Smeltz’s Week 5 Top 25 College Football Rankings

Here are my college football rankings for Week 4 of the 2022 season.

This is how I see it, and anybody who disagrees is entitled to their opinion.

1. Georgia— It didn’t look great against Kent State, but doesn’t change how dominated Georgia has been for the rest of the season
2. Ohio State— Ohio State beat what might be a good Wisconsin team by 31 this week and has destroyed its last three opponents. The only close game the Buckeyes have played were against Notre Dame, who I think is a decent team aside from that awful loss to Marshall.
3. Alabama— Almost losing to Texas keeps ‘Bama behind Ohio State but the Tide still control their destiny in the national championship race.
4. Michigan— Jim Harbaugh’s team had a close one against Maryland after a pathetic non-conference slate came to an end. Michigan has games at Iowa and Indiana before its showdown with Penn State Oct. 15.
5. Clemson— DJ Uiagalelei looked good against Wake Forest, and if he’s clicking, look out.
6. Kentucky
7. Tennessee
8. NC State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Penn State— I don’t think Penn State is a national title contender just yet but not a lot of teams have two wins over Power Five opponents on the road through four games. Penn State does.
11. Washington
12. Ole Miss
13. Oregon
14. Utah
15. Minnesota
16. BYU
17. Baylor
18. Florida State
19. Kansas State
20. Oklahoma
21. Pitt
22. Wake Forest
23. Texas A&M
24. Kansas
25. Arkansas