Week 5 of the college football rankings: teams 26 through 50 Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame

This part of the scoring is by far the wackiest, and…

They are not right.

There are rules that we have to follow here. Since you HAVE to look at what happened on the field, these are just plain wrong until other factors are taken into account.

Is Buffalo REALLY one of the top 35 teams? Oh well, Missouri was the only team it lost to. It went on the road and beat Northern Illinois. The Huskies have won all of their games and beat Notre Dame in South Bend. In College Station, the Irish beat Texas A&M.

Yes, this is how the scores must go until there is ANY change in the chain. If not, why play the games?

The 26th through 50th spots in the college football rankings will likely be very different next week.

College Football Rankings 26 to 50: Week 5

Week 5 Rankings
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50
51-75 | 76-100 | 101-134

50 North Carolina (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 38
James Madison 70, North Carolina 50
Up Next: at Duke

49 James Madison (3-0)

Last Week Rank: 96
James Madison 70, North Carolina 50
Up Next: Ball State

48 Oregon State (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 59
Oregon State 38, Purdue 21
Up Next: OPEN DATE

47 Texas Tech (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 61
Texas Tech 30, Arizona State 22
Up Next: Cincinnati

46 Wisconsin (2-1)

Last Week Rank: 54
OPEN DATE
Up Next: at USC

45 Rutgers (3-0)

Last Week Rank: 55
Rutgers 26, Virginia Tech 23
Up Next: Washington

44 West Virginia (2-2)

Last Week Rank: 51
West Virginia 32, Kansas 28
Up Next: OPEN DATE

43 Boise State (2-1)

Last Week Rank: 50
Boise State 56, Portland State 14
Up Next: Washington State

42 Pitt (4-0)

Last Week Rank: 46
Pitt 73, Youngstown State 17
Up Next: OPEN DATE

41 Kentucky (2-2)

Last Week Rank: 41
Kentucky 41, Ohio 6
Up Next: at Ole Miss

40 Arizona (2-1)

Last Week Rank: 36
OPEN DATE
Up Next: at Utah

39 Michigan State (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 37
Boston College 23, Michigan State 19
Up Next: Ohio State

38 Maryland (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 42
Maryland 38, Villanova 20
Up Next: at Indiana

37 Indiana (4-0)

Last Week Rank: 40
Indiana 52, Charlotte 14
Up Next: Maryland

36 UNLV (3-0)

Last Week Rank: 34
OPEN DATE
Up Next: Fresno State

35 Nebraska (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 29
Illinois 31, Nebraska 24 OT
Up Next: at Purdue

34 Texas A&M (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 28
Texas A&M 26, Bowling Green 20
Up Next: vs Arkansas

33 Notre Dame (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 27
Notre Dame 28, Miami University 3
Up Next: Louisville

32 Northern Illinois (2-1)

Last Week Rank: 26
Buffalo 23, Northern Illinois 20 OT
Up Next: at NC State

31 Buffalo (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 118
Buffalo 23, Northern Illinois 20 OT
Up Next: at UConn

30 South Carolina (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 32
South Carolina 50, Akron 7
Up Next: OPEN DATE

29 Cincinnati (4-0)

Last Week Rank: 47
Cincinnati 34, Houston 0
Up Next: at Texas Tech

28 Arkansas (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 43
Arkansas 24, Auburn 14
Up Next: vs Texas A&M

27 Oklahoma (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 19
Tennessee 25, Oklahoma 15
Up Next: at Auburn

26 Kansas State (3-1)

Last Week Rank: 11
BYU 38, Kansas State 9
Up Next: Oklahoma State