NCAA football rankings, Week 7: Big shakeup in top five of Coaches Poll

Three of the top five schools in the Coaches Poll last week tumbled, leaving three new schools in their place in the Week 7 rankings.

College football rankings 2012: Boise State, Utah State in BlogPoll's others receiving votes category

After four weeks in the 2012 season, both Boise State and Utah State are one close loss in a road non-conference games from being ranked in SB Nation's latest BlogPoll.

The Broncos, at 2-1, and the Aggies, at 3-1, are both still stuck in the "others receiving votes" category, which can happen when you're a one-loss team in a non-BCS conference.

However, both teams losses came in road nail-biters to Big Ten teams, with Boise State losing, 17-13, to Michigan State and Utah State losing, 16-14, to Wisconsin.

Unfortunately, neither team has another game against a currently-ranked opponent in their 2012 schedule, which means they may need to go nearly perfect over the next two months to gain much national attention.

It's a sharp contrast with Colorado, who has dates with UCLA, USC, Oregon and Stanford, the latter three all ranked in the BlogPoll, over the next five games.

The Buffaloes will have a lot of chances to make an impression with voters over the next month, but it probably won't end up being a positive one.

College Football Rankings, Week 5: Montana Grizzlies Drop To No. 21 In FCS

The Montana Grizzlies dropped to No. 21 in the FCS Top 25 Poll after losing their Big Sky Conference opener to Northern Arizona. They fell to 2-2 on the season as NAU made a jump into the top 25, coming in right behind Montana at No. 22.

The Lumberjacks defeated Montana 41-31 on Saturday, and the victory ended a 14-game streak of defeats at the hands of the Grizzlies.

Meanwhile, Montana State remains No. 2 in the FCS poll after defeating Northern Colorado 41-16 on Saturday. The Bobcats are now 4-0 and sit behind the top-ranked North Dakota State Bison, who have put the anchor down at the No. 1 spot this season. The Bison earned 154 of the 169 first-place votes.

Rounding out the top five are No. 3 Youngstown State, No. 4 Old Dominion and No. 5 James Madison.

The Big Sky placed five teams in the top 25. Eastern Washington is ranked No. 7, and Cal Poly found itself No. 23 in the updated rankings:

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College Football Rankings: BCS Simulation Has Boise State At No. 23

Despite a narrow one-point victory over BYU last Thursday, Chris Pedersen's Boise State Broncos still check in at No. 23 in the country in SB Nation's latest batch of projected BCS standings.

Rather uncharacteristically, the Broncos failed to score an offensive touchdown in the win over the Cougars, and could only muster 261 yards of total offense. Led almost entirely by the five turnovers forced by his defense, Pederson's squad moved up three spots after being slotted at No. 26 last week.

The Broncos will hit the road to take on New Mexico this weekend to open up their 2012 Mountain West slate. Pederson's team should be desperate to attack a Lobos defense that allowed 94 points to Texas and Texas Tech earlier in the season.

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NCAA Football Rankings, Week 5: Oklahoma Drops To No. 15 In Coaches Poll After Loss

Boise State's victory over BYU kept the Broncos in the AP Top 25, but the 7-6 win wasn't enough to hoist BSU into the Coaches Poll.

Oklahoma fell to No. 15 after their loss to Kansas State. With that win, the Wildcats moved up to eighth in the nation.

The Michigan Wolverines fell out of the Top 25 after their loss to Notre Dame Saturday. The Irish have moved all the way up to eleventh.

The Alabama Crimson Tide remained in the No. 1 position in the poll, while Oregon maintains the No. 2 spot, followed by the LSU Tigers. Florida State and Georgia are the final two teams in the Top 5 this week.

Here's the full Coaches Poll:

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College Football Rankings, Week 5: Boise State Remains No. 24 In Latest AP Poll

It wasn't pretty, but the Boise State Broncos defeated the BYU Cougars on Thursday night, 7-6, and with the victory the Broncos remain No. 24 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll.

The Alabama Crimson Tide continue their stronghold on the No. 1 position in the poll, with the Oregon Ducks jumping the LSU Tigers to grab the No. 2 spot this week. LSU's less-than-impressive win over Auburn is the cause of the slide, though the Tigers still did garner one first place vote. Florida State and Georgia round out the Top 5 this week.

Three new undefeated teams jumped into the AP Poll this week: Oregon State at No. 18, Rutgers at No. 23, and Baylor at No. 25.

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College football rankings, Week 5: Oklahoma will fall after loss to Kansas State

The Oklahoma Sooners, currently No. 6, should be big losers in the latest polls when they come out on Sunday.