Fox Sports expert drops updated top 10 teams in country
Two SEC teams were featured in Stewart Mandel’s list of the Top 10 College Football teams after Week 1 for FoxSports.com Sunday.
Alabama remains No. 1 after a 52-6 win against USC. Mandel claimed the Tide exceeded his expectations against the Trojans in Week 1 and credited freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts for his impressive debut.
Texas A&M also cracked the list at No. 10. Despite blowing a 24-9 lead, the Aggies held off UCLA to win 31-24 in overtime. Mandel credited the Myles Garrett-led defense for pressuring quarterback Josh Rosen throughout Saturday’s game.
Here’s a look at how each team ranked in Mandel’s list.
1. Alabama (1-0)
2. Florida State (0-0)
3. Clemson (1-0)
4. Houston (1-0)
5. Ohio State (1-0)
6. Michigan (1-0)
7. Stanford (1-0)
8. Louisville (1-0)
9. Washington (1-0)
10. Texas A&M (1-0)
You can read Mandel’s full analysis here.
What is the rush to put out rankings? There are still two games involving three teams in the AP top 11 tonight and tomorrow. Can’t they wait until all the results are in first?
True, these are the same experts that didn’t get anything right before the season started. Well, mostly. Rankings shoukd wait a few weeks.
TAM @ 10, are they even ranked in the AP ?