Week 1 of college football has resulted in some significant changes in the AP and Coaches polls thanks to several notable Week 1 upsets. The top of the polls look very much the same, but teams like Michigan, Miami (Fla.) and Washington all took nosedives in the rankings thanks to their high-profile losses to Notre Dame, LSU and Auburn, respectively. MORE: SN's updated Power Rankings Of course, several other changes were made, even from teams who barely escaped disastrous upsets in Week 1. Here are college football rankings from the AP and Coaches polls ahead of Week 2: College football rankings: Coaches Poll Rank Team No. 1 votes W-L No. 1 Alabama 59 1-0 No. 2 Clemson 3 1-0 No. 3 Georgia 0 1-0 No. 4 Ohio State 1 1-0 No. 5 Oklahoma 0 1-0 No. 6 Wisconsin 0 1-0 No. 7 Auburn 0 1-0 No. 8 Notre Dame 0 1-0 No. 9 Stanford 0 1-0 No. 10 Penn State 0 1-0 No. 11 Washington 0 0-1 No. 12 USC 0 1-0 No. 13 Michigan State 0 1-0 No. 14 Virginia Tech 0 1-0 No. 15 LSU 0 1-0 No. 16 TCU 0 1-0 No. 17 West Virginia 0 1-0 No. 18 Mississippi State 0 1-0 No. 19 Boise State 0 1-0 No. 20 UCF 0 1-0 No. 21 Miami (Fla.) 0 0-1 No. 22 Michigan 0 0-1 No. 23 Oklahoma State 0 1-0 No. 24 South Carolina 0 1-0 No. 25 Florida 0 1-0 (Dropped out: Florida State; Others receiving votes: Oregon 136; Northwestern 87; Texas A&M 84; Utah 70; Florida State 46; Memphis 27; Boston College 21; Kentucky 13; Washington State 11; Duke 9; South Florida 9; NC State 9; Iowa 9; Appalachian State 9; Fresno State 7; Arkansas 6; Iowa State 6; Arkansas State 5; Hawaii 4; Houston 4; Kansas State 4; Cincinnati 3; Maryland 2; Georgia Tech 1; San Diego State 1). College football rankings: AP Top 25 Rank Team No. 1 votes W-L No. 1 Alabama 48 1-0 No. 2 Clemson 12 1-0 No. 3 Georgia 0 1-0 No. 4 Ohio State 0 1-0 No. 5 Wisconsin 1 1-0 No. 6 Oklahoma 0 1-0 No. 7 Auburn 0 1-0 No. 8 Notre Dame 0 1-0 No. 9 Washington 0 0-1 No. 10 Stanford 0 1-0 No. 11 LSU 0 1-0 No. 12 Virginia Tech 0 1-0 No. 13 Penn State 0 1-0 No. 14 West Virginia 0 1-0 No. 15 Michigan State 0 1-0 No. 16 TCU 0 1-0 No. 17 USC 0 1-0 No. 18 Mississippi State 0 1-0 No. 19 UCF 0 1-0 No. 20 Boise State 0 1-0 No. 21 Michigan 0 0-1 No. 22 Miami (Fla.) 0 0-1 No. 23 Oregon 0 1-0 No. 24 South Carolina 0 1-0 No. 25 Florida 0 1-0 (Dropped out: Florida State, Texas; Others receiving votes: Utah 71, Oklahoma State 62, Boston College 31, Texas A&M 29, Northwestern 28, Maryland 12, Mississippi 11, N.C. State 9, Florida State 8, Memphis 6, Houston 6, Washington State 6, Iowa State 4, Kansas State 3, Iowa 3, Hawaii 3, BYU 3, Fresno State 1, Arkansas State 1).<doc-sep>The opening weekend of the 2018 college football season -- a five-day marathon that concluded Monday night in Tallahassee, Florida -- pushed the release of the new AP Top 25 to Tuesday afternoon, but the big takeaways for voters were set long before Virginia Tech and Florida State squared off at Doak Campbell Stadium. With about half of the ranked teams heavily favored in games against FBS or Group of Five competition, there wasn't enough losing to see any major shakeups for the Week 2 rankings. That will come later this month once we start to get into conference play, but Week 1 did provide enough results to lead to big moves for a few teams. No one is expected to make a bigger move up than LSU, which started the season at No. 25. Ed Orgeron was not the only coach to notch a top-10 win on opening weekend -- that would also include SEC West rival Gus Malzahn and Auburn, LSU's opponent for Week 3 -- but the win against Miami had to be among the best wins during his time as coach in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Look for LSU to make a double-digit jump in the rankings, perhaps even breaking into the top 10. Here's how we expect the AP Top 25 to look on Tuesday: 1. Alabama (Last week -- 1): And it might be unanimous. There will probably be at least a handful of the 18 voters who gave Clemson a first-place nod in the preseason who will stick with the Tigers, but the Tide seemingly answered every and any concern regarding their potential in 2018. 2. Clemson (2): The quarterback competition comes to a head this week against Texas A&M. Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaches had a cushion against Furman where both Kelly Bryant and Trevor Lawrence were in positions to succeed, but now Jimbo Fisher welcomes a roster he knows very well to his new home in College Station. It's almost guaranteed to be a spot where adversity will hit, and it will be fascinating to see which quarterback steps up to the challenge. 