Projecting the AP Top 25: Arkansas, Tennessee stumble
The SEC’s record-setting 10-team reign atop college football lasted one week.
Three previously-ranked squads will likely find themselves just outside the AP Top 25 following a crazy — and largely lackluster — Saturday in the SEC.
Arkansas’ surprising 16-12 loss to Toledo is one Razorbacks fans won’t soon forget, while Tennessee squandered a two-touchdown lead to Bob Stoops and Oklahoma. Mississippi State missed a 52-yard attempt that would’ve beaten LSU as time expired.
Sixth-ranked Auburn, the preseason league favorite according to media members, needed overtime to narrowly escape Jacksonville State.
No. 5 Michigan State posted Week 2’s most impressive victory, holding off seventh-ranked Oregon in East Lansing, 31-28.
PROJECTING SUNDAY’S AP TOP 25
- Ohio State def. Hawaii, 38-0
- Alabama def. Middle Tennessee, 37-10
- TCU def. Stephen F. Austin, 70-7
- Michigan State def. No. 7 Oregon, 31-28
- Baylor def. Lamar, 66-31
- USC def. Idaho, 59-9
- Notre Dame def. Virginia, 34-27
- Auburn def. Jacksonville State, 27-20
- Georgia def. Vanderbilt, 31-14
- Oregon lost to Michigan State, 31-28
- Florida State def. South Florida, 34-14
- Clemson def. Appalachian State, 41-10
- LSU def. Mississippi State, 21-19
- UCLA vs. UNLV, late
- Georgia Tech def. Tulane, 65-10
- Texas A&M def. Ball State, 56-23
- Ole Miss def. Fresno State, 73-21
- No. 19 Oklahoma def. No. 23 Tennessee, 31-24.
- Boise State vs. BYU, late
- Mizzou def. Arkansas State, 27-20
- Arizona def. Nevada, 44-20
- Utah def. Utah State, 24-14
- Wisconsin def. Miami-Ohio, 58-0
- Oklahoma State def. Central Arkansas, 32-8
- Arizona State vs. Cal Poly, late
Dropped out: No. 18 Arkansas lost to Toledo, 16-12; No. 23 Tennessee lost to No. 19 Oklahoma, 31-24 (OT); No. 25 Mississippi State lost to LSU, 21-19.