Every week after all of the games have concluded, the staff at the Student Section will team with writers from other Bloguin sites to publish a Top 25 poll. Here’s what our poll looks like now that week one is in the books.
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (7) | 175 |
| 2 | Alabama | 158 |
| 3 | TCU | 150 |
| 4 | USC | 139 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 122 |
| 6 | Oregon | 119 |
| 7 | Baylor | 118 |
| 8 | Auburn | 117 |
| 9 | Clemson | 115 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 112 |
| 11 | Florida State | 103 |
| 12 | Georgia | 96 |
| 13 | UCLA | 91 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 88 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 81 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 73 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 62 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 48 |
| 19 | LSU | 38 |
| 20 | Boise State | 37 |
| 21 | Missouri | 35 |
| 22 | Utah | 33 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 23 |
| 24 | BYU | 21 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 20 |
| Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 18, Oklahoma State 16, Arizona 15, Mississippi State 13, Arizona State 11, Tennessee 9, Temple 9, Houston 7, Louisville 2, Minnesota 1 | ||
| Voters: Bart Doan, Terry Johnson, Kevin Causey, Kevin McGuire, Scott King, Ryan Palencer, and Andy Coppens. | ||
Notes and Observations
- While Managing Editor Matt Zemek will vote in the poll, he will not cast a ballot until November.
- Ohio State was a unanimous choice at No. 1.
- Our voters were clearly impressed with Alabama’s win as the Crimson Tide jumped TCU to move up to No. 2.
- By virtue of its decisive win over Arizona State, Texas A&M made the biggest jump among previously ranked teams this week, vaulting itself up to No. 14.
- Northwestern was the biggest surprise of this week, vaulting itself all the way to 23, after finishing the preseason outside of the top 50.
- Utah, BYU, and West Virginia also moved into the top 25 with impressive season openers.
- Even though Arizona and Oklahoma State won, they both dropped out of the poll this week.
- Stanford suffered the most disappointing loss of the opening weekend, failing to receive a vote after debuting at No. 13 in the preseason.
