{"id":1886,"date":"2018-09-05T16:52:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2018-09-05T17:04:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T17:04:34","slug":"bama-and-clemson-impress-in-opening-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/bama-and-clemson-impress-in-opening-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama and Clemson Impress in Opening Wins &#8211; Top 25 Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1870 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/draftinsiders.com\/DraftInsiders\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/College_Football_Natl_Championship_logo.svg_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"96\" \/>Draft Insiders and Associated Press\u00a0 Top 25 Teams<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Bama and Clemson Impress in Opening Wins<\/em><\/h3>\n<h4><em>Players of the Week<\/em><br \/>\nOffense &#8211; QB Will Grier &#8211; West Virginia<br \/>\nDefense &#8211; DE Nick Bosa &#8211; Ohio St<br \/>\nTeam of the Week &#8211; Auburn<\/h4>\n<h4>Top 25 Teams &#8211;\u00a0Week Two<br \/>\nRank\/ Team\/ Record<\/h4>\n<p>1 Alabama &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n2 Clemson &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n3 Georgia &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n4 Wisconsin &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n5 Auburn &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n6 Ohio St &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n7 Oklahoma &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n8 Michigan St &#8211;\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n9 Notre Dame\u00a0 &#8211; 1-0<br \/>\n10 Washington &#8211; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-1<br \/>\n11 Stanford &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n12 West Virginia &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n13 Michigan &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-1<br \/>\n14 Penn St &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n15 USC \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n16 Miami\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0\u00a00-1<br \/>\n17 TCU \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n18 Mississippi St &#8211; 1-0<br \/>\n19 Oregon &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n20 Virginia Tech &#8211; 1-0<br \/>\n21 LSU &#8211; 1-0<br \/>\n22 UCF &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n23 Boise St &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0<br \/>\n24 South Carolina &#8211; 1-0<br \/>\n25 Florida &#8211; 1-0<\/p>\n<h3>AP Top 25 Preseason<\/h3>\n<h4>Rank\/ Team \/ Record \/ Points<\/h4>\n<p>1 Alabama (48)\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1511\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014<br \/>\n2 Clemson (12)\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1467\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014<br \/>\n3 Georgia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1350\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014<br \/>\n4 Ohio State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1262\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n5 Wisconsin (1) 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1258\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n6 Oklahoma\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1251\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n7 Auburn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1236\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n8 Notre Dame\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1080\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<br \/>\n9 Washington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 870\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<br \/>\n10 Stanford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 865\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<br \/>\n11 LSU \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 801\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14<br \/>\n12 Virginia Tech\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 777\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8<br \/>\n13 Penn State\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 768\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<br \/>\n14 West Virginia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 762\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<br \/>\n15 Michigan State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 684\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<br \/>\n16 TCU 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 632\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014<br \/>\n17 USC 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 628\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n18 Mississippi State\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 538\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014<br \/>\n19 UCF 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 407\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n20 Boise State\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 391\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<br \/>\n21 Michigan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 318\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7<br \/>\n22 Miami\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 241\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14<br \/>\n23 Oregon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 217\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<br \/>\n24 South Carolina\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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