After week four of college football was done and dusted, the AP poll for week five was released on Sunday. For the most part, the top 25 poll was as expected, but one team being left out caused a small stir on social media. The undefeated Kansas Jayhawks just missed out on a place in the top 25 causing fans and pundits to take to social media in support of KU.
Social media sweethearts
With the release of any college rankings comes the usual debate. “Team X should be in over Team Y,” the fans cry. But ultimately the power lies with the pollsters at the Associated Press. This week’s debate revolves the undefeated Kansas Jayhawks. KU narrowly missed out on the top 25, garnering enough votes to finish 26th, but that wasn’t enough to appease some on social media.
The only reason Kansas isn't ranked is because it's Kansas. That's it. If it were an SEC team with the same resume and performance it'd be in the top 10.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) September 25, 2022
CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli was one such KU supporter. Fornelli claimed in a tweet that Kansas isn’t ranked because it is not in the SEC.
“The only reason Kansas isn’t ranked is because it’s Kansas. That’s it. If it were an SEC team with the same resume and performance it’d be in the top 10,” Fornelli said. He wasn’t the only one FUMING over the fact they had missed out on the top 25.
Kansas not being ranked is a joke. Wins at Houston and at West Virginia are more than enough to get ranked. Either get more qualified voters or scrap it.
Not saying they gotta be too 10 but they have a top 20 body of work.
— Brandon Walker (@BFW) September 25, 2022
Brandon Walker was another who was not best pleased with the rankings. His tweet about their body of work claims they deserve to be in the top 20 at least.
This is bullshit @GeraldFSeib https://t.co/bZWnuJccXF
— John Anzalone (@JohnAnzo) September 26, 2022
John Anzalone goes a bit further than our previous two tweets and straight up calls the disrespect of Kansas “bullsh**”. These are just a few of the selection tweets that are available in support of the Jayhawks. The basketball school being good at football is bringing out people from the four corners of the country in support of them.
The Top 25
While we tend to agree that KU deserves a place in the latest top 25, we believe they will get there eventually. They play Iowa State next week and a win there should see them in the top 25 next week. However, that might not calm the supporters of fairness until at least Sunday.
Here is the top 25 in the week five AP poll:
| Rank | School | Conference | Points |
| 1 | Georgia (55) | SEC | 1565 |
| 2 | Alabama (4) | SEC | 1487 |
| 3 | Ohio State (4) | Big Ten | 1483 |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1354 |
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 1311 |
| 6 | USC | Pac-12 | 1236 |
| 7 | Kentucky | SEC | 1127 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 1119 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1081 |
| 10 | NC State | ACC | 920 |
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 876 |
| 12 | Utah | Pac-12 | 760 |
| 13 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 727 |
| 14 | Ole Miss | SEC | 691 |
| 15 | Washington | Pac-12 | 657 |
| 16 | Baylor | Big 12 | 550 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | SEC | 543 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 529 |
| 19 | BYU | FBS Independents | 482 |
| 20 | Arkansas | SEC | 457 |
| 21 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 288 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | ACC | 265 |
| 23 | Florida State | ACC | 244 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 209 |
| 25 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 166 |
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