Draft Insiders and Associated Press Top 25 Teams
Bama and Clemson Impress in Opening Wins
Players of the Week
Offense – QB Will Grier – West Virginia
Defense – DE Nick Bosa – Ohio St
Team of the Week – Auburn
Top 25 Teams – Week Two
Rank/ Team/ Record
1 Alabama – 1-0
2 Clemson – 1-0
3 Georgia – 1-0
4 Wisconsin – 1-0
5 Auburn – 1-0
6 Ohio St – 1-0
7 Oklahoma – 1-0
8 Michigan St – 1-0
9 Notre Dame – 1-0
10 Washington – 0-1
11 Stanford – 1-0
12 West Virginia – 1-0
13 Michigan – 0-1
14 Penn St – 1-0
15 USC – 1-0
16 Miami – 0-1
17 TCU – 1-0
18 Mississippi St – 1-0
19 Oregon – 1-0
20 Virginia Tech – 1-0
21 LSU – 1-0
22 UCF – 1-0
23 Boise St – 1-0
24 South Carolina – 1-0
25 Florida – 1-0
AP Top 25 Preseason
Rank/ Team / Record / Points
1 Alabama (48) 1-0 1511 —
2 Clemson (12) 1-0 1467 —
3 Georgia 1-0 1350 —
4 Ohio State 1-0 1262 1
5 Wisconsin (1) 1-0 1258 1
6 Oklahoma 1-0 1251 1
7 Auburn 1-0 1236 2
8 Notre Dame 1-0 1080 4
9 Washington 0-1 870 3
10 Stanford 1-0 865 3
11 LSU 1-0 801 14
12 Virginia Tech 1-0 777 8
13 Penn State 1-0 768 3
14 West Virginia 1-0 762 3
15 Michigan State 1-0 684 4
16 TCU 1-0 632 —
17 USC 1-0 628 2
18 Mississippi State 1-0 538 —
19 UCF 1-0 407 2
20 Boise State 1-0 391 2
21 Michigan 0-1 318 7
22 Miami 0-1 241 14
23 Oregon 1-0 217 1
24 South Carolina 1-0 125 NR
25 Florida 1-0 89 NR
Dropped from rankings: Florida State 19, Texas 23
Others receiving votes: Utah 71, Oklahoma State 62, Boston College 31, Texas A&M 29, Northwestern 28, Maryland 12, Ole Miss 11, NC State 9, Florida State 8, Houston 6, Memphis 6, Washington State 6, Iowa State 4, Hawai’i 3, BYU 3, Iowa 3, Kansas State 3, Fresno State 1, Arkansas State 1