Photo courtesy of Jason Getz | jason.Getz@ajc.com
The first week of the 2022-23 college football season is in the books and with results across the board, Sean Clark and the rest of the AOU Network staff combined their respective rankings to put together one whole Top 25 heading into Week 2.
Others receiving votes:
SMU (1 vote, Record 1-0)
Week 1 result: win 48-10 @ North Texas
Week 2 matchup: vs. Lamar (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
25. BYU (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win @ South Florida 50-21
Week 2 matchup: vs. No. 9 Baylor (10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)
24. Tennessee (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Ball State 59-10
Week 2 matchup: @ No. 16 Pittsburgh (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
23. Wake Forest (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. VMI 44-10
Week 2 matchup: @ Vanderbilt (12 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
22. Houston (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win @ UTSA 37-35 (3OT)
Week 2 matchup: @ Texas Tech (4 p.m. ET, FS1)
21. Ole Miss (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Troy 28-10
Week 2 matchup: vs. Central Arkansas (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+/SEC Network+)
20. Kentucky (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Miami (OH) 37-13
Week 2 matchup: @ Florida (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
19. Oregon (Record: 0-1)
Week 1 result: loss @ No. 2 Georgia 49-3 (neutral site)
Week 2 matchup: vs. Eastern Washington (8:30 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network)
18. Wisconsin (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Illinois State 38-0
Week 2 matchup: vs. Washington State (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
17. Arkansas (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Cincinnati 31-24
Week 2 matchup: vs. South Carolina (12 p.m. ET, ESPN)
16. Pittsburgh (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. West Virginia 38-31
Week 2 matchup: vs. No. 24 Tennessee (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
15. Utah (Record: 0-1)
Week 1 result: loss @ Florida 29-26
Week 2 matchup: vs. Southern Utah (1:30 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network)
14. Michigan State (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Western Michigan 35-13
Week 2 matchup: vs. Akron (4 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network)
13. NC State (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win @ East Carolina 21-20
Week 2 matchup: vs. Charleston Southern (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN3)
12. Miami (FL) (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Bethune-Cookman 70-13
Week 2 matchup: vs. Southern Miss (12 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
11. USC (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Rice 66-14
Week 2 matchup: @ Stanford (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
10. Oklahoma State (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Central Michigan 58-44
Week 2 matchup: vs. Arizona State (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
9. Baylor (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Albany 69-10
Week 2 matchup: @ No. 25 BYU (10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN)
8. Oklahoma (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. UTEP 45-13
Week 2 matchup: vs. Kent State (7 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
7. Notre Dame (Record: 0-1)
Week 1 result: loss @ No. 3 Ohio State 21-10
Week 2 matchup: vs. Marshall (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock)
6. Michigan (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Colorado State 51-7
Week 2 matchup: vs. Hawai’i (8 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network)
5. Texas A&M (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Sam Houston 31-0
Week 2 matchup: vs. Appalachian State (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
4. Clemson (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Georgia Tech 41-10 (neutral site)
Week 2 matchup: vs. Furman (3:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
3. Ohio State (Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 21-10
Week 2 matchup: vs. Arkansas State (12 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network)
2. Georgia (1 first-place vote, Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. No. 19 Oregon 49-3 (neutral site)
Week 2 matchup: vs. Samford (4 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
1. Alabama (1 first-place vote, Record: 1-0)
Week 1 result: win vs. Utah State 55-0
Week 2 matchup: @ Texas (12 p.m. ET, FOX)