Week 5 of the college football season is in the books, and I’m slightly saddened that we are already nearing the halfway point of the regular season.
But what a weekend of football it was. It started with a great game between Kentucky and Ole Miss, a meeting the Wildcats literally fumbled away. Alabama and Arkansas was extremely exciting — for the third quarter at least. In the ACC, Wake Forest bounced back with a big win over FSU while Clemson took care of business against NC State. Then there was Georgia, the No. 1 team in the nation, needing a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Missouri in Columbia.
Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, now a college football analyst with ESPN, provided me with his personal rankings of the top 10 teams following Week 3.
Murray’s rankings, plus each team’s national title odds (courtesy of BetMGM), following Week 5:
10
Penn State Nittany Lions (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Northwestern, 17-7 (Nittany Lions Wire)
Where Aaron had them last week: Outside of top 10
National championship odds: +10,000
9
Ole Miss Rebels (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Kentucky, 22-19
Where Aaron had them last week: Outside of top 10
National championship odds: +5,000
8
Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Baylor, 36-25
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 8
National championship odds: +5,000
7
Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)
Week 5 result: Tennessee had the week off
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 6
National championship odds: +5,000
6
Michigan Wolverines (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Iowa, 27-14 (Wolverines Wire)
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 5
National championship odds: +2,000
5
USC Trojans (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Arizona State, 42-25 (Trojans Wire)
Where Aaron had them last week: Outside of top 10
National championship odds: +1,100
4
Clemson Tigers (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat NC State, 30-20 (Clemson Wire)
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 4
National championship odds: +1,400
3
Georgia Bulldogs (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Missouri, 26-22
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 1
National championship odds: +200
2
Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Arkansas, 49-26 (Roll Tide Wire)
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 3
National championship odds: +200
1
Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0)
Week 5 result: Beat Rutgers, 49-10 (Buckeyes Wire)
Where Aaron had them last week: No. 2
National championship odds: +200
