As is usually the case, there are some significant swings in this early-season results-based ranking, which sheds a bit more of the influence of preseason expectations this week. It’s not hard to guess where.
SEE RELATED:
| No. Team |
W-L | LW | Resume |
| 1. Louisiana State | 2-0 | 1 | * Oregon (N) |
| 2. Boise State |
1-0 | 2 | * Georgia (N) |
| 3. Alabama |
2-0 | 4 | * Penn State (A), Kent St. (H) |
| 4. South Carolina |
2-0 | 10 | * Georgia (A), East Carolina (N) |
| 5. Oklahoma |
1-0 | 3 | * Tulsa (H) |
| 6. South Florida |
2-0 | 5 | * Notre Dame (A), Ball St. (H) |
| 7. Wisconsin |
2-0 | 6 | * Oregon St. (H), UNLV (H) |
| 8. Oklahoma State |
2-0 | 13 | * Arizona (H) |
| 9. Texas A&M |
1-0 | 9 | * SMU (H) |
| 10. Virginia Tech |
2-0 | 7 | * East Carolina (A) |
| 11. Nebraska |
2-0 | 14 | * Fresno State (H) |
| 12. Stanford |
2-0 | 12 | * Duke (A), San Jose St. (H) |
| 13. Florida State |
2-0 | 11 | * UL Monroe (H) |
| 14. Arkansas |
2-0 | 8 | * New Mexico (H) |
| 15. Auburn |
2-0 | NR | * Mississippi St. (H), Utah St. (H) |
| 16. Baylor |
1-0 | 15 | * TCU (H) |
| 17. Michigan |
2-0 | 27 | * Notre Dame (H), W. Michigan (H) |
| 18. Southern Cal |
2-0 | 20 | * Utah (H), Minnesota (H) |
| 19. Oregon |
1-1 | 19 | * Nevada (H); L: LSU (N) |
| 20. Arizona State |
2-0 | NR | * Missouri (H-OT) |
| 21. Texas |
2-0 | 23 | * BYU (H), Rice (H) |
| 22. Maryland |
1-0 | 25 | * Miami (H) |
| 23. Tennessee |
2-0 | NR | * Cincinnati (H) |
| 24. Florida |
2-0 | 16 | * UAB (H), Florida Atlantic (H) |
| 25. Ohio State |
2-0 | 18 | * Toledo (H), Akron (H) |
| 26. West Virginia |
2-0 | 22 | * Marshall (H) |
| 27. Michigan State |
2-0 | 24 | * Florida Atlantic (H) |
| 28. Texas Christian |
1-1 | NR | * Air Force (A); L: Baylor (A) |
| 29. Mississippi State |
1-1 | 17 | * Memphis (A); L: Auburn (A) |
| 30. Missouri |
1-1 | 21 |
* Miami-OH (H); L: Arizona St. (A-OT) |
FELL OUT: No. 26 Brigham Young (1-1), No. 28 Georgia (0-2), No. 29 Northwestern (2-0), No. 30 Notre Dame (0-2)
A lot of the teams that took steps back this week —- Florida State, Arkansas, Florida, Ohio State, West Virginia and Michigan State, among them —- did so largely because their schedules haven’t given them the opportunity to accomplish anything.
Of course, with Florida State-Oklahoma, West Virginia-Maryland and Florida-Tennessee on tap this week and Arkansas-Alabama next weekend, many of that bunch could take a significant leap before the month is through.
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