Week 5 Football Top 25 Rankings
October 3, 2021 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Prior | |||
| 1 |  |
Alabama | 1 | ||
| 2 |  |
Georgia | 2 | ||
| 3 |  |
Oklahoma | 4 | ||
| 4 |  |
Iowa | 7 | ||
| 5 |  |
Penn State | 8 | ||
| 6 |  |
Cincinnati | 5 | ||
| 7 |  |
Ohio State | 9 | ||
| 8 |  |
BYU | 12 | ||
| 9 |  |
Oregon | 3 | ||
| 10 |  |
Notre Dame | 6 | ||
| 11 |  |
Coastal Carolina | 11 | ||
| 12 |  |
Michigan | 21 | ||
| 13 |  |
Michigan State | 17 | ||
| 14 |  |
Florida | 10 | ||
| 15 |  |
Ole Miss | 13 | ||
| 16 |  |
Arizona State | 19 | ||
| 17 |  |
Arkansas | 15 | ||
| 18 |  |
Texas |
20 | ||
| 19 |  |
Oklahoma State |
24 | ||
| 20 |  |
Clemson |
14 | ||
| 21 |  |
Auburn | NR | ||
| 22 |  |
Texas A&M | 24 | ||
| 23 |  |
Virginia Tech | 22 | ||
| 24 |  |
Iowa State | 23 | ||
| 25 |  |
North Carolina |
25 | ||