3. Georgia (3): Jake Fromm looked great, Justin Fields saw some action, and the Georgia offensive line looks like it will again be among the most imposing groups in the country. The main thing is the main thing, they say, and now is a big step up from Austin Peay at home to South Carolina on the road in their SEC opener on Saturday. 4. Ohio State (5): You've got to expect we'll see a step up for the Buckeyes after hanging a 77 on the scoreboard on Saturday. The Buckeyes are going to do this a couple times per year, and Oregon State was caught in a fire of overwhelming athleticism that had the contest decided early. Urban Meyer returns to practice this week, with two games left on his suspension. 5. Oklahoma (7): Kyler Murray was impressive and the Sooners' total domination has the experts re-thinking where Oklahoma sits in the College Football Playoff picture. 6. Auburn (9): The Tigers' defensive front will keep them in every game and the hard-fought win against Washington was among the most impressive victories of the weekend. It would not be surprising to see them jump up into the top five. 7. Wisconsin (4): If Ohio State, Oklahoma and Auburn are going to make a move, someone has to take a step back and I'm guessing that's Wisconsin. There wasn't anything concerning about the Badgers' 34-3 win against Western Kentucky, but the voters could be distracted by the big numbers put up elsewhere. 8. Notre Dame (12): Clark Lea has done a tremendous job getting this defense geared up for the season, and there's a chance that group has Notre Dame in the playoff mix come November. Saturday night's win was a huge start to what could a special season in South Bend. 9. Penn State (10): The Appalachian State overtime scare shouldn't lead to any kind of drop, but it's possible that LSU jumps Penn State here after its defense took some shots from the Mountaineers in the fourth quarter. 10. LSU (25): It's a stretch to say that LSU is one of the 10 best teams in college football, but voters and poll rankings (particularly after Week 1) are so ripe for overreaction that I do think the Tigers could land in the top 10. Wherever they land, confidence in the SEC West is sky-high after the weekend action. Graphic illustration by Michael Mererdith 11. Stanford (13): Bryce Love's stat line is concerning, but Stanford taking care of business against a Rocky Long San Diego State team is encouraging enough to overlook an off night from the Heisman Trophy finalist. 12. Michigan State (11): Brian Lewerke had to do a lot to guarantee Michigan State got past Utah State in the season opener, arguably more than you'd like to see from a team that is expected to contend for the Big Ten title. This is one of the few teams that could take a step back or stay at their spot in the rankings despite winning. 13. USC (15): It wasn't a perfect debut for J.T. Daniels against UNLV, but the offense looked good enough under his direction to think USC both made the right choice and will be able to contend in the Pac-12 with the true freshman under center. 14. TCU (16): You won't see much movement from TCU in the rankings early with games against Southern and SMU in the first two weeks. All of this sets up for TCU to be a top 15 team in Week 3 when it takes on Ohio State at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. 15. West Virginia (17): The Will Grier Heisman Trophy campaign got a great start with 429 yards and five touchdowns against Tennessee in Charlotte. 16. Virginia Tech (20): It's hard to argue that there was a more impressive win than Virginia Tech going into hostile territory against a talented team and totally dominating Florida State. The Hokies defense has lost a lot from last year's group but has not lost a step in production and now we're looking at VT as a threat to Miami in the Coastal. 17. Washington (6): It's possible that Washington won't play another defensive front as salty as Auburn all year. If so, it's likely we won't see Washington struggle in the red zone and around the goal line like it did Saturday. The Huskies are a very good football team set for a drop in the rankings because they lost. 18. Mississippi State (18): A good sign for the Joe Moorhead tenure is Mississippi State putting it on Stephen F. Austin without Nick Fitzgerald. Keytaon Thompson had to replace Fitzgerald in the bowl game and did again here with the starter suspended, playing well in Moorhead's system. 