CBS Sports 138: Georgia takes top spot over Miami, Notre Dame in college football rankings — SkimNews
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- Georgia took No. 1 with a 1.2 average ballot ranking after its "rain-soaked heavyweight win in Tuscaloosa" over Alabama, becoming "not a totally unanimous" but broadly consensus top choice
- Miami landed at No. 2 (2.2 average) and Notre Dame at No. 3 (3.3 average), forming a "Tier 1" with Georgia before a slight drop to Ohio State, Indiana and Alabama at Nos. 4-6
- Kentucky jumped 12 spots to No. 17 after a "bold walk-off win against LSU in overtime," while LSU dropped a near-reciprocal 15 spots to No. 24
- LSU enters Week 7 at 4-2 overall but 0-2 against teams inside the current top 40, with Clemson and Texas A&M no longer among the nation's top teams
- Texas A&M plummeted to No. 62 (-23 on the week, 52 spots over four weeks) after going 1-3 in its first four SEC games, having been No. 10 on Sept. 14
- North Carolina surged to No. 41 (+20) after securing Bill Belichick's first win against an AP Top 25 team — a road victory over Pitt — pushing the Tar Heels to 3-2 with two power-conference wins
- Oregon fell 20 spots to No. 33 after a home loss to UCLA, leaving the Ducks 3-2 "after starting the year with national championship aspirations"
Why it matters: Georgia's rise recasts the national title race at the season's midpoint, with three SEC-adjacent powerhouses (Georgia, Miami, Notre Dame) separating from a No. 4-6 cluster of Ohio State, Indiana and Alabama. Texas A&M's 52-spot fall in four weeks is the steepest cautionary tale among SEC preseason favorites, while Bill Belichick's UNC cracking the top 50 with its first AP Top 25 win marks the most unexpected individual-program boost of the week.
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