| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | Alabama stuck with QB Blake Sims throughout their entire 33-23 win over WVU. He threw for 250 yards and 0 TDs. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Florida State | Florida State looked beatable against Oklahoma State. But they survived one of their tougher tests of the year. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Oregon | The Ducks had no trouble with South Dakota. Now they host Michigan State in what should be a fun game. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Michigan State | If they can win at Oregon, MSU will be widely considered a team that can reach, and compete in, the playoffs. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Stanford | Stanford crushed UC Davis, not surprisingly. Next up is a much tougher game against the Trojans of USC. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Auburn | Auburn outscored Arkansas 24-0 in the second half to pull away. Next up they stay at home against San Jose State. | 6 |
| 7 |  | LSU | LSU mounted an amazing comeback to beat Wisconsin 28-24. Next up is Sam Houston State. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State did not blow out Navy, but QB J.T. Barrett was efficient. We'll learn more this week against Virginia Tech. | 8 |
| 9 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma looked great against Louisiana Tech. They should be able to handle Tulsa too. | 9 |
| 10 |  | UCLA | UCLA's defense scored three touchdowns at Virginia. Unfortunately, the offense looked sluggish in the 28-20 win. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Baylor | Baylor battered SMU and will do the same for the next month until they play Texas on October 4th. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Georgia | Todd Gurley and UGA had a great game against Clemson. After a week off, they head to South Carolina. | 14 |
| 13 |  | Texas A&M | Johnny who? Kenny Hill threw for a school record 511 yards in his Aggie debut as the team beat South Carolina 52-28. | 19 |
| 14 |  | USC | Cody Kessler threw for 394 yards and 4 touchdowns and added another score on the ground in a route of Fresno State. | 15 |
| 15 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks' supposedly good defense allowed 680 yards against TAMU in a brutal 52-28 loss. | 11 |
| 16 |  | Arizona State | Not surprisingly Arizona State crushed Weber State. They may be tested a little longer in New Mexico this week. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers blew a big lead against LSU. Now UW will try and regain momentum against Western Illinois. | 13 |
| 18 |  | North Carolina | It was close for a while, but eventually North Carolina pulled away from Liberty to win 56-29. | 18 |
| 19 |  | Nebraska | Ameer Abdullah rushed for 232 yards as Nebraska crushed Florida Atlantic 55-7. | 20 |
| 20 |  | Clemson | A rough second half led to a big loss at Georgia, but now this team can start piling up some wins. | 16 |
| 21 |  | Notre Dame | Everett Golson threw for 2 TDs and rushed for 3 more against Rice. The game against Michigan will be fun. | 22 |
| 22 |  | Washington | Washington's offense did not look good against Hawaii and they will need to score more than 17 to beat EWU. | 21 |
| 23 |  | Mississippi | After a slow start, Bo Wallace turned it on in the fourth quarter and led Ole Miss to a 35-13 win over Boise State. | 24 |
| 24 |  | Texas | Texas cruised past North Texas, but now they face a tough game against a BYU squad that just demolished Uconn. | 25 |
| 25 |  | BYU | Taysom Hill totaled 5 touchdowns against Connecticut. They can make a big splash with a win at Texas on Saturday. | NR |
Week 1 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sun, 08/31/2014
