Week 2 College Football Polls Released; Bama Remains #1

Texas is ranked for the first time under coach Charlie Strong, coming in at No. 11 in the latest Associated Press college football rankings after a rousing opening victory against Notre Dame.

The last time the Longhorns were ranked was November 2013, Mack Brown’s last as coach.

No. 10 Wisconsin also made a big jump into the Top 25 after beating LSU. The Tigers and Fighting Irish were among seven ranked teams that lost during the first weekend of the season.

Alabama is still No. 1. The Crimson Tide picked up 21 first-place votes to total 54 after its 52-6 victory against Southern California. Clemson remained No. 2. Florida State moved up to No. 3. Ohio State is No. 4 and Michigan is No. 5. Houston is No. 6.

The Complete Top-25 Rankings:

1		Alabama (54) SEC Record: 1-0	PV Rank 1 Points 1,518
2		Clemson (2) ACC Record: 1-0	2 1,416
3		Florida State (4) ACC Record: 1-0	4 1,413
4		Ohio State Big Ten Record: 1-0	6 1,324
5		Michigan (1) Big Ten Record: 1-0	7 1,261
6		Houston The American Record: 1-0	15 1,243
7		Stanford Pac-12 Record: 1-0	8 1,140
8		Washington Pac-12 Record: 1-0	14 884
9		Georgia SEC Record: 1-0	18 877
10		Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 1-0	– 759
11		Texas Big 12 Record: 1-0	– 743
12		Michigan State Big Ten Record: 1-0	12 722
13		Louisville ACC Record: 1-0	19 686
14		Oklahoma Big 12 Record: 0-1	3 664
15		TCU Big 12 Record: 1-0	13 635
16		Iowa Big Ten Record: 1-0	17 588
17		Tennessee SEC Record: 1-0	9 573
18		Notre Dame Division I FBS Independents Record: 0-1	10 528
19		Mississippi SEC Record: 0-1	11 493
20		Texas A&M SEC Record: 1-0	– 477
21		LSU SEC Record: 0-1	5 423
22		Oklahoma State Big 12 Record: 1-0	21 409
23		Baylor Big 12 Record: 1-0	23 296
24		Oregon Pac-12 Record: 1-0	24 242
25		Miami (FL) ACC Record: 1-0

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