SP+ had a pretty good lay of the land in Week 5, going 56% against the spread and missing games by an average of only 12.1 points per game. Those are strong numbers, but we still saw plenty of unexpected results. Georgia struggled far more against Missouri than projected (same with Penn State vs. Northwestern), Oklahoma laid an egg against TCU, Minnesota fell to Purdue after posting four weeks of absolute dominance, and Utah destroyed Oregon State, among others games.
The result? No changes among the top four teams but plenty of surprises thereafter. We headed into this season not really knowing who the fourth-best team was after a strong top three, and while Michigan has given SP+ an answer in that regard, the No.