Minutes after Missouri finished stomping No. 8 Florida on Saturday, coach Eli Drinkwitz attempted to downplay his team's 45-17 victory. "It's a good win against a really good team today," Drinkwitz said. "That's all it was." Of the 19 AP Top 25 teams in action Saturday, 16 came away with victories. But, despite Drinkwitz's assertion, not all Week 5 wins are created equally.
There were impressive road wins for Notre Dame, Miami, Ohio State, Indiana, and Alabama. Ditto for College Football Playoff contenders BYU and Texas Tech in the Big 12. Tennessee got past Auburn despite benching its five-star freshman quarterback. Georgia, LSU, and Boise State cruised to convincing victories, while Kentucky and USC eked out wins that could carry significant meaning for the programs and head coaches they beat.
As for Drinkwitz and Missouri, the 28-point rout of the Gators provided, among other things, the end of an unbecoming streak of nine consecutive losses to AP Top 25 opponents. Here's what we learned from the top teams in our Power Rankings in Week 5. The Texas Longhorns had a bye week before they head to Dallas to face Oklahoma, watching from home as their victory over then-No. 1 Ohio State looked even better with the Buckeyes' handling of Iowa.
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