College football polls: Updated AP Top 25, Coaches Poll rankings after Week 1

Kevin Skiver

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The first full week of college football season is in the books, and the SEC and the Big Ten hold the top four spots. Although Georgia made a compelling case against No. 11 Oregon to overtake Alabama for the No. 1 spot, the committee at large took it as a condemnation of Oregon rather than a vindication of Georgia, and knocked the Ducks out of the Top 25 while the Bulldogs overtook Ohio State at No. 2.

Ohio State's win over Notre Dame netted it two No. 1 votes, but the Buckeyes' ugly win over the Irish didn't seem to turn a ton of heads. Notre Dame, for its part, joins Utah as the only two 0-1 teams in the Top 25 (Utah, of course, lost to Florida in Week 1).

Florida's win over Utah catapulted it into the rankings at No. 12, while Utah dropped to No. 13. Oklahoma State moved up a spot to No. 11 after a barnburner against Central Michigan.

All things told, there are still too many questions to be answered to divine too much from these rankings. Alabama vs. Texas should give us a better litmus test of where they stand, and we will see three Top 25 matchups in Week 3: No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 21 BYU; No. 12 Florida vs. No. 20 Kentucky; and No. 17 Pitt vs. No. 24 Tennessee.

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Sporting News takes a look at how those games and more affected the latest AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings following opening weekend:

College football rankings for Week 2

AP Top 25

Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes)
1 Alabama 1-0 1,552 (44)
2 Georgia 1-0 1,511 (11)
3 Ohio State 1-0 1,471 (2)
4 Michigan 1-0 1,299
5 Clemson 1-0 1,280
6 Texas A&M 1-0 1,241
7 Oklahoma 1-0 1,130
8 Notre Dame 0-1 1,085
9 Baylor 1-0 1,057
10 USC 1-0 898
11 Oklahoma State 1-0 818
12 Florida 1-0 763
13 Utah 0-1 717
14 Michigan State 1-0 690
15 Miami (FL) 1-0 679
16 Arkansas 1-0 678
17 Pitt 1-0 535
18 N.C. State 1-0 513
19 Wisconsin 1-0 476
20 Kentucky 1-0 373
21 BYU 1-0 266
22 Ole Miss 1-0 254
23 Wake Forest 1-0 246
24 Tennessee 1-0 194
25 Houston 1-0 143

Others receiving votes: Oregon 131, Penn State 122, Texas 118, Cincinnati 63, Florida State 42, Fresno State 22, UCF 22, Minnesota 22, Kansas State 18, Auburn 15, Mississippi State 10, Air Force 8, Oregon State 5, North Carolina 3, South Carolina 2, Purdue 1, UCLA 1, Arizona 1

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Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record Points (No. 1 votes)
1 Alabama 1-0 1,615 (57)
2 Georgia 1-0 1,542 (6)
3 Ohio State 1-0 1,520 (2)
4 Clemson 1-0 1,380
5 Michigan 1-0 1,333
6 Texas A&M 1-0 1,268
7 Oklahoma 1-0 1,160
8 Baylor 1-0 1,103
9 Notre Dame 0-1 1,077
10 Oklahoma State 1-0 938
11 Michigan State 1-0 860
12 USC 1-0 849
13 N.C. State 1-0 642
14 Pitt 1-0 624
15 Utah 0-1 605
16 Miami (FL) 1-0 591
17 Arkansas 1-0 554
18 Wisconsin 1-0 495
19 Florida 1-0 469
20 Kentucky 1-0 421
21 Wake Forest 1-0 353
22 Texas 1-0 351
23 Ole Miss 1-0 292
24 Oregon 0-1 206
25 BYU 1-0 179

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 143; Penn State 138; Houston 137; Cincinnati 61; Iowa 44; Mississippi State 34; Florida State 33; Central Florida 23; Fresno State 21; Air Force 18; Auburn 15; Texas Christian 7; UCLA 6; South Carolina 6; Utah State 5; Minnesota 5; Syracuse 4; Oregon State 3; UL Lafayette 1; Texas Tech 1; Northwestern 1; North Carolina 1.

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Kevin Skiver

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Kevin Skiver has been a content producer at Sporting News since 2021. He previously worked at CBS Sports as a trending topics writer, and now writes various pieces on MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and college sports. He enjoys hiking and eating, not necessarily in that order.