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College football Power Rankings after Week 5

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College football's first weekend in October has come and went, and the year of the «basketball school» continues on. The Kansas Jayhawks, Syracuse Orange and UCLA Bruins have all started the season 5-0 — just as we all predicted — and land in this week's Power Rankings.

Meanwhile, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Florida State all fall from the ranks after Week 5 losses. Yes, the basketball schools have entered the college football ranks, but the sport's blue bloods still retain the power.

Georgia survived a close call at Missouri, Alabama rolled against Arkansas and Ohio State sprinted past Rutgers, as this year's «top three» all remained unbeaten.

Clemson might just be the team to round out a true top four this season following a statement win over NC State in a top-10 matchup.

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