An impressive opening weekend with some quality victories gives the SEC six ranked teams in this week’s AP Top 25 poll
Week 1 of the 2021 College Football season is officially in the books, and we saw an action packed Labor Day weekend. A total of eight teams ranked in the preseason Top 25 lost, including three of them losing to unranked teams.
The Big Ten East imposed their will over the Big Ten West, winning three out of the four cross divisional match ups on opening weekend. The SEC also had a successful weekend, as the league finished with a 12-2 overall record. Alabama (over Miami), Georgia (over Clemson), and Ole Miss (over Louisville) delivered some of the key wins for the conference.
A total of six SEC teams are ranked in this week’s AP Top 25, with Alabama and Georgia coming in at No. 1 – No. 2.
This is the second time in the last three seasons and the third in the last five that the SEC is sitting 1-2 in the AP Top 25. https://t.co/ihbr3VpIGQ
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) September 7, 2021
Despite receiving five votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Missouri Tigers are still not receiving any votes in the AP. The Kentucky Wildcats — Mizzou’s opponent on Saturday night, have received three votes in the latest poll.
A win on the road in Lexington on Saturday night might give the Tigers consideration for some receiving votes next week.
Here is Week 1’s AP Top 25 poll:
- Alabama (1-0)
- Georgia (1-0)
- Ohio State (1-0)
- Oklahoma (1-0)
- Texas A&M (1-0)
- Clemson (0-1)
- Cincinnati (1-0)
- Notre Dame (1-0)
- Iowa State (1-0)
- Iowa (1-0)
- Penn State (1-0)
- Oregon (1-0)
- Florida (1-0)
- USC (1-0)
- Texas (1-0)
- UCLA (2-0)
- Costal Carolina (1-0)
- Wisconsin (0-1)
- Virginia Tech (1-0)
- Ole Miss (1-0)
- Utah (1-0)
- Miami Fl. (1-0)
- Arizona State (1-0)
- North Carolina (0-1)
- Auburn (1-0)
In: Auburn, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, UCLA
Out: LSU, Indiana, Washington, Louisiana
Others receiving votes: TCU 80, NC State 69, UCF 61, Libery 57, LSU 57, Michigan 52, Oklahoma State 39, Indiana 37, Michigan State 28, Nevada 23, Kansas State 13, Louisiana-Lafayette 12, BYU 10, Boston College 8, Ball State 7, Maryland 6, UAB 5, Arizona 5, Florida State 4, Kentucky 3, Army 2, Texas Tech 2, Appalachian State 1
Week 2 isn’t as loaded than Week 1 in terms of ranked match ups, but Saturday still provides a solid slate of games:
Top 25 match ups for Week 2:
No. 12 Oregon at No. 3 Ohio State — 11:00 a.m. CST (FOX)
No. 10 Iowa at No. 9 Iowa State – 3:30 p.m. CST (ABC)
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