This week’s PigskinU.com poll is a little unique in how it worked out.

The Top 15 remained unchanged. Either every team in my Top 15 won was idle, such as Oklahoma. I don’t know that I’ve seen a poll remain so static like that at the top.

The bottom 10 of the Top 25 is another story entirely. There was plenty of turnover at the bottom.

Five of my teams from Nos. 16-25 lost this weekend, and those losses necessitated them dropping from the poll. It’s obvious that I, like many, bought into the Notre Dame hype. I gave them an extra week in the bottom tier of my poll to try and show me they deserved to stay. But the Irish’s loss to Michigan confirmed that they’re still miles away from being a Top 25 team, and I’m not even sure I would put them back in the poll if they manage to beat Michigan State next week.

So for that reason a couple of SEC teams, plus a Big East team, took a big jump in the poll, while my final six teams in the poll were unranked next week. It’s a strange course correction for my poll and one of the most volatile turnovers I’ve ever seen.

You’ll notice that some of the more traditional powers that I left out the last two weeks – texas, Michigan, Southern Cal and Ohio State – are in the poll this week. Of the four of them, I think that Ohio State is probably the weakest after it struggled with Toledo. texas would be next, which is why these two schools occupy the bottom two rungs.

So, without further ado, My PigskinU.com Top 25 poll after Week 1:

1. Oklahoma (last week: 1): The Sooners were off and preparing for their big Sept. 17 contest against Florida State. Win that game and I believe there’s nothing standing between the Sooners and being undefeated in December when they face Oklahoma State.

2. Alabama (last week: 2): Alabama looked fine in dispatching Penn State in Happy Valley on Saturday. The Crimson Tide gets one more tune-up at home this weekend against North texas before diving into SEC play against Arkansas.

3. LSU (last week: 3): LSU made it look easy against Northwestern (La.) State and the Tigers are 2-0 heading into Thursday’s contest with Mississippi State. It’s the SEC opener for the Tigers and a game that the Bulldogs really need to win after losing to Auburn.

4. Boise State (last week: 4): Boise State took the week off after beating Georgia. The Broncos’ next game is against Toledo, and after the Rockets pushed Ohio State to the brink on Saturday, Boise State should enter this game well-focused on avoiding an upset.

5. Stanford (last week: 5): Another week, another blowout for the Cardinal, which defeated Duke. This weekend’s Pac-12 opener with Arizona should be a bit more challenging for Stanford.

6. Nebraska (last week: 6): Nebraska had some trouble with Fresno State before it claimed their second win of the season. QB Taylor Martinez looked great. The Huskers get Washington next, a game that Nebraska seems likely to win.

7. Wisconsin (last week: 7): Wisconsin shut out Oregon State, 35-0, to improve to 2-0. QB Russell Wilson is settling in nicely as the starter. Every single member of Badger Nation should put North Carolina State head coach Tom O’Brien on their Christmas card list. O’Brien is the early candidate for bonehead move of the year, on-field category.

8. Oklahoma State (last week: : Oklahoma State rolled to a nice win over Arizona. Tulsa shouldn’t be a real issue this weekend. Then it’s texas A&M.

9. Virginia Tech (last week: 9): First off, East Carolina is a very dangerous team. I made that point last week when it played South Carolina. So the close score isn’t that surprising. But the Hokies still won and the Hokies stay where they are.

10. Florida State (last week: 10): Well, the Seminoles beat Charleston Southern without issue and they haven’t given up a point in two games. That should change this weekend against Oklahoma. I know most polls have FSU higher, but they’ve proven nothing. Yet.

11. Oregon (last week: 11): The Ducks got back to blowing people out this weekend, defeating Nevada 69-20. The Wolf Pack picked a bad week to play the Ducks, smarting from their loss to LSU. More points away against Missouri State this weekend.

12. South Carolina (last week: 12): Boy, it was close, wasn’t it? Georgia really pushed the Gamecocks in the SEC opener for both teams before South Carolina held on.  Plus, it appears as if Stephen Garcia has reclaimed the QB job. Beware Navy this weekend. The Middies have talent and that offense is hard to defend.

13. texas A&M (last week: 13): The Aggies had the week off to prepare for their home game against Idaho this weekend. Chances are, the Aggies are sneaking a peek at Oklahoma State for their meeting on Sept. 24.

14. Michigan State (last week: 14): Michigan State should feel pretty good heading into its contest with Notre Dame this weekend. Of course, the Spartans should be troubled by how pesky the Irish have proved in losses to South Florida and Michigan. Beware, MSU.

15. West Virginia (last week: 15): Now we find out what the Mountaineers are really made of. Despite their God-awful uniforms, Maryland is a solid team that could end West Virginia’ early undefeated season.

16. Florida (last week: 23): The Gators dispatched UAB pretty easily last weekend, and I don’t see them having much trouble with Tennessee this weekend. The volatility at the bottom of this poll allows them to team up seven spots. But they’ll need to show me something more before I can move them up into the Top 15.

17. Arkansas (last week: 22): A big jump for the Hogs. They were ranked ahead of both Auburn and Florida last week, so I had to keep them ahead of at least one of them. Something tells me the Gators are a little better than the Hogs right now, and Auburn is not quite as good.

18. TCU (last week: 19): The Horned Frogs had to move up at least one spot after beating Air Force to even its record at 1-1. I know Florida and Auburn took big jumps over TCU, but I don’t think the Horned Frogs are better than either one of those teams right now.

19. South Florida (last week: 25): The Bulls get some help from turnover at the bottom of the poll. But they took care of a Ball State team that surprised Indiana last week and look to have an easy path to 4-0 before its Sept. 29 Big East opener against Pittsburgh.

20. Baylor (last week: Unranked): The more I look at the landscape, I should have had the Bears in my Top 25 last week. My reasoning was that they gave up 48 points to TCU. But, after watching Mississippi State, Penn State and Utah all fall, it’s hard to keep the Bears out of the poll now.

21. Michigan (last week: Unranked): Of Michigan, texas, Ohio State, Southern Cal and Arizona State, it’s hard to peg where they should be slotted. But let’s look at it like this – Michigan, Southern Cal and Arizona State beat ranked teams. So they get the higher nods. I think Michigan is a bit better than Arizona State and Southern Cal right now.

22. Arizona State (last week: unranked): Smothering UC-Davis didn’t prove much to me. Beating Missouri did. The Sun Devils should be able to defeat Illinois next week before it faces Southern Cal in Week 4.

23. Southern Cal (last week: unranked): The Trojans struggled mightily against Minnesota, but won in Week 1. Then they went out and beat a ranked team in Utah in Week 2. The Trojans weren’t even in my poll to start the season, so I don’t face the embarrassment of having to re-insert Southern Cal into my poll this week, unlike AP or the coaches. That’s why you don’t drop winners.

24. texas (last week: unranked): The longhorns beat BYU messily and may start a freshman QB next week. Their time in the poll may be short-lived. But they did enough to sneak into my Top 25 for the first time this season.

25. Ohio State (last week: unranked): I’m not real wild about this. I went into this season believing that Ohio State was not a Top 25 team. But with so many losses in the bottom half of this poll, the Buckeyes get in almost by default. I know most polls have them at No. 15, but I’m comfortable with ranking them No. 25.

Dropped out: 16, Missouri, 17. Mississippi State, 18. Penn State, 20. Notre Dame, 21. Utah.

Yep, plenty of turnover. But these teams are waiting for the opportunity to get back into the poll. You can also count Central Florida and Houston among other teams on my Top 25 radar now.

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