College football Power Rankings after Week 6

Don’t let the lopsided scores fool you: Some of the top teams in the Power Rankings were put to the test on Saturday.

Georgia was in a … dawg fight … over the first two quarters against Auburn before turning it on in a 32-point win. Clemson only held a 10-3 halftime lead at Boston College before scoring 21 straight points — and blanking the Eagles — during the second half in a big win, while Michigan used almost the exact playbook at Indiana. The Wolverines were even with the Hoosiers at the break but outscored Indiana 21-0 in the second half to remain undefeated. And Alabama needed a goal-line stand at the end to survive Texas A&M.

Yes, some big teams were tested, and they passed, but the bottom half of the Power Rankings was shuffled following several losses from ranked teams, including Kentucky, Utah, BYU and Washington.

The defeats opened up plenty of room for turnover in the rankings, and new teams continue to pop up every week.

Here are the Power Rankings after all the Week 6 action.

The Buckeyes were without running back Miyan Williams and saw TreVeyon Henderson get hurt against Michigan State, but it didn’t slow the offense down. Ohio State won big against the Spartans, 49-20, and quarterback C.J. Stroud finished with 361 yards and six touchdowns with one interception. Stroud became the first player in Big Ten history with three career games featuring six passing touchdowns. Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. hauled in seven catches for 131 yards and three touchdowns in the win. — Tom VanHaaren

Up next: BYE

For two quarters on Saturday, it looked like defending national champion Georgia would slog its way through another closer-than-expected victory against an overmatched opponent. The Bulldogs punted on their first two possessions and missed a 47-yard field goal on the third. Quarterback Stetson Bennett was missing open receivers, and Georgia converted only three of its first 10 third-down plays. The Bulldogs took advantage of Auburn‘s failed fake punt to grab a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter and opened up a 14-point advantage at the half. Finally, things started clicking for Georgia’s offense in the second half. Bennett scored on a 62-yard run and finished with 208 yards on 22 of 32 passing in a 42-10 rout of the Tigers. Georgia had 500 yards of offense, including 292 on the ground, and its offense started to look like the unit that was so impressive in the first three games this season — Mark Schlabach

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