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ESPN updates top five power rankings

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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There was some shuffling in the top five this week.

After No. 2 Clemson and No. 5 Washington suffered their first loss of the season this past weekend, ESPN had somewhat on a debate on its hands as it updated its power rankings following Week 7 action.

But on Sunday morning, the top five power rankings were released.

Alabama is still penned into that No. 1 spot, but the other four slots experienced a change. Here’s the conclusion ESPN came to after Week 7.

Alabama defeated Arkansas to cling to the top spot while Georgia and TCU both were victorious, as well. Clemson — as mentioned earlier — fell to Syracuse on Friday night. Penn State was on the bye.

It was one of those chaotic weekends in college football, one that will cause a lot of changes in the polls as well as most ranking systems. There will likely be more Saturdays just like this one, as we still have half a season to go.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB