The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 5

The top seven teams in the Legends Poll remained unchanged this week, setting the table for a top 10 SEC showdown next week at South Carolina.

The 7th-ranked Gamecocks take on No. 5 Georgia, which outlasted Tennessee in a 51-44 shootout this weekend.

“Right now I think Georgia is a better football team, more balanced,” former Bulldog coach Vince Dooley said. “They’ve got great balance with Gurley at tailback and obviously Murray at quarterback. Gurley’s leading the conference in rushing and his backup isn’t too bad either.”

No. 1 Alabama received all 17 first-place votes for the third straight week after a 33-14 victory over Ole Miss.

Oregon, Florida State and LSU stayed put in the top 5 as well.

West Virginia’s Geno Smith continued his Heisman campaign, throwing for nearly 700 yards and eight touchdowns as the Mountaineers remained at No. 6 in the rankings.

Stanford dropped out of the top 10 after a Thursday night upset at Washington, allowing Kansas State to move past 9th-ranked Notre Dame for the No. 8 spot.

No. 10 Texas hung on to beat Oklahoma State, 41-36, and made its first top 10 appearance of the season.

Florida, USC, TCU, Clemson and Oklahoma followed Texas and each moved up a spot this week. Stanford fell eight spots to No. 16.

No. 17 Louisville remained unbeaten and was followed by Nebraska, Oregon State and Mississippi State.

Newcomers to the Legends Poll this week were Cincinnati and Rutgers.

Michigan State fell out of the top 25 this week, and despite a 32-29 win over New Mexico, Boise State dropped out of the rankings as well.

To see the individual votes by coach, visit the Legends Poll. 

THE LEGENDS POLL TOP 25

RK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	PV RK
1	Alabama (17)	5-0	425	1
2	Oregon	5-0	405	2
3	Florida State	5-0	385	3
4	LSU	5-0	370	4
5	Georgia	5-0	362	5
6	West Virginia	4-0	332	6
7	South Carolina	5-0	328	7
8	Kansas State	4-0	294	10
9	Notre Dame	4-0	290	9
10	Texas	4-0	275	11
11	Florida	4-0	269	12
12	USC	3-1	221	13
13	TCU	4-0	210	14
14	Clemson	4-1	201	15
15	Oklahoma	2-1	181	16
16	Stanford	3-1	166	8
17	Louisville	5-0	143	17
18	Nebraska	4-1	131	20
19	Oregon State	3-0	118	21
20	Mississippi State	4-0	102	19
21	Northwestern	5-0	74	23
22	UCLA	4-1	52	24
23	Texas A&M	3-1	49	25
24	Cincinnati	3-0	34	-
25	Rutgers	4-0	24	-

* The Legends Poll voting process is exactly what the BCS is trying to create and Athlon will bring it to you as the de facto Selection Committee for fans to follow over the next two seasons, allowing you to see how the Selection Committee will operate from 2014 onward.  You can see the entire Poll at www.legendschannel.com.