College footballs top five saw a major shake-up this week, with Texas A&M dropping out and Texas Tech climbing to its highest ranking in seventeen years at number five. Four teams from the Group of Five conferences made it into the rankings, setting the stage for an exciting week before the postseason bracket is finalized. Ohio State and Indiana remain undefeated, while Georgia moved up to number three and Oregon is now number four. Texas Techs jump to number five is its best showing since November 2008. Texas A&M slipped four spots to number seven after a ten-point loss to Texas. Mississippi stayed at number six, and Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Alabama rounded out the top ten for the third week in a row. These shifts mean well see some exciting matchups in the conference championship games this Saturday, including Georgia versus Alabama for the Southeastern Conference title. Looking ahead, number twelve Miami and number thirteen Vanderbilt swapped places in the rankings, with Miami now the highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference team. James Madison, at number nineteen, is the highest-ranked Group of Five team, with North Texas, Tulane, and Navy also making the list. This weekends results have truly shuffled the deck, creating compelling storylines and high-stakes games as teams vie for conference championships and a spot in the playoffs.

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