2010 College Football Rankings Week 6: As long as Alabama does, what Alabama does – and that's win – they will stay on top of the college football polls. When the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches Polls released their Week-6 polls on Sunday (Oct. 3), the Crimson Tide (5-0) remained on top in both after their impressive 31-6 drubbing of Florida on Saturday. Next up for the Crimson Tide – a trip to Columbia, S.C. this Saturday (Oct. 9) for a game with No. 20 South Carolina.
Ohio State (5-0) held onto No. 2 after getting a challenge in Week-5 from Illinois, with a 24-13 victory. The Buckeyes' Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, was knocked out of the game for a short period but returned to guide OSU on a game clinching touchdown drive. Next up for the Buckeyes – vs. Indiana, Saturday.
Week-6 marks the first change in the polls this season with Oregon jumping over Boise State into the No. 3 spot in both polls. Oregon impressed voters with their decisive 52-31 victory over previous No. 9 Stanford. Boise State dropped to No. 4 in both polls in spite of their 59-0 of unheralded New Mexico State on Saturday. TCU, who defeated Colorado State 27-0 in Week-5, remained at No. 5 in both polls.
Oklahoma, after beating Texas 28-20, jumped into the AP sixth spot over Nebraska who dropped one position to seven but the Cornhuskers held onto sixth in the Coaches Poll. The Sooners will host Iowa State this week while Nebraska welcomes Texas. The Longhorns have dropped out of both polls. Auburn, Arizona and Utah round out the top-10 in the AP Poll while Auburn, LSU, and Utah fill out the top-10 in the Coaches Poll.
Stanford fell to No. 16 in the AP and 18 Coaches while Michigan State followed in the AP at No.17 and 16 Coaches. Michigan moved into the 17th position in the Coaches Poll and No. 18 AP. South Carolina moved up to No 19 in the AP while Wisconsin is 19 in the Coaches Poll. Wisconsin rounds out the top-20 in the AP.
Nevada moved up to No. 21 in the AP Poll followed by Oklahoma State, Florida State, Missouri and Air Force. The USA-Today/Coaches Poll has Oklahoma State at 21 followed by Missouri, Nevada, Florida State and Northwestern.
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