Kenny Hill torched South Carolina, Todd Gurley ran over Clemson and LSU overcame a 17-point deficit to upend Wisconsin.

We saw a couple of big-time performances during the opening weekend of SEC football, a few that are sure to shake up Tuesday’s Associated Press Top 25. Before we project the rise and fall of several teams, here’s a look at the preseason Associated Press Top 25 going into last week.

PRESEASON AP TOP 25

1. Florida State (57)
2. Alabama (1)
3. Oregon (1)
4. Oklahoma (1)
5. Ohio State
6. Auburn
7. UCLA
8. Michigan State
9. South Carolina
10. Baylor
11. Stanford
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. Wisconsin
15. Southern Cal
16. Clemson
17. Notre Dame
18. Ole Miss
19. Arizona State
20. Kansas State
21. Texas A&M
22. Nebraska
23. North Carolina
24. Missouri
25. Washington

Others receiving votes: UCF 94, Florida 87, Texas 86, Duke 71, Iowa 68, Louisville 48, Marshall 41, Oklahoma State 37, Virginia Tech 26, TCU 23, Mississippi State 22, Michigan 19, Texas Tech 19, Miami (FL) 16, Cincinnati 15, Boise State 10, Oregon State 10, Northwestern 8, BYU 8, Penn State 5, Vanderbilt 2, Navy 2, Nevada 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1, Utah State 1

Editor’s note: One final SEC team, Tennessee, opens its season tonight at 7 against Utah State, but we aren’t projecting a victory to mean much as far as national polls go.

PROJECTING TUESDAY’S AP TOP 25

  1. Florida State (1-0) beat Oklahoma State 37-31. Next: vs. The Citadel, Saturday
  2. Alabama (1-0) beat West Virginia 33-23. Next: vs. FAU, Saturday — The Crimson Tide didn’t play like a dominant SEC favorite, but got the job done against the upset-minded Mountaineers.
  3. Oregon (1-0) beat South Dakota 62-13. Next: vs. No. 8 Michigan State, Saturday.
  4. Oklahoma (1-0) beat Louisiana Tech 48-16. Next: at Tulsa, Saturday.
  5. Auburn (1-0) beat Arkansas 45-21. Next: vs. San Jose State, Saturday — Nick Marshall and Co. broke open a tie game at halftime to steamroll the Razorbacks.
  6. Ohio State (1-0) beat Navy 34-17. Next: vs. Virginia Tech, Saturday.
  7. Michigan State (1-0) beat Jacksonville State 45-7, Friday. Next: at No. 3 Oregon, Saturday.
  8. UCLA (1-0) beat Virginia 28-20. Next: vs. Memphis, Saturday
  9. Baylor (0-0) vs. SMU, Today (if Bears win, they’re here.) Next: vs. Northwestern State, Saturday.
  10. Georgia (1-0) beat No. 16 Clemson 45-21. Next: at No. 9 South Carolina, Sept. 13 — Todd Gurley kicked off his Heisman campaign with a school-record 293 total yards and scored four total touchdowns.
  11. Stanford (1-0) beat UC Davis 45-0. Next: vs. No. 15 Southern Cal, Saturday.
  12. LSU (1-0) beat No. 14 Wisconsin 28-24. Next: vs. Sam Houston State, Saturday — The Tigers erased a 24-7 deficit in the third quarter to stun the Badgers.
  13. Southern Cal (1-0) beat Fresno State 52-13. Next: at No. 11 Stanford, Saturday.
  14. Texas A&M (1-0) beat No. 9 South Carolina 52-28, Thursday. Next: vs. Lamar, Saturday — Flawless offensively, the Aggies snapped South Carolina’s 18-game winning streak in blowout fashion.
  15. Notre Dame (1-0) beat Rice 48-17. Next: vs. Michigan, Saturday.
  16. Mississippi (1-0) beat Boise State 35-13, Thursday. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday — Bo Wallace shook off three interceptions with four touchdowns passes and the Rebels used a hard-hitting secondary to win their opener.
  17. Arizona State (1-0) beat Weber State 45-14, Thursday. Next: at New Mexico, Saturday.
  18. South Carolina (0-1) lost to No. 21 Texas A&M 52-28, Thursday. Next: vs. East Carolina, Saturday — The preseason Eastern Division favorite was punched in the mouth by their new West rival in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
  19. Kansas State (1-0) beat Stephen F. Austin 55-16. Next: at Iowa State, Saturday.
  20. Wisconsin (0-1) lost to No. 13 LSU 28-24. Next: vs. Western Illinois, Saturday.
  21. Nebraska (1-0) beat FAU 55-7. Next: vs. McNeese State, Saturday.
  22. North Carolina (1-0) beat Liberty 56-29. Next: vs. San Diego State, Saturday.
  23. Missouri (1-0) beat South Dakota State 38-18. Next: at Toledo, Saturday — Gary Pinkel’s group took care of business at home against an FCS opponent.
  24. Washington (1-0) beat Hawaii 17-16. Next: vs. Eastern Washington, Saturday.
  25. Clemson (0-1) lost to No. 12 Georgia 45-21. Next: vs. South Carolina State, Saturday.

SEC TAKEAWAYS: South Carolina drops out of the Top 10, falling nine spots to No. 18 after a convincing home loss to Texas A&M who jumped seven spots into the Top 15 … Auburn leaps Ohio State into the No. 5 spot after an explosive second-half showing against Arkansas coupled with the Buckeyes’ less-than-impressive victory over Navy … Thanks to a few teams losing ahead of them, the Rebels improve from No. 18 to No. 16 after pulling away from Boise State.