Ohio State moved to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after defeating then-No. 1 Texas 14-7 in Week 1鈥檚 marquee game. The Buckeyes collected 55 first-place votes to jump two spots from the preseason poll.
Penn State stayed at No. 2 after a 46-11 win over Nevada, while LSU had the biggest jump inside the top 10, moving up six spots to No. 3 following a 17-10 victory at Clemson. Georgia ticks up one slot to No. 4 after beating Marshall 45-7. Miami also made a push into the top five, hopping five places to No. 5 after edging Notre Dame 27-24.
Texas dropped to six spots to No. 7, while Clemson slid to No. 8 and Notre Dame fell three spots to No. 9 after opening-week losses. Alabama suffered the biggest drop of the week, falling to No. 21 after losing 31-17 at Florida State.
AP Top 25 Poll 鈥 Week 2
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (55) | 1636 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 2 | Penn State (7) | 1558 | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | LSU (3) | 1514 | 1-0 | 9 |
| 4 | Georgia | 1410 | 1-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Miami | 1360 | 1-0 | 10 |
| 6 | Oregon (1) | 1302 | 1-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Texas | 1293 | 0-1 | 1 |
| 8 | Clemson | 1135 | 0-1 | 4 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 1068 | 0-1 | 6 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 882 | 1-0 | 13 |
| 11 | Illinois | 855 | 1-0 | 12 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 850 | 1-0 | 11 |
| 13 | Florida | 737 | 1-0 | 15 |
| 14 | Florida State | 705 | 1-0 | NR |
| 15 | Michigan | 686 | 1-0 | 14 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 566 | 2-0 | 22 |
| 17 | SMU | 561 | 1-0 | 16 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 519 | 1-0 | 18 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 424 | 1-0 | 19 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 393 | 1-0 | 21 |
| 21 | Alabama | 360 | 0-1 | 8 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 339 | 1-0 | 24 |
| 23 | Indiana | 257 | 1-0 | 20 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 247 | 1-0 | 23 |
| 25 | Utah | 227 | 1-0 | NR |
Movers
- Biggest jump: LSU jumps inside the top three for the first time since 2019. Iowa State climbed six spots to No. 16 after its 55-7 rout of South Dakota. Utah also enters the Top 25 after beating UCLA 43-10.
- Biggest drop: Alabama fell 13 spots to No. 21 after its road loss to Florida State. It's the lowest Alabama has been ranked since the preseason poll for the 2008 season. Texas slid six spots after its loss to Ohio State, the first time in 35 years a preseason No.1 lost its season opener.
- New entrants: Florida State and Utah enter the AP Top 25 for the first time this year, after commanding wins over Alabama and UCLA, respectively.
Teams with first-place votes after Week 1
| Rank | Team | Record | First-Place Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 55 |
| 2 | Penn State | 1-0 | 7 |
| 3 | LSU | 1-0 | 3 |
Ranked games to watch this week
