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The next Associated Press Top 25 Poll comes out Sunday afternoon, and it will not include Big Ten or Pac-12 teams. That means many SEC programs will be ranked in the top 25 and higher than normal.
Before we get to the AP Poll, however, ESPN has updated its Football Power Index Top 25 to reflect Saturday’s results. Some Big 12 and ACC teams have already played, while the SEC won’t start until September 26.
No. 1 Clemson hammered Wake Forest Saturday 37-13, and Texas trashed UTEP 59-3. Oklahoma also embarrassed Missouri State 48-0.
Here are the Football Power Index Rankings after Week 2:
1. Clemson Tigers
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. Georgia Bulldogs
4. Auburn Tigers
5. LSU Tigers
6. Texas Longhorns
7. Florida Gators
8. Oklahoma Sooners
9. UCF Knights
10. Texas A&M Aggies
11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
12. Oklahoma State Cowboys
13. Virginia Tech Hokies
14. Louisville Cardinals
15. TCU Horned Frogs
16. North Carolina Tar Heels
17. Kentucky Wildcats
18. Baylor Bears
19. Memphis Tigers
20. Florida State Seminoles
21. BYU Cougars
22. Pittsburgh Panthers
23. Ole Miss Rebels
24. West Virginia Mountaineers
25. Appalachian State Mountaineers
Other SEC teams:
26. Tennessee Volunteers
30. South Carolina Gamecocks
36. Missouri Tigers
40. Arkansas Razorbacks
45. Mississippi State Bulldogs
61. Vanderbilt Commodores
Saturday Down South reports and comments on the news around the Southeastern Conference as well as larger college football topics.
