As the school football season enters Week 2 and CCA, SEC and Big 12 sign up for the party, the Top 25 remains unchanged after Week 1.
When the season officially began on Labor Day weekend, no ranked team was in action. The Navy won six votes in the preseason vote and really lost them after a 52-3 hit at by BYU’s hands. However, there has not been enough fall for The Associated Press to consider a new week 2 ballot.
In fact, that won’t be the case after next week of the game. While 3 Power Five meetings planning to play this fall are expected to be introduced to the field, there will be six groups ranked in action, with the opportunity to make the arguments they deserve to be ranked higher.
With all the groups sitting at 0-0 and waiting to run the table in a maximum season, this is what the ballot looks like, the next game for each team and a preview of the most important clashes of Week 2.
Top 25 AP
1. Clemson (0-0, 9/12 at Wake Forest, 7:30 pm ET)
2. State of Ohio
3. Alabama (0-0, 26/09 Missouri)
4. Georgia (0-0, 26/9 in Arkansas)
5. Oklahoma (0-0, September 12 against the state of Missouri, 7 p. m. ET)
6. LSU (0-0, 26/9 against the state of Mississippi)
7. Penn State (c)
8. Florida (0-0, 26/9 Mississippi)
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame (0-0, 12 September v Duke, 2:30 pm ET)
11. Auburn (0-0, 26/9 against Kentucky)
Wisconsin 12
Texas A 13
14. Texas (0-0, September 12 vs. UTEP, 8 p. m. ET)
15. State of Oklahoma (0-0, 19 September v Tulsa)
16. Michigan
17. USC
18. North Carolina (0-0, September 12 vs. Syracuse, ET)
19. Minnesota
20. Cincinnati (0-0, 9/19 against Austin Peay)
21. UCF (0-0, 19 September at Georgia Tech)
22. Utah
23. State of Iowa (0-0, September 12 vs. Louisiana, ET)
24. Iowa
25. Tennessee (0-0, 26/9 in South Carolina)
Play an autumn season, unless there’s a change.
UAB in Miami
There are a ton of intriguing features in the Top 25 this week. Most of the qualifying groups are still waiting another week for their season opener, and the matchups we do have seem lopsided on paper.
Right outside, the Top 2five is a Five vs Power Five Group convention game that can shape the back of the next survey. Miami is ranked 30th with 42 votes in the initial poll, and the Blazers made an appearance in the “others who received votes” category with one vote.
Pressure is high for Manny Diaz after his first season in command in South Florida ended badly. The Hurricanes finished the season on a three-game losing streak, adding defeats to Florida International and Lousiana Tech at the Independence Bowl.
That brings us to the opening of the Canes season against a UAB team that just won 45-35 against Central Arkansas. That score doesn’t tell the story, as the Blazers delivered the ball three times and gave in two beats. touchdowns to make a much tighter game on paper.
Miami has a major explanation for why to be positive at D’Eriq King: the former Houston quarterback enters the program as one of the highest transfers completed in the country and offers the consistent quarterback game that the program has missed.
In defense, the Canes will miss the defensive finish of stallion Gregory Rousseau, they can upgrade component of their production through the Movement of Temple Quincy Roche. He was the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year last year.
The online defensive game will be important. Miami had one of the top stingy race defenses in the country last season (3. 17 yards allowed consistent with race). UAB to run the ball. Spencer Brown played the 14th 100-yard ground game of his career as opposed to the Arkansas and will be the key if the Blazers want to make a canopy in the 14. 5-point hole in DraftKings.
Duke at 10 Notre Dame
It’s a sign of the times when Notre Dame will compete for a football convention championship this season. Due to the exclusive scenario of trying a season at the time of COVID-19, the Fighting Irish are about to play a full CCA schedule. .
This crusade for the most sensible Clemson in the most sensible of the convention begins with a house game opposite Duke on Saturday afternoon.
Notre Dame is in the 10th most sensible and is favored through 20. 5 issues in its home opening. There are expectations of height in position and smart reasons for them. The Irish are regaining much of the skill that was 11-2 last year, adding a Camping World Bowl win over the state of Iowa.
Among the returnees is Quarterback Ian Book, who amassed more than 3,000 yards with 34 touchdowns for just six interceptions, lost his two most sensitive catchers to Chase Claypool and the closed final Cole Kmet, although he is sure that Ben Skowronek’s northwest movement can fill that void.
The new Irish player on the receiving corps has 90 receptions for 1,206 yards and 8 touchdowns in his 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Wildcats. He will be a player to watch as Notre Dame tries to show the passing game regresses.
For Duke, the rise of Chase Brice is a situation to consider. Clemson’s understudy transferred to the Blue Devils to play for David Cutcliffe. to have a breakthrough season.
Syracuse at No. 18 North Carolina
North Carolina is a 22. 5-point favorite here, so this one shouldn’t be around. However, any of the offenses are expected to succeed. .
While The Tar Heels are expected to finish third in the CCA, either has high-powered fouls that can add points.
For Syracuse, this is the protector Tommy DeVito. The quarterback must complete the long ball and stretch the defenses vertically, but they have to keep it upright. Orange allowed 50 catches last season, but DeVito still pitched 19 touchdowns with five interceptions. .
The Heels will have Sam Howell back as quarterback after one of the freshman seasons as a quarterback.