19. UCF (21): It's been a long time since UCF kicked off Week 1 on Thursday night with its Civil Conflict win at UConn, but those big numbers on the scoreboard haven't looked any less impressive. 20. Boise State (22): The Broncos are a candidate to potentially move more than two spots up in the mix, given the impressive fashion of its win at Troy, but for now I'm thinking the voters are going to keep Boise State between UCF and Oregon. 21. Oregon (24): An early 10-0 deficit to Bowling Green raised some eyebrows but Justin Herbert and Co. quickly regained control of the contest with a 30-point second quarter and finished the game with a 50-burger on the board in Autzen. 22. Miami (8): The Hurricanes made far too many mistakes to win, and not just on offense but also on the defensive side of the ball where they are supposed to be dominant this year. After four straight losses dating back to last season, Mark Richt has a short window to turn the ship around before Florida State and 23.<doc-sep>Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The first full weekend of college football lived up to the offseason hype. Offenses were quick to capitalize on defensive units that need to jell. And while only one ranked team lost to an unranked opponent, the drama on Friday and Saturday was well worth the wait. Auburn staved off Washington's bid to cement itself as a College Football Playoff front-runner, winning 21-16. That win catapults the Tigers' resume in the event they need an extra quality win. For the Huskies, they'll need to win out and maybe get a break to finish in the top four. The other Top 25 matchup between Michigan and Notre Dame was a dominant home win for the Fighting Irish. Their defense suffocated Shea Patterson and Karan Higdon, and head coach Jim Harbaugh's conservative offense once again looked underprepared. Michigan State narrowly avoided a home loss against Utah State, and James Madison nearly pulled the upset on NC State. The offensive back-and-forth between Ole Miss and Texas Tech also helped pass the day. These undercard games were worthy appetizers for the key matchups. Bleacher Report's panel of experts—Matt Hayes, David Kenyon, Adam Kramer, Kerry Miller, Brad Shepard and Ian Wharton—voted on the action. A first-place vote is worth 25 points, followed by 24 points for second, 23 for third, etc. Here is our Week 2 poll: Video Play Button Videos you might like 1. Alabama (Last week: 2) 2. Clemson (1) T-3. Georgia (4) T-3. Ohio State (3) 5. Oklahoma (7) 6. Auburn (10) 7. Wisconsin (6) 8. Notre Dame (14) 9. Washington (5) 10. West Virginia (15) 11. Stanford (11) 12. LSU (NR) 13. Penn State (12) 14. TCU (21) 15. Mississippi State (18) 16. South Carolina (17) 17. UCF (20) 18. Virginia Tech (NR) 19. Michigan State (13) 20. Boise State (16) 21. Oregon (19) 22. Michigan (8) 23. USC (24) 24. Utah (NR) 25. Miami (9) Others receiving votes: Boston College, Florida State, Iowa, Northwestern, Iowa State, Texas A&M Who's hot: Top 25 quarterback play College football can be entertaining and competitive regardless of how well quarterbacks are playing, but Week 1 featured stellar signal-caller performances from the majority of ranked teams. Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa, Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins, Oklahoma's Kyler Murray and Stanford's K.J. Costello had impressive performances to lock in their starting jobs moving forward. The offensive monster that Oklahoma built with Baker Mayfield still exists with Murray at the helm, putting the rest of the Big 12 on notice. The field looks wide-open this year, so teams that can rely on their signal-caller to bring his best in crunch time will be viewed as favorites. Established quarterbacks Will Grier, McKenzie Milton and Jarrett Stidham continued their quality play as well. Grier and Milton may be the two best quarterbacks in the country despite their average size because they can sling the ball to all levels of the field with touch and accuracy. They'll have to continue carrying their respective teams since they're not part of perennial powerhouses like some of their peers. Who's not: Tom Herman and the Texas Longhorns Maryland was able to replicate its 2017 season-opening win, taking down No. 23 Texas after the teams endured a lengthy rain delay. Terrapins offensive coordinator and interim head coach Matt Canada's horizontal offense helped overcome the talent difference in the trenches, and the Longhorns never found a consistent rhythm. Herman's Longhorns were befuddled for most of the game, with the Terrapins running jet screens