This past weekend, the Oklahoma Sooners’ high-scoring offense and defensive improvements were on display. Scoring nine touchdowns against the Florida Atlantic Owls, the program earned a 63-17 season opening win. Now preparing for the next challenge, the AP Poll expressed a bit of pleasure in the performance as OU moved up to No. 6 overall.
| 1 |  |
Alabama (48)
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
PV Rank
1 Points
1,511 |
| 2 |  |
Clemson (12)
ACC
Record: 1-0
|
2
1,467
|
| 3 |  |
Georgia
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
3
1,350
|
| 4 |  |
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
5
1,262
|
| 5 |  |
Wisconsin (1)
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
4
1,258
|
| 6 |  |
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 1-0
|
7
1,251
|
| 7 |  |
Auburn
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
9
1,236
|
| 8 |  |
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 1-0
|
12
1,080
|
| 9 |  |
Washington
Pac-12
Record: 0-1
|
6
870
|
| 10 |  |
Stanford
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
|
13
865
|
| 11 |  |
LSU
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
25
801
|
| 12 |  |
Virginia Tech
ACC
Record: 1-0
|
20
777
|
| 13 |  |
Penn State
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
10
768
|
| 14 |  |
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 1-0
|
17
762
|
| 15 |  |
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 1-0
|
11
684
|
| 16 |  |
TCU
Big 12
Record: 1-0
|
16
632
|
| 17 |  |
USC
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
|
15
628
|
| 18 |  |
Mississippi State
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
18
538
|
| 19 |  |
UCF
The American
Record: 1-0
|
21
407
|
| 20 |  |
Boise State
Mountain West
Record: 1-0
|
22
391
|
| 21 |  |
Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 0-1
|
14
318
|
| 22 |  |
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 0-1
|
8
241
|
| 23 |  |
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 1-0
|
24
217
|
| 24 |  |
South Carolina
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
–
125
|
| 25 |  |
Florida
SEC
Record: 1-0
|
–
89
|
The poll position was certainly a gift from the Auburn Tigers who defeated the Washington Huskies in week one. While the team from the Pacific Northwest vacated the No. 6 spot, their opponent made a case for a top five ranking this early in the season. However, the media refused to shake up the rankings in a drastic way.
In total, three team from the Big 12 Conference remain inside the top ten. It’s a drop in representation after the Texas Longhorns failed to produce a road win. In week two, the competition begins to take a step up before conference play begins. We are still a long way out from the first College Football Playoff rankings at this point in time. But, it bodes well to be near the top.