The HLS Top 25 hit a bit of a delay thanks to some work travel on my end. No big analysis this week, let’s get straight to the rankings:
HLS Top 25 – Week 7
| Rank | Team | Points | Last Week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (8) | 200 | 1 | - |
| 2 | Oregon | 189 | 2 | - |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 180 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Florida | 178 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 169 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | LSU | 142 | 10 | 4 |
| T-7 | South Carolina | 140 | 3 | -4 |
| T-7 | Oregon State | 140 | 9 | 2 |
| 9 | USC | 120 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 115 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | Georgia | 111 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 108 | 18 | 6 |
| 13 | Florida State | 97 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 91 | 8 | -6 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 85 | 20 | 5 |
| 16 | Louisville | 81 | 19 | 3 |
| 17 | Clemson | 78 | 14 | -3 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 64 | 5 | -13 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 53 | 23 | 4 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 49 | NR | - |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 48 | 21 | 0 |
| 22 | Stanford | 43 | 17 | -5 |
| 23 | Ohio | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 24 | Boise State | 23 | 24 | 0 |
| 25 | TCU | 15 | NR | - |
| Others Receiving Votes (Points): Texas (13); Michigan (13); Iowa State (9); Northwestern (8); Louisiana Tech (7); Arizona State (5); Tulane (1) | ||||
| Dropped From Rankings (Last Week): Texas (14); Louisiana Tech (2) | ||||
And now the staff polls:
| NDtex | The Biscuit | Bayou Irish | Twibby | Grantland-X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2 | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Florida | Oregon |
| 3 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Kansas State | Notre Dame |
| 4 | Florida | Florida | LSU | Notre Dame | Florida |
| 5 | Ohio State | Kansas State | Florida | Oregon | Kansas State |
| 6 | Kansas State | South Carolina | Georgia | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 7 | Oregon State | Oregon State | Kansas State | LSU | Oregon State |
| 8 | Louisville | LSU | Florida State | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| 9 | Mississippi State | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Rutgers | USC | South Carolina | USC | USC |
| 11 | Cincinnati | Georgia | Clemson | Georgia | LSU |
| 12 | Ohio | Mississippi State | Ohio State | Florida State | Mississippi State |
| 13 | Oklahoma | Rutgers | Oregon State | Clemson | Louisville |
| 14 | LSU | Louisville | Rutgers | Oregon State | Florida State |
| 15 | South Carolina | West Virginia | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Clemson |
| 16 | Florida State | Florida State | Cincinnati | Texas Tech | Georgia |
| 17 | Clemson | Texas Tech | Stanford | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 18 | USC | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas |
| 19 | Georgia | Stanford | Louisiana Tech | Louisville | Rutgers |
| 20 | Texas A&M | Clemson | Boise State | Michigan | Cincinnati |
| 21 | Texas Tech | Cincinnati | Iowa State | Stanford | Ohio |
| 22 | Arizona State | TCU | Northwestern | Rutgers | Stanford |
| 23 | Northwestern | Boise State | Texas | Cincinnati | Michigan |
| 24 | Boise State | Texas | Michigan | Ohio | Texas A&M |
| 25 | TCU | Iowa State | Tulane | Northwestern | Boise State |
| RiverParkSeer | Flannerite | Kdubs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2 | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon |
| 3 | Notre Dame | Kansas State | Florida |
| 4 | Florida | Florida | Notre Dame |
| 5 | Kansas State | Notre Dame | Kansas State |
| 6 | Oregon State | LSU | Oregon State |
| 7 | South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| 8 | LSU | Oregon State | LSU |
| 9 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 10 | Ohio State | USC | USC |
| 11 | USC | Georgia | Georgia |
| 12 | Georgia | Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
| 13 | Mississippi State | West Virginia | Louisville |
| 14 | West Virginia | Florida State | Rutgers |
| 15 | Rutgers | Clemson | Florida State |
| 16 | Florida State | Rutgers | West Virginia |
| 17 | Louisville | Louisville | Texas Tech |
| 18 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas A&M |
| 19 | Texas A&M | Stanford | Clemson |
| 20 | Clemson | Texas A&M | Stanford |
| 21 | Stanford | Cincinnati | Boise State |
| 22 | Cincinnati | Boise State | TCU |
| 23 | TCU | TCU | Ohio |
| 24 | Boise State | Iowa State | Michigan |
| 25 | Iowa State | Ohio | Arizona State |