and pre-snap motion to isolate defenders in space. Canada's scheme was similar to what he's done elsewhere, and yet the Longhorns defense limited Sam Ehlinger to completing just 54 percent and forced two interceptions. It's troubling that Herman's been unable to build a disciplined team. His tenure is still fresh enough to not hit the panic button, but with no clear answer at quarterback, his offense must build an identity soon. Committing 10 penalties and losing the turnover battle by three every week simply won't get it done against even average opponents. Fun fact: Ohio State's offense is more dangerous than ever As successful as the Ohio State Buckeyes were with J.T. Barrett at the helm of their offense, there's a fresh, explosive dynamic that was sorely needed with sophomore Dwayne Haskins now leading them. Haskins showed terrific accuracy against Oregon State, racking up 313 yards and five touchdowns. His ability to hit tight passing windows without hesitation created opportunities for yards after the catch that were even more impressive when compared to what Barrett was able to do. The rest of the offense feasted as well. Running back (and early Heisman Trophy candidate) J.K. Dobbins fell to the wayside as Mike Weber ran for 186 yards and three scores, showing just how much depth this Buckeyes team has. Concerns about turnover on the left side of the offensive line were put to rest this game. Haskins had all day to throw, and the running game was terrific. The defense was much less solid, but since the offense is a threat to score 77 against less prominent foes, the Buckeyes won't have much to worry about until they face the heavy hitters on their schedule. What to watch for: Early conference and rivalry matchups in Week 2 The Week 2 college football slate has just one battle between ranked teams, with USC traveling to play Stanford. But there are early rivalry and conference games that add spice to the schedule. Just when you think it'll be a quiet week, a contender could fall to an underdog. Here are the games to watch: Mississippi State at Kansas State (noon ET) Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald will return to the team after being suspended for Week 1. The Bulldogs' task won't be easy because traveling to Manhattan is one of the more difficult road games in the country. The Kansas State Wildcats will be mentally prepared and can easily punch above their weight. The Bulldogs are on upset alert this week. Arizona at Houston (noon ET) Houston Cougars defensive tackle Ed Oliver made headlines when he called out Heisman Trophy candidate Khalil Tate this offseason, and now it's time to back it up. The junior quarterback is now running Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid, presumably making him an even more dynamic threat than he was last year. The Cougars will need to play better defense than in their Week 1 win against Rice, because the Wildcats can hang 50 if they're playing fast-paced. Georgia at South Carolina (3:30 p.m. ET) The biggest SEC matchup of the week is a rematch of last season's 24-10 slugfest in which the Bulldogs came out victorious. Georgia is more talented from top to bottom than South Carolina, but it will be on the road and relying on a young backfield to overcome Will Muschamp's feisty Gamecocks defense. If South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley can avoid turnovers and contribute a few chunk plays, this could be another close battle. Colorado at Nebraska (3:30 p.m. ET) New Nebraska head coach Scott Frost will face his first real challenge when Colorado visits. The Buffaloes steamrolled Colorado State in Week 1, with quarterback Steven Montez picking up where he left off at the end of 2017. Montez and receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. are a dangerous duo that will challenge the young Cornhuskers defense. There'll be a lot of pressure on freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez to create big plays. Clemson at Texas A&M (7 p.m. ET) Both teams are coming off a Week 1 cupcake to fine-tune their strategies for this early showdown. The Tigers got three touchdowns from freshman phenom Trevor Lawrence, but Kelly Bryant is still the safer play at Kyle Field. They're the prohibitive favorites due to their ability to stifle opposing offenses, but Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams has the talent to shorten this game if his offensive line can give him a little bit of space. USC at Stanford (8:30 p.m. ET) Both USC and Stanford struggled in the first three quarters against inferior competition, but ultimately each pulled away to secure a comfortable margin of victory.<doc-sep>
