Week 6 didn’t quite match the all-out chaos of the weekend before, yet it proved just as meaningful in shaping the national landscape, bringing clarity to the playoff race while setting the stage for a dramatic midseason stretch. The nation’s elite programs largely held serve, with Ohio State flexing its muscle once again in a dismantling of Minnesota, setting the stage for a massive road test against a solid Illinois team that could further clarify the B1G race. Miami, meanwhile, continued its resurgence under Mario Cristobal, surviving a hostile environment in Tallahassee to edge rival Florida State in possibly the ACC’s biggest game of 2025 and head into its bye week with a perfect record and growing belief. Down in College Station, Texas A&M’s defense looked suffocating in a dominant win over Mississippi State, while Oklahoma’s offense lit up the scoreboard in Norman ahead of its annual Red River clash with Texas. Georgia steadied itself after last week’s setback by methodically dispatching Kentucky, and Alabama quietly handled its business against Vanderbilt to remain within striking distance of the playoff conversation. Even as Oregon and Indiana enjoyed bye weeks, the sense of anticipation only grew with a top-ten matchup between these two programs is set to take place in Eugene, one where College Gameday is set to arrive and where each unbeaten team knows that its margin for error is about to shrink as their conference play intensifies more as well. The road to November’s defining moments is beginning to take shape, and as the pressure mounts, every snap is starting to feel heavier. Here’s how the power rankings look following Week 6’s action:

1. Ohio State (5-0)

Result: Won 42-3 vs. Minnesota

Up next: @ #17 Illinois

2. Miami (5-0)

Result: Won 28-22 @ #18 Florida State

Up next: Bye Week

3. Oregon (5-0)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: vs. #7 Indiana

4. Ole Miss (5-0)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: vs. Washington State

5. Texas A&M (5-0)

Result: Won 31-9 vs. Mississippi State

Up next: vs. Florida

6. Oklahoma (5-0)

Result: Won 44-0 vs. Kent State

Up next: vs. Texas (in Dallas, TX)

7. Indiana (5-0)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: @ #3 Oregon

8. Texas Tech (5-0)

Result: Won 35-11 @ Houston

Up next: vs. Kansas

9. Alabama (4-1)

Result:  Won 30-14 vs. #16 Vanderbilt

Up next: @ #14 Missouri

10. Georgia (4-1)

Result: Won 35-14 vs. Kentucky

Up next: @ Auburn

11. Tennessee (5-0)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: vs. Arkansas

12. LSU (4-1)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: vs. South Carolina

13. Missouri (5-0)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: vs. #16 Vanderbilt

14. Georgia Tech (3-1)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: vs. Virginia Tech

15. BYU (5-0)

Result: Won 38-24 vs. West Virginia

Up next: @ Arizona

16. Michigan (4-1)

Result: Won 24-10 vs. Wisconsin

Up next: @ USC

17. Illinois (5-1)

Result: Won 43-27 @ Purdue

Up next: vs. #1 Ohio State

18. Notre Dame (3-2)

Result: Won 28-7 vs. Boise State

Up next: vs. NC State

19. Vanderbilt (5-1)

Result: Lost 30-14 @ #10 Alabama

Up next: Bye Week

20. Virginia (5-1)

Result: Won 30-27 (OT) @ Louisville

Up next: Bye Week

21. Arizona State (4-1)

Result: Bye Week

Up next: @ Utah

22. Nebraska (4-1)

Result: Won 38-27 vs. Michigan State

Up next: @ Maryland

23. Cincinnati (4-1)

Result: Won 38-30 vs. #14 Iowa State

Up next: vs. UCF

24. Iowa State (5-1)

Result: Won 38-30 @ Cincinnati

Up next: @ Colorado

25. Florida State (3-2)

Result: Lost 28-22 vs. #3 Miami

Up next: vs. Pittsburgh