The AP and Coaches’ Polls came out yesterday following the week three games. A number of teams found their presence unwelcome in the Top 25 after they were defeated last week and others made their debut after being victorious over ranked opponents or by just being considered better than some of those who lost this week.
AP/Coaches’ rankings after three weeks:
#1 USC The Trojans continue their dominance in the ranks. This week they host Washington State.
#2 LSU The Tigers also hold on to their second slot. They are at home this week against South Carolina.
#3 Florida After embarrassing Tennessee last week, the Gators moved up from #5. This week they travel to Mississippi.
#4 Oklahoma The Sooners dropped down one slot despite their impressive win last week. I guess even they fell victim of the Tim Tebow show over in the Swamp. This week Oklahoma travels in state to play Tulsa.
#5 West Virginia Another team that slipped despite their week three victory. The Mountaineers host East Carolina.
#6/#8 California Cal moved up slightly this week after an impressive 42-12 win over Louisiana Tech
#7/#6 Texas The Longhorns slipped one notch after a tough game versus unranked University of Central Florida. This week they host Rice.
#8/#9 Ohio State The Buckeyes move up two slots. More because of the games played by those ahead of them on last week’s poll than their victory over Washington State. This week they host Northwestern.
#9/#7 Wisconsin The Badgers, like Ohio State, move up slightly for much the same reason a couple of teams ahead of them didn’t do as well as expected. Iowa visits this week.
#10 Penn State Expected t win big last week, they did. Up 2 slots from last week’s poll. This week they travel to Michigan.
#11 Rutgers Up from #13, the Scarlet Knights did what they had to do last week—and what they were expected to do. They are the only team in the Top 25 that’s idle this week.
#12/#14 South Carolina The Gamecocks move up from #17/#23 after their 38-3 win over South Carolina State. Let’s hope they don’t unpack their bags. This week they visit LSU.
#13 Oregon The Ducks move up from #19/#21. This week they’re off to play Stanford.
#14/#12 Boston College BC moves up from #21/#19 last week after their upset of then #15 Georgia Tech. This week they host Army.
#15/#14 Clemson The Tigers are another team on the move. Up from #20 they travel to North Carolina State this week.
#16/#20 Alabama The Tide makes its debut this week in a lofty position after upsetting Former #16 Arkansas 41-38. This week they take on #22/#21 Georgia at home.
#17 Virginia Tech The Hokies weren’t terribly impressive against Ohio last week in their 28-7 win. This week they host William & Mary and shouldn’t be pressed at all.
#18/#19 Louisville The Cardinals fell from #9 last week after being upset by then unranked Kentucky. This week they should do better at home against Syracuse.
#19/#18 Hawaii After playing a couple of games on the mainland, Hawaii moves up a couple of slots and should really roll up some numbers against visiting Charleston Southern.
#20/#16 Texas A&M The Aggies move up after downing Louisiana-Monroe 54-14. I wouldn’t expect that many points this week as they host Miami of Florida.
#21/#23 Kentucky Unranked last week, they beat intrastate rival then #9 Louisville. They are going to have to work hard to hold on to their position as this week they play former #16 Arkansas.
#22/#21 Georgia last week Georgia rolled over Western Carolina 45-16. The Bulldogs have their work cut out for them this week as they face the new #16/320 Alabama at Alabama.
#23/#24 South Florida The Bulls were idle last week but they cracked into the Top 25 anyway. This week they host North Carolina.
#24/#22 Nebraska The Cornhuskers were ranked #14 last week when they lost to #1 USC and they paid the price. This week they host Ball State.
#25 Missouri Another new team in the Top 25. This week Missouri hosts Illinois State.
Out of the Top 25 this week:
UCLA goes from #11 to OUT after losing to Utah 44-6.
Georgia Tech goes from #15 to OUT after losing to Boston College 24-10.
Arkansas goes from #16 to OUT after Alabama beat them up 41-38.
Tennessee got Tebowed 59-20 against Florida and went from #22/#24 to OUT.
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