Latest College Football AP Poll Revealed After Wild Week 1
By Mark Powell
One week down, many to go.
College Football's ominous Week 1 went largely according to plan, but in the playoff era where style points matter, the committee is always watching. The second AP Poll of the year has just been released on schedule, with No. 1 Clemson leading the way after an easy 52-14 victory over Georgia Tech.
POLL ALERT: Auburn climbs to No. 10 in AP Top 25 presented by @askregions, Clemson and Alabama still 1-2. Notre Dame moves up to No. 8, Boise State joins rankings at No. 24, Florida, Oregon both drop.
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) September 3, 2019
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The Tigers are followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs, both of whom handled their competition with relative ease, although Nick Saban's squad had a relatively quiet start against Duke, only to turn things on late thanks to Tua Tagovailoa and his four touchdown passes.
Oklahoma and Ohio State round out the Top 5 after resounding wins over the likes of Houston and Lane Kiffin's FAU Owls. Both the Sooners and Buckeyes feature high-profile transfers at the helm. Jalen Hurts and Justin Fields gave fans plenty to be excited about in Week 1.
The new AP Poll is out!@SEC teams in the Top 25:
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) September 3, 2019
2) Alabama
3) Georgia
6) LSU
10) Auburn
11) Florida
12) Texas A&M
The Auburn Tigers, after an impressive comeback behind freshman QB Bo Nix over Oregon, have risen to No. 10 entering Week 2. Boise State, meanwhile, is the only new team to enter the Top 25, finding themselves at No. 23 after a surprising come-from-behind effort at Florida State.
Virginia, TCU, Mississippi State and Cincinnati also received some honorable mention votes, and might get more recognition should they continue their winning ways in Week 2.