College Football Week 1 Power Rankings

The excitement that was Oregon against Auburn for the national title is about to finally be put in the rearview mirror. QB Cam Newton of Auburn is now in Carolina with the Panthers and they will need to rebuild after his departure. Oregon on the other hand loses poised to potentially return to the title game and finish what they started. However, a few former BCS champions look prepared to add another trophy to their case.

A great deal of the college football talk leading up to the opening kickoff has been about the Oklahoma Sooners. They field talent around their offense led by QB Landry Jones and have a schedule that could favor their chances of playing for the title. However, Alabama looks like they could reign again in the SEC now that Auburn will take a step back. The Tide will need to keep one eye on LSU and an another on South Carolina along the way. And, one cannot forget about Boise State, who could find themselves in the title hunt again.

Now to get to the Week 1 rankings as another season prepares to start

Top 25

1) Oklahoma (vs Tulsa)
2) Alabama (vs Kent State)
3) Oregon (vs #5 LSU)
4) Stanford (vs San Jose State)
5) LSU (vs #3 Oregon)
6) Boise State (at #25 Georgia)
7) South Carolina (vs East Carolina)
8) Florida State (vs Louisiana-Monroe)
9) Oklahoma State (vs Louisiana-Lafayette)
10) Texas A&M (vs SMU)
11) Nebraska (vs Tennessee Chattanooga)
12) Virginia Tech (vs Appalachian State)
13) Ohio State (vs Akron)
14) Wisconsin (vs UNLV)
15) Arkansas (vs Missouri State)
16) Michigan State (vs Youngstown State)
17) TCU (at Baylor)
18) Notre Dame (vs South Florida)
19) Auburn (vs Utah State)
20) Mississippi State (at Memphis)
21) Florida (vs Florida Atlantic)
22) USC (vs Minnesota)
23) Arizona State (vs UC Davis)
24) Missouri (vs Miami (OH))
25) Georgia (vs #6 Boise State)

Next best 5:

1) West Virginia (vs Marshall)
2) Texas (vs Rice)
3) North Carolina State (vs Liberty)
4) Penn State (vs Indiana State)
5) Iowa (vs Tennessee Tech)