Mitchell Northam | NCAA.com | October 2, 2019 College football rankings: Alabama is new No. 1, Cal falls and SMU breaks into the AP Top 25 Poll Relive some of the best college football moments of week 5 Share The new AP Top 25 Poll dropped at 2 p.m. ET Sunday, and boy, there’s a lot to get into heading into Week 6. For starters, we have a new No. 1 for the first time this season. We also have a team entering the poll that hasn’t been ranked since Top Gun was in theaters and Whitney Houston was dominating the radio. No new teams entered the Top 10, but Notre Dame and Florida swapped spots at Nos. 9 and 10, and LSU and Ohio State swapped at No. 4 and 5, respectively. UCF jumped up four spots from No. 22 to No. 18, and Virginia fell five spots from No. 18 to No. 23. Let’s break down this week’s AP Poll. COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE: TV channels, game times for the season Through games Sept. 29, 2019 RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANKING 1 Alabama 5-0 1478 2 2 Clemson 5-0 1426 1 3 Georgia 4-0 1375 3 4 Ohio State 5-0 1324 5 5 LSU 4-0 1322 4 6 Oklahoma 4-0 1264 6 7 Auburn 5-0 1186 7 8 Wisconsin 4-0 1046 8 9 Notre Dame 3-1 996 10 10 Florida 5-0 986 9 11 Texas 3-1 919 11 12 Penn State 4-0 878 12 13 Oregon 3-1 817 13 14 Iowa 4-0 731 14 15 Washington 4-1 603 17 16 Boise State 4-0 559 16 17 Utah 4-1 534 19 18 UCF 4-1 352 22 19 Michigan 3-1 350 20 20 Arizona State 4-1 249 NR 21 Oklahoma State 4-1 215 NR 22 Wake Forest 5-0 190 NR 23 Virginia 4-1 186 18 24 SMU 5-0 151 NR T-25 Texas A&M 3-2 147 23 T-25 Michigan State 4-1 147 25 LATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF: Georgia wins 2021 CFP national title RANKINGS: AP Top 25 Poll | USA Today Coaches | CFP top 25| Every poll, explained | AP Poll accuracy MORE: Longest active road winning streaks | 15 of the most successful walk-ons HISTORY: National champs | Winningest teams | Coaches with most titles Bama on top The top eight teams in college football remained unbeaten this week, but there was still a change at the very top. Alabama is the new No. 1 and Clemson slides back to second place. In voting, the Crimson Tide received just 52 more points than the Tigers this week. COLLEGE GAMEDAY: All-time appearance, locations Alabama jumps Clemson in the AP Poll and is now the #1 ranked team in the nation. That means Nick Saban has now led the Crimson Tide to the #1 spot in the AP Poll at least once for 12 consecutive seasons.— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) September 29, 2019 While the Crimson Tide steamrolled an in-conference opponent in Ole Miss — winning 59-31 — Clemson had a close call on the road in Chapel Hill. If not for a failed two-point conversion in the fourth quarter, the Tar Heels might’ve upset the Tigers. Instead, Clemson escaped with a 21-20 win, despite UNC winning the battle in penalties, turnovers and time of possession. Voters thought that Clemson’s close call against UNC was enough to put Alabama ahead of them. Both teams are 5-0 entering Week 6, but both teams have a bye this week. Clemson will face Florida State on Oct. 12, while Alabama will take on No. 25 Texas A&M on the same day. HISTORY: These are the oldest stadiums in college football | 25 biggest stadiums in the country Also in the upper echelon of the poll, voters thought Ohio State’s 48-7 win over Nebraska was good enough to put them a spot over LSU, who was off this week. The Buckeyes take on No. 25 Michigan State this week, while LSU hosts Utah State. And now we’re gonna go live with Tua Tagovailoa....#BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/2hGFCdaPmk— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) September 29, 2019 Pony Express For the first time since 1986, SMU is back in the AP Top 25 Poll, and the Mustangs have emerged as contenders for the American Athletic Conference title and the Group-of-Five bid to a New Year’s Six Bowl. COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLLS: AP Top 25 rankings | Coaches Poll The No. 24 Mustangs improved to 5-0 with an impressive 48-21 win over South Florida this week. Shane Buechele threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns, while Xavier Jones ran for 155 yards and two scores. SMU is 5-0 for the first time since 1983. Elsewhere in the Group of Five, No. 16 Boise State had the week off and No. 18 UCF bounced back with a win over UConn. Appalachian State and Memphis remained undefeated, but are also still unranked. Along with SMU, other newcomers to the poll this week were Arizona State, Oklahoma State and Wake Forest. “SMU Football, for 60 minutes...that’s what this day is about”Headed home victorious. #USFbeat #PonyUpDallas pic.twitter.com/Qf0CCVlUmJ— SMU FootbaII (@SMUFB) September 29, 2019 Big fall for Cal The California Golden Bears suffered the biggest drop in the AP Poll this week, falling from No. 15 to out of the poll completely. Cal received 141 votes this week, six behind Michigan State and Texas A&M, who tied for 25th. 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RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANKING 1 Alabama 5-0 1478 2 2 Clemson 5-0 1426 1 3 Georgia 4-0 1375 3 4 Ohio State 5-0 1324 5 5 LSU 4-0 1322 4 6 Oklahoma 4-0 1264 6 7 Auburn 5-0 1186 7 8 Wisconsin 4-0 1046 8 9 Notre Dame 3-1 996 10 10 Florida 5-0 986 9 11 Texas 3-1 919 11 12 Penn State 4-0 878 12 13 Oregon 3-1 817 13 14 Iowa 4-0 731 14 15 Washington 4-1 603 17 16 Boise State 4-0 559 16 17 Utah 4-1 534 19 18 UCF 4-1 352 22 19 Michigan 3-1 350 20 20 Arizona State 4-1 249 NR 21 Oklahoma State 4-1 215 NR 22 Wake Forest 5-0 190 NR 23 Virginia 4-1 186 18 24 SMU 5-0 151 NR T-25 Texas A&M 3-2 147 23 T-25 Michigan State 4-1 147 25