It was a great opening week of the college football season. While it was only week 1, we found out a lot about certain teams. Boise State proved they are still one of the best programs in the nation after their impressive win over Georgia in Atlanta. LSU was a little too much for Oregon in Baton Rouge. Most of the other teams in the top 10 played cream-puffs and had blowouts. We found out that some teams under the radar are better than originally thought. Baylor had a huge 50-48 win over perennial power TCU in Waco. South Florida had a nice win in South Ben over Notre Dame.
Team on the outside looking in that could have a monster year? Hawaii. This is Greg McMackin’s 4th year and he now has the depth to be as competitive as some of June Jones’ best Hawaii teams of the past. The Warriors made a statement against new Pac-12 member Colorado as the Warrior defense held the buffs to 17 rushing yards and zero td’s on the ground including 7 total sacks (all in the 2nd half.) Bryant Moniz proved he is a legit Heisman candidate after accumulating 299 total yards (121 rushing) and 4 total touchdowns. If the Warriors can knock of Washington in Seattle next week, Hawaii has a legit shot to run the table and possibly give Moniz a chance to be invited to New York. Without further ado, here are my top 25 teams after week 1:
1. Oklahoma (1-0) Last week vs Tulsa W 47-14, next week: Bye
2. Boise State (1-0) Last week vs Georgia W 35-21, next week: Bye
3. Alabama (1-0) Last week vs Kent State W 48-7, next week: @Penn State
4. LSU (1-0) Last week vs Oregon W 40-27, next week: vs Northwestern State
5. Stanford (1-0) Last week vs San Jose State W 57-3, next week: @Duke
6. Oregon (0-1) Last week @LSU L 27-40, next week: vs Nevada
7. Florida State (1-0) Last week vs UL-Monroe W 34-0, next week vs Charleston Southern
8. Oklahoma State (1-0) Last week vs UL-Lafayette W 61-34, next week vs Arizona
9. Wisconsin (1-0) Last week vs UNLV W 51-17, next week vs Oregon State
10. Nebraska (1-0) Last week vs Chattanooga W 40-7, next week vs Fresno State
11. Texas A&M (1-0) Last week vs SMU W 46-14, next week bye
12. Virginia Tech (1-0) Last week vs Appalachain State W 66-13, next week @East Carolina
13. South Carolina (1-0) Last week vs East Carolina W 56-37, next week @Georgia
14. Mississippi St. (1-0) Last week vs Memphis W 59-14, next week @Auburn
15. Arkansas (1-0) Last week vs Missouri State W 51-7, next week vs New Mexico
16. West Virginia (1-0) Last week vs Marshall W 34-13, next week vs Norfolk State
17. Michigan State (1-0) Last week vs Youngstown State W 28-6, next week Florida Atlantic
18. Penn State (1-0) Last week vs Indiana State W 41-7, next week vs Alabama
19. Florida (1-0) Last week vs Florida Atlantic W 41-3, next week vs UAB
20. Northwestern (1-0) Last week @Boston College W 24-17, next week vs Eastern Illinois
21. Georgia (0-1) Last week vs Boise State L 21-35, next week vs South Carolina
22. Ohio State (1-0) Last week vs Akron W 42-0, next week vs Toledo
23. South Florida (1-0) Last week @Notre Dame W 23-20, next week vs Ball State
24. Houston (1-0) Last week vs UCLA W 38-34, next week @North Texas
25. Baylor (1-0) Last week vs TCU W 50-48, next week vs Stephen F. Austin
Others receiving votes: Texas (1-0), Arizona State (1-0), Central Florida (1-0), Hawaii (1-0), TCU (0-1), Auburn (1-0), Utah (1-0), Maryland (1-0), BYU (1-0), Missouri (1-0), Clemson (1-0), Northern Illinois (1-0), Navy (1-0), Pittsburgh (1-0), North Carolina (1-0), Temple (1-0), Arizona (1-0), Tennessee (1-0), Michigan (1-0), Notre Dame (0-1), Iowa (1-0), Air Force (1-0), San Diego State (1-0), Cincinnati (1-0), Miami, Fl (0-1), Southern Mississippi (1-0), North Carolina State (1-0), Syracuse (1-0)