SP loves NE, WI, MD...Gophs back in top 40...would be slight underdogs to NE and MD at Bank..
From Connelly: Four top-10 teams -- and nine ranked teams in all -- lost in week five of the 2021 college football season, and the wackiness and chaos levels are higher than they've been in years. As you would expect, week five's unpredictability has resulted in a lot of movement in the SP+ ratings.
SP+ 2021 History: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4
Click here for the full rankings after Week 5.
Overall SP+ Rankings
TEAM
RATING OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS
3. Ohio St. (4-1) 26.3 46.7 (1) 21.0 (27) 0.6 (2)
6. Penn St. (5-0) 21.6 35.3 (23) 13.8 (5) 0.1 (54)
8. Michigan (5-0) 19.7 34.4 (26) 15.3 (8) 0.6 (3)
10. Wisconsin (1-3) 17.6 29.2 (63) 11.7 (3) 0.2 (32)
11. Cincinnati (4-0) 17.2 33.7 (33) 16.1 (9) -0.4 (123)
12. Iowa St. (3-2) 17.0 34.3 (27) 17.2 (13) 0.0 (70)
13. Pittsburgh (4-1) 16.7 37.4 (11) 21.1 (29) 0.3 (14)
15. Iowa (5-0) 15.4 27.6 (72) 12.6 (4) 0.4 (8)
17. Texas A&M (3-2) 14.7 30.7 (51) 16.6 (11) 0.5 (5)
20. Notre Dame (4-1) 14.0 32.2 (41) 18.3 (17) 0.0 (58)
21. Maryland (4-1) 13.9 35.9 (18) 21.8 (33) -0.2 (102)
22. Nebraska (3-3) 13.5 33.3 (34) 19.4 (20) -0.4 (124)
24. Michigan St. (5-0) 13.3 33.0 (38) 19.7 (24) 0.0 (64)
25. Miami (2-3) 13.1 35.3 (24) 22.2 (37) 0.0 (59)
26. Liberty (4-1) 12.9 35.9 (17) 22.8 (41) -0.2 (94)
39. Minnesota (3-2) 9.5 32.2 (40) 22.9 (42) 0.1 (48)
54. Purdue (3-2) 6.6 29.2 (62) 22.6 (39) -0.1 (72)
59. Indiana (2-3) 5.4 27.5 (73) 22.0 (35) -0.1 (84)
62. Rutgers (3-2) 5.1 26.7 (82) 21.4 (31) -0.1 (93)
86. Northwestern (2-3) -1.9 21.5 (107) 23.2 (47) -0.2 (103)
91. Miami-OH (2-3) -4.3 25.8 (87) 30.2 (93) 0.1 (37)
92. Illinois (2-4) -4.9 24.0 (100) 29.3 (88) 0.4 (12)
105. Colorado (1-4) -9.3 20.4 (116) 29.6 (90) -0.1 (85)
113. BGSU (2-3) -11.4 14.4 (129) 26.0 (64) 0.3 (17)
From Connelly: Four top-10 teams -- and nine ranked teams in all -- lost in week five of the 2021 college football season, and the wackiness and chaos levels are higher than they've been in years. As you would expect, week five's unpredictability has resulted in a lot of movement in the SP+ ratings.
SP+ 2021 History: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4
Click here for the full rankings after Week 5.
Overall SP+ Rankings
TEAM
RATING OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS
3. Ohio St. (4-1) 26.3 46.7 (1) 21.0 (27) 0.6 (2)
6. Penn St. (5-0) 21.6 35.3 (23) 13.8 (5) 0.1 (54)
8. Michigan (5-0) 19.7 34.4 (26) 15.3 (8) 0.6 (3)
10. Wisconsin (1-3) 17.6 29.2 (63) 11.7 (3) 0.2 (32)
11. Cincinnati (4-0) 17.2 33.7 (33) 16.1 (9) -0.4 (123)
12. Iowa St. (3-2) 17.0 34.3 (27) 17.2 (13) 0.0 (70)
13. Pittsburgh (4-1) 16.7 37.4 (11) 21.1 (29) 0.3 (14)
15. Iowa (5-0) 15.4 27.6 (72) 12.6 (4) 0.4 (8)
17. Texas A&M (3-2) 14.7 30.7 (51) 16.6 (11) 0.5 (5)
20. Notre Dame (4-1) 14.0 32.2 (41) 18.3 (17) 0.0 (58)
21. Maryland (4-1) 13.9 35.9 (18) 21.8 (33) -0.2 (102)
22. Nebraska (3-3) 13.5 33.3 (34) 19.4 (20) -0.4 (124)
24. Michigan St. (5-0) 13.3 33.0 (38) 19.7 (24) 0.0 (64)
25. Miami (2-3) 13.1 35.3 (24) 22.2 (37) 0.0 (59)
26. Liberty (4-1) 12.9 35.9 (17) 22.8 (41) -0.2 (94)
39. Minnesota (3-2) 9.5 32.2 (40) 22.9 (42) 0.1 (48)
54. Purdue (3-2) 6.6 29.2 (62) 22.6 (39) -0.1 (72)
59. Indiana (2-3) 5.4 27.5 (73) 22.0 (35) -0.1 (84)
62. Rutgers (3-2) 5.1 26.7 (82) 21.4 (31) -0.1 (93)
86. Northwestern (2-3) -1.9 21.5 (107) 23.2 (47) -0.2 (103)
91. Miami-OH (2-3) -4.3 25.8 (87) 30.2 (93) 0.1 (37)
92. Illinois (2-4) -4.9 24.0 (100) 29.3 (88) 0.4 (12)
105. Colorado (1-4) -9.3 20.4 (116) 29.6 (90) -0.1 (85)
113. BGSU (2-3) -11.4 14.4 (129) 26.0 (64) 0.3 (17)