David Goldman/Associated Press College football is finally back, and with it comes the return of Bleacher Report's Top 25 rankings. Saturday's slate of games was barely even an appetizer for what lies ahead, but it was still regular-season football that counted, doggone it! Even if you didn't watch Hawaii and Colorado State combine for more than 900 passing yards or the Wyoming defense suck the life out of the New Mexico State offense, the race to the next College Football Playoff is underway. Five of our college football experts—David Kenyon, Adam Kramer, Brad Shepard, Ian Wharton and me—ranked their top 25 teams, yielding the following consensus. Some thoughts on big movers, our potentially controversial No. 1 team and more will follow: 1. Clemson 2. Alabama 3. Ohio State 4. Georgia 5. Washington 6. Wisconsin 7. Oklahoma 8. Michigan 9. Miami 10. Auburn 11. Stanford 12. Penn State 13. Michigan State 14. Notre Dame 15. West Virginia 16. Boise State 17. South Carolina 18. Mississippi State 19. Oregon 20. UCF 21. TCU 22. Florida State 23. Florida Atlantic 24. USC 25. Texas Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech, LSU, Arizona, Utah, Iowa, Iowa State, Texas A&M. Video Play Button Videos you might like Biggest Leap: Boise State Broncos John Locher/Associated Press In future polls, this spot will be designated for the team that makes the biggest (positive) leap from one week to the next. For this edition, though, we tracked movement from January's super early Top 25. Not much has changed in the past seven-and-a-half months. Every team that was in our top 25 in January is still in our top 27 now, and there were only three teams who moved up more than two spots: Washington (from No. 11 to No. 5), Mississippi State (from unranked to No. 18) and Boise State (from unranked to No. 16). Washington's bump can be attributed to the fact that Myles Gaskin didn't make his decision to return for his senior season until a week after our initial poll. And the longer we mulled the combination of new head coach Joe Moorhead and electric dual-threat quarterback Nick Fitzgerald at Mississippi State, the more interesting the Bulldogs became. What changed for Boise State? Well, nothing. To be honest, we probably just overlooked the Broncos because they hadn't played since the first day of bowl season and because both UCF and Florida Atlantic were more intriguing Group of Five teams at the time. With the benefit of the full offseason to re-evaluate, it's clear Boise State is one of the top candidates to claim the Group of Five's spot in the New Year's Six bowls, per usual. Wide receiver Cedrick Wilson, linebacker Leighton Vander Esch and tight end Jake Roh were big losses, but just about every other starter is back for Boise State, including Brett Rypien for his fourth season at quarterback. As a result, it's a relatively safe assumption this team will win at least 10 games for the 16th time in 20 years. In fact, if the Broncos win their Week 3 road game against Oklahoma State, an undefeated season will become a possibility. Just don't expect it to get Boise State any closer to the CFP than UCF was last year. Rypien and Co. don't face a single opponent in the preseason Associated Press Top 25, and Fresno State (one point) is the only other Mountain West Conference team that was even acknowledged in that poll. Biggest Drop: LSU Tigers John Raoux/Associated Press Based on offseason changes, if LSU were going to move, it probably should have gone up a couple of spots. The Tigers added Ohio State graduate transfer Joe Burrow to its list of quarterback options, and wide receiver Justin Jefferson had such a breakout spring that he went from an unknown commodity absent from most way-too-early depth charts to a projected starter alongside Jonathan Giles. Yes, the Tigers lost a lot from last season, including Derrius Guice, Arden Key and several other entrants to the draft, but none of those things have changed since our initial poll. If anything, they're better off than expected. So why did the Tigers go from No. 19 to unranked? For starters, the improvement in Mississippi State's stock means some other SEC West team's stock had to take a hit. The Bulldogs and Tigers basically just switched spots in our poll. The bigger reason, though, is this is one case in which difficulty of schedule may have affected our rankings.