Through games of Sept. 3, new poll will be released Sept. 11.
USC (27)
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 324 / Previous Rank: 1
OVERHEARD: “Are they the best team? Probably. Did they play like a No. 1 team against Idaho? No.” — Peter Simones, Daily Trojan
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Idaho (Sept. 1), 38-10 / Next Week: Sept. 15 at Nebraska
LSU (4)
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 286 / Previous Rank: 2
OVERHEARD: “The Tigers stomped a conference foe on the road. They deserve the No. 1 ranking more than anyone else so far.” - Travis Robinett, Daily Kansan
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Mississippi State, 45-0 / Next Week: Sept. 8 vs. No. 10 Va Tech
WEST VIRGINIA (1)
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 236 / Previous Rank: 3
OVERHEARD: “Offensively, they could not be stopped and they should show much more speed on defense.” - Tony Dobies, Daily Athenaeum
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Western Michigan, 62-24 / Next Week: Sept. 8 at Marshall
FLORIDA (1)
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 214 / Previos Rank: 5
OVERHEARD: “Tebow’s performance Saturday (300 yds, 4 TDs) leaves little doubt that the kid can captain the Gators’ ship this season.” - Kevin Hagstrom, Badger Herald Western Ky.
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Western Kentucky, 49-3 / Next Week: Sept. 8 vs Troy
WISCONSIN
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 160 / Previous Rank: 7
OVERHEARD: “Wisconsin is an underrated team in an incredibly overrated conference.” - Bryan Jones, Independent Florida Alligator
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Washington State, 42-21 / Next Week: Sept. 8 at UNLV
OKLAHOMA
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 159 / Previous Rank: 8
OVERHEARD: “No other elite team in the nation took care of business this weekend like the Sooners did against North Texas.” - Jonathan Smith, Kentucky Kernel
GAMES: Last Week: Def. North Texas, 79-10 / Next Week: Sept. 8 vs Miami
TEXAS
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 133 / Previous Ranks: 6
OVERHEARD: “The team most likely to fall out of the top 10 next. TCU is looking for the upset.” - Paul Delos Santos, UNLV Rebel Yell
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Arkansas State, 21-13 / Next Week: Sept. 8 vs TCU
LOUISVILLE
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 113 / Previous Rank: 10
OVERHEARD: “With the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft the Atlanta Falcons select Brian Brohm… anybody? .” - Alex Riley, Daily Gamecock
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Murray State, 73-10 / Next Week: Sept. 6 vs MTSU
CAL
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Point: 89 / Previous Rank: NA
OVERHEARD: “Convincing win over Tennessee is probably program’s biggest milestone in the Tedford era.” - Will Parchman, Baylor Lariat
GAMES: Last Week: Def. Tennessee, 45-31 / Next Week: Sept. 8 at Colo. State
VIRGINIA TECH
QUICK STATS: W-L: 1-0 / Points: 44 / Previous Rank: 9
OVERHEARD: “Emotional day, but not exactly a first-class game by the Hokies.” - Andrew Zuckerman, The Diamondback
GAMES: Last Week: Def. East Carolina, 17-7 / Next Week: Sept. 8 at No. 2 LSU
Also Receiving Votes:
Georgia 25, Ohio State 15, Rutgers 5, Nebraska 3, Boston College 3, Auburn 2, Michigan 1, UCLA 1, Georgia Tech 1, Idaho 1
Dropped Out:
No. 4 Michigan
Voters:
Jonathan Smith, The Kentucky Kernel; Mike Bushnell, The Maneater (Missouri); Will Parchman, The Baylor Lariat; Alex Riley, The Daily Gamecock; Tony Dobies, The Daily Athenaeum (WVU); Zach Osterman, Indiana Daily
Student; Andrew Zuckerman, The Diamondback (Maryland); Jonathan Crowl, The Daily Nebraskan; Charlie Kautz, The Daily Iowan; Ryan Killian, The Daily Texan; Carson Cunningham, The Daily O’Collegian (Okla. State); Clark Leonard, The Technician (NC State); Michael McGuffee, The FSView & Florida Flambeau; Kevin Hagstrom, The Badger Herald; Matt Vines, The Daily Reveille (LSU); Daily Cal Sports Staff, The Daily Californian; Paul Delos Santos, The Rebel Yell (UNLV); Tim Bella, The TCU Daily Skiff; Matt Gelb, The Daily Orange (Syracuse); Jon Nyatawa, The Purdue Exponent; Baxter Holmes, Oklahoma Daily; Pravin Patel, The Miami Hurricane; Hahnming Lee, The Technique (Ga. Tech); Robert Taylor, The Idaho Argonaut; Travis Robinett, The Daily Kansan; Jonathan Willard, The ASU Herald; Scott Bell, The Michigan Daily; Peter Simones, Daily Trojan; Dale Addison, The Kaleidoscope (UAB); Bryan Jones, The Independent Florida Alligator; David Harding, The News Record (Cincinnati); Jimmy Graben, The Collegian (Fresno State); Tony Pizza, The Daily Utah Chronicle
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