So far in this 2021 season, there’s only been two weeks in which a top five team hasn’t lost. This weekend was another one, as then #2 Iowa was the victim, falling to Purdue. While some of the preseason favorite are starting to rise back up after slow starts, it’s still been a fairly wild year in college football.
That’s included UNC, who played yet another wild game over the weekend, but eventually prevailed against Miami. With that game and another weekend in the books, let’s take a look at the rankings after week seven.
AP Top 25
- Georgia Bulldogs (63 first place votes)
- Cincinnati Bearcats
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Michigan Wolverines
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Michigan State Spartans
- Oregon Ducks
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Texas A&M Aggies
- NC State Wolfpack
- Auburn Tigers
- Baylor Bears
- SMU Mustangs
- San Diego State Aztecs
- Pitt Panthers
- UTSA Roadrunners
- Purdue Boilermakers
Where is UNC?
Carolina at least got back in the win column over the weekend, but the win didn’t do anything to get the Tar Heels back in the rankings. UNC is still receiving no votes in this week’s AP Poll.
Biggest Winners
Auburn’s wild ride of a season continued this weekend. After starting the year unranked, they reached a high of 18, dropped out last week, and are now back in and up #19. There weren’t many big jumps within the top 25, but the Tigers are one of five new teams that have entered the poll this week. The most notable of the new teams is probably UTSA, who are into the AP Poll for the first time in program history. Also, the AAC’s Cincinnati is now up to number two, the first time in a long time that a non-power five team has been up that high.
Biggest Losers
Iowa had maybe the most notable win in the country last weekend when they beat Penn State in a top five matchup. On Saturday, they had maybe the most notable loss in the country. The Hawkeyes fell from the ranks of the unbeaten after a loss to Purdue, dropping them nine spots in the poll.
Conference Breakdown
- Big Ten: 6
- SEC: 6
- ACC: 3
- Big 12: 3
- AAC: 2
- Conference USA: 1
- Independent: 1
- Mountain West: 1
- Pac-12: 1
- Sun Belt: 1
Marquee Matchups This Week
- #14 Coastal Carolina (6-0, 2-0 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State (4-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) - Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN2
- #16 Wake Forest (6-0) at Army (4-2) - Saturday at 12 PM ET on CBS Sports Network
- #22 San Diego State (6-0, 2-0 Mountain West) at Air Force (6-1, 3-1 Mountain West) - Saturday at 7 PM ET on CBS Sports Network
Coaches Poll
- Georgia (65 first place votes)
- Oklahoma
- Cincinnati
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Penn State
- Oklahoma State
- Oregon
- Iowa
- Ole Miss
- Notre Dame
- Kentucky
- Wake Forest
- Coastal Carolina
- Texas A&M
- NC State
- SMU
- Baylor
- San Diego State
- Auburn
- Pitt
- Clemson
- UTSA