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There’s a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 this week.
Following Texas’s loss to Ohio State, the Buckeyes have jumped into that No. 1 overall placement. Ohio State was No. 3 last week but moved up a couple of spots thanks to a dominant defensive performance against the Longhorns.
Ohio State is joined by Big Ten foe Penn State in the top-2. The Nittany Lions held on to the No. 2 spot this week, narrowly edging out LSU. Penn State crushed Nevada in its season-opener on Saturday.
Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Oregon moved up a spot to No. 6 overall this week. Illinois just missed out on top-10 status, but is at No. 11 entering this week’s matchup against Duke.
Michigan is at No. 15 in this week’s poll, but could move up significantly if it’s able to upset No. 18 Oklahoma on the road in Week 2. At No. 23 overall, Indiana is the only other ranked Big Ten program this week. The Hoosiers fell 3 spots after they won 27-14 against Old Dominion in Week 1.
USC and Nebraska both received votes, but did not garner enough support to crack the top 25.
Here’s the full AP Top 25 after Week 1:
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- LSU
- Georgia
- Miami
- Oregon
- Texas
- Clemson
- Notre Dame
- South Carolina
- Illinois
- Arizona State
- Florida
- Florida State
- Michigan
- Iowa State
- SMU
- Oklahoma
- Texas A&M
- Ole Miss
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- Indiana
- Texas Tech
- Utah
Others receiving votes:
BYU 102, Auburn 94, Georgia Tech 67, Southern Cal 64, Louisville 59, TCU 49, Missouri 42, South Florida 25, Tulane 18, Nebraska 13, Kansas St. 7, James Madison 4, Liberty 4, UNLV 4, Duke 4, Navy 2, Pittsburgh 2, Baylor 2, Virginia 2, Memphis 2.
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.