory for the Crimson Tide and what became the biggest comeback victory in the school history would have been. Georgia.

Alabama’s 41-34 victory overshadowed a weekend that included a controversial Friday night that ended with No. 7 Miami’s win over Virginia Tech and a Top 10 upset, as No. 6 Ole Miss fell at home to unranked Kentucky for its first win of the Wildcats in Oxford. since 1978.

Alabama’s impressive home win has earned the Crimson Tide the top spot Sports illustrated‘s AP Top 25 projection for Week 6.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide: 4–0 (1–0 SEC)

This week: Won 41-34 vs. No. 2 Georgia

Week 6: Away at Vanderbilt

2. Texas Longhorns: 5–0 (1–0 SEC)

This week: 35-13 win vs. Mississippi State

Week 6: Inactive

3. Ohio State Buckeyes: 4–0 (1–0 Big Ten)

This week: Won 38-7 at Michigan State

Week 6: Home vs. Iowa

4. Tennessee Volunteers: 4–0 (1–0 SEC)

This week: inactive

Week 6: Away in Arkansas

5. Georgia Bulldogs: 3–1 (0–1 SEC)

This week: Lost 41-34 at No. 4 Alabama

Week 6: Home vs. Auburn

6. Miami Hurricanes: 5–0 (1–0 ACC)

This week: 38-34 win vs. Virginia Tech

Week 6: Away at Cal

7. Penn State Nittany Lions: 4–0 (1–0 Big Ten)

This week: Win 21-7 against No. 19 Illinois

Week 6: Home vs. UCLA

8. Oregon Ducks: 3–0 (0–0 Big Ten)

This week: LEAVE at UCLA

Week 6: Home vs. Michigan State

9. Utah Utes: 4–0 (1–0 Big 12)

This week: LEAVE vs. Arizona

Week 6: Inactive

10. Missouri Tigers: 4–0 (1–0 SEC)

This week: inactive

Week 6: Away at Texas A&M

11. Ole Miss Rebels: 4–1 (0–1 SEC)

This week: Lost 20-17 to Kentucky

Week 6: Road in South Carolina

12. Michigan Wolverines: 4–1 (2–0 Big Ten)

This week: Won 27-24 against Minnesota

Week 6: Away in Washington

13. USC Trojans: 31 (11 Big Ten)

This week: Win 38-21 against Wisconsin

Week 6: Away in Minnesota

14. LSU Tigers: 41 (10 SEC)

This week: 42-10 win against South Alabama

Week 6: Inactive

15. Notre Dame battles Irish: 41

This week: Won 31-24 vs. No. 16 Louisville

Week 6: Inactive

16. Clemson Tigers: 31 (20 ACC)

This week: won 40–14 vs. Stanford

Week 6: Road in Florida State

17. Cyclones in the state of Iowa: 40 (10 Large 12)

This week: won 20-0 in Houston

Week 6: Home vs. Baylor

18. Oklahoma Sooners: 41 (11 SEC)

This week: Won 27-21 against Auburn

Week 6: Inactive

19. BYU Cougars: 50 (20 Large 12)

This week: Won 34-28 at Baylor

Week 6: Inactive

20. Kansas State Wildcats: 41 (11 Big 12)

This week: Won 42-20 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State

Week 6: Inactive

21. Louisville Cardinals: 31 (10 ACC)

This week: Lost 34-27 at Notre Dame

Week 6: Home vs. SMU

22. Texas A&M Aggies: 41 (20 SEC)

This week: Won 21-17 against Arkansas

Week 6: Home vs. Missouri

23. Boise State Broncos: 21 (00 mountain west)

This week: LEAVE vs. Washington State

Week 6: Home vs. Utah State

24. Illinois battles Illini: 41 (11 Big Ten)

This week: lost 21–7 at No. 9 Penn State

Week 6: Inactive

25. UNLV Rebels: 40 (10 mountain west)

This week: Win 59-14 against Fresno State

Week 6: Home vs. Syracuse

Removed from the rankings: No. 20 State of Oklahoma

Others considered: Washington State, Indiana, Boston College, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Iowa