No one ever said that it was supposed to make any sense and therefore the polling system in college football remains a great mystery at times. Oklahoma lost their season opener and Oklahoma State won yet both teams dropped in this week’s AP Poll.
The Sooners fell down eleven spots to #14 and the Cowboys slid backwards one spot to #22. Keeping up with the trend of sliding, TCU also went backwards to #15 but the Texas Longhorns jumped in the poll, for the first time this season, at #11. Baylor held steady at #23.
Eleven spots was a big dive for the Sooners but it wasn’t the biggest of the week as LSU dropped from #5 all the way down to #21 following their loss to Wisconsin.
Week Two AP Poll
(###) Number of first place votes
| 1 |  |
Alabama (54)
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
PV Rank
1 Points
1,518 |
| 2 |  |
Clemson (2)
ACC
Record: 1-0
|
2
1,416
|
| 3 |  |
Florida State (4)
ACC
Record: 1-0
|
4
1,413
|
| 4 |  |
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
6
1,324
|
| 5 |  |
Michigan (1)
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
7
1,261
|
| 6 |  |
Houston
The American
Record: 1-0
|
15
1,243
|
| 7 |  |
Stanford
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
|
8
1,140
|
| 8 |  |
Washington
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
|
14
884
|
| 9 |  |
Georgia
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
18
877
|
| 10 |  |
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
–
759
|
| 11 |  |
Texas
Big 12
Record: 1-0
|
–
743
|
| 12 |  |
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
12
722
|
| 13 |  |
Louisville
ACC
Record: 1-0
|
19
686
|
| 14 |  |
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 0-1
|
3
664
|
| 15 |  |
TCU
Big 12
Record: 1-0
|
13
635
|
| 16 |  |
Iowa
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
17
588
|
| 17 |  |
Tennessee
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
9
573
|
| 18 |  |
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 0-1
|
10
528
|
| 19 |  |
Mississippi
SEC
Record: 0-1
|
11
493
|
| 20 |  |
Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
–
477
|
| 21 |  |
LSU
SEC
Record: 0-1
|
5
423
|
| 22 |  |
Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 1-0
|
21
409
|
| 23 |  |
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 1-0
|
23
296
|
| 24 |  |
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
|
24
242
|
| 25 |  |
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 1-0
|
–
137
|