Here’s this week’s rankings.
As a reminder, adjusted record treats every game that goes to overtime as a tie rather than a win. So as of now, the perception of Tennessee is aided by this system while South Florida is hurt. Them’s the breaks.
SEE RELATED:AP is this week’s AP ranking; Pvs. is last week’s D1scourse 30 ranking. And starting this week, each team’s notable achievements will be listed. This will be much more useful in a few weeks when some head-to-head performances can help sort the rankings out more accurately.
Anyway, here’s the rundown. California —- which is coming to Byrd Stadium on Saturday —- and Florida State join the top 30; Cincinnati and South Carolina fall out.
| No./Team | Adj. record | AP | Pvs. | Notes/Resume |
| 1. Southern California | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2. Oklahoma | 2-0 | 3 | 2 | * Home win vs. Cincinnati |
| 3. Georgia | 2-0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4. Louisiana State | 1-0 | 7 | 5 | * Ppd. vs. Troy |
| 5. Missouri | 2-0 | 6 | 6 | * Neutral win vs. Illinois |
| 6. Ohio State | 2-0 | 5 | 4 | * Injured TB Wells sat out |
| 7. Florida | 2-0 | 4 | 7 | * Pulled away late vs. plucky Miami |
| 8. Texas | 2-0 | 8 | 9 | |
| 9. Auburn | 2-0 | 9 | 10 | |
| 10. Arizona State | 2-0 | 15 | 11 | * Upended Stanford at home in Pac-10 opener |
| 11. Wisconsin | 2-0 | 10 | 13 | |
| 12. Oregon | 2-0 | 16 | 17 | * 55.0 ppg; Home rout of Washington |
| 13. East Carolina | 2-0 | 14 | 26 | * Home win: West Virginia; Neutral win: Virginia Tech |
| 14. Alabama | 2-0 | 11 | 14 | * Neutral win: Clemson |
| 15. Texas Tech | 2-0 | 12 | 15 | |
| 16. Kansas | 2-0 | 13 | 19 | |
| 17. Penn State | 2-0 | 17 | 25 | * Home rout of Oregon State |
| 18. Brigham Young | 2-0 | 18 | 12 | * Road escape at Washington |
| 19. Fresno State | 1-0 | 21 | 18 | * Road win at Rutgers |
| 20. Utah | 2-0 | 22 | 21 | * Win at Michigan |
| 21. Wake Forest | 2-0 | 20 | 16 | * Home escape vs. Ole Miss; road rout of Baylor |
| 22. Illinois | 1-1 | 24 | 22 | * Neutral loss to Missouri |
| 23. Clemson | 1-1 | 27 | 24 | * Neutral loss to Alabama |
| 24. California | 2-0 | 23 | NR | * Wins over Michigan State (H) and Wash. State (A) |
| 25. Texas Christian | 2-0 | T-34 | 27 | |
| 26. South Florida | 1-0-1 | 19 | 20 | * OT win at Central Florida |
| 27. West Virginia | 1-1 | 25 | 8 | * Road loss to East Carolina |
| 28. Florida State | 1-0 | 28 | NR | |
| 29. Virginia Tech | 1-1 | 36 | 28 | * Neutral loss to East Carolina |
| 30. Tennessee | 0-0-1 | 30 | 29 | * OT loss at UCLA |
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