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
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
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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