In a long opening weekend to kick off the 2024 college football season, some teams proved they are worthy of contention in the expanded playoff, while others proved they aren’t ready for primetime or are starting to actively regress from their previously lofty position. (We’re looking at you, Clemson and Florida State.) Now with Week 1 wrapped in a bow, the new AP top 25 rankings are live.
- Georgia handled Clemson in a 31-point rout that calls Dabo Swinney’s approach into question
- USC’s defense looks a little better after a big win over a ranked LSU in Vegas
- Miami discarded Florida on the road as Cam Ward put on a show in his Canes debut
- Florida State stumbles to 0-2 start after falling at home to Boston College
- Kalen DeBoer’s offense came alive as Bama opened with a 63-0 result at home
- Iowa’s offense might have come out of hibernation at long last
So where does that leave things in the view of the pollsters? Here’s your look at the latest AP top 25 rankings heading into the Week 2 slate of games.
AP top 25 rankings
First-place votes in parentheses
- Georgia (57)
- Ohio State (5)
- Texas
- Alabama
- Notre Dame
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Penn State
- Missouri
- Michigan
- Utah
- Miami
- USC
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- LSU
- Kansas
- Arizona
- Iowa
- Louisville
- Georgia Tech
- NC State
- Clemson