Week 2 College Football AP Top 25 Poll: Brett McMurphy’s Ballot vs. Our Betting Power Ratings
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On my Associated Press Top 25 preseason ballot, ESPN’s Rece Davis and I ranked Florida State at No. 3, the highest of the 63 voters. After FSU’s beatdown of LSU, I moved FSU up to No. 1 on this week’s ballot.
The Seminoles have the best — and only win against a top-10 opponent. My top two teams from last week — Georgia and Michigan — drop to Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
Read on to see my full AP Top 25 Poll ballot for Week 2, compared to Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson's updated betting power ratings.
1
AP
Florida State Seminoles
8
PR
2
AP
Georgia Bulldogs
1
PR
3
AP
Michigan Wolverines
2
PR
4
AP
Alabama Crimson Tide
5
PR
5
AP
Washington Huskies
7
PR
6
AP
Penn State Nittany Lions
9
PR
7
AP
Oregon Ducks
6
PR
8
AP
Ohio State Buckeyes
3
PR
9
AP
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14
PR
10
AP
Oregon State Beavers
20
PR
Collin and I agree on eight of the nation’s top 10 teams — just not in the exact order. I have Notre Dame (No. 9) and Oregon State (No. 10) in my top 10, while Collin went with Texas (No. 4) and Utah (No. 10).
11
AP
USC Trojans
11
PR
12
AP
LSU Tigers
12
PR
13
AP
North Carolina Tar Heels
17
PR
14
AP
Tennessee Volunteers
18
PR
15
AP
Duke Blue Devils
44
PR
16
AP
Ole Miss Rebels
13
PR
17
AP
UCLA Bruins
28
PR
18
AP
Utah Utes
10
PR
19
AP
Texas Longhorns
4
PR
20
AP
Oklahoma Sooners
15
PR
For the teams I ranked Nos. 11-20, Collin agrees with six of them — USC, LSU, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Oklahoma.
The biggest difference between our rankings in this group: I have Duke at No. 15, while Collin has the Blue Devils at No. 44. Apparently Collin wasn’t very impressed with Duke’s win over Clemson Monday night.
21
AP
Tulane Green Wave
25
PR
22
AP
Wisconsin Badgers
24
PR
23
AP
Auburn Tigers
19
PR
24
AP
Kansas State Wildcats
38
PR
25
AP
Louisville Cardinals
59
PR
We only agree on two of my final five teams: Tulane and Wisconsin. Of my Top 25 teams, Collin did not have two teams in the top 25 of his power ratings — Kansas State and Louisville.
Of Collin’s top 25 teams, I did not rank Texas Tech and Kentucky.
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