The Clemson Tigers maintained the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll when the Week 2 college football rankings were released Tuesday. We are sharing the Complete Week 2 Rankings by AP for its 2019 College Football Poll and comparing to our updated Kickoff Top 25.
There wasn’t much movement since 24 of the 25 ranked teams won their opening game. The one exception was Oregon, which lost the Auburn game 27-21.
The only team to fall out of the Top 25 was Iowa State, which needed overtime to beat Northern Iowa 29-26. They were replaced by Boise State, which beat Florida State 36-31 on the road.
Here is a full rundown of the updated Top 25, courtesy of the AP (positions on the Kickoff Top 25 are in parentheses):
1. Clemson (Spots 1-9 are the same on the AP Top 25, Kickoff Top 25, and Coaches Poll)
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma (5)
5. Ohio State (4)
6. LSU (7)
7. Michigan (6)
8. Notre Dame (14)
9. Texas (8)
10. Auburn (15) Ranked #13 on the Coaches Poll, up 2 spots.
11. Florida – The Gators fell 2 spots from #8 to #10 on the Coaches Poll.
12. Texas A&M (13) Ranked #11 on the Coaches Poll.
13. Utah (9) Ranked #15 on the Coaches Poll.
14. Washington (10) Ranked #12 on the Coaches Poll.
15. Penn State (20) Ranked #14 on the Coaches Poll.
16. Oregon (21) Ranked #18 on the Coaches Poll.
17. Wisconsin (23) Ranked #16 on the Coaches Poll.
18. UCF (Not in our Top 25) Ranked #17 on the Coaches Poll.
19. Michigan State (17) Ranked #20 on the Coaches Poll.
20. Iowa (24) Ranked #19 on the Coaches Poll.
21. Syracuse (not in our Top 25) Ranked #22 on the Coaches Poll.
22. Washington State – Ranked #21 on the Coaches Poll.
23. Stanford (18) Ranked #23 on the Coaches Poll.
24. Boise State (19) Ranked #24 on the Coaches Poll.
25. Nebraska (16) Same position on the Coaches Poll.
We will undoubtedly see changes after this weekend since Clemson hosts Texas A&M, while LSU and Texas will clash as well.