College football rankings prediction for top 10 after Week 2 results Paul Myerberg, USA TODAYSeptember 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM 0 One spot will open in the top 10 of this week's US LBM Coaches Poll after Arizona State lost 2420 at Mississippi State. Previously No.
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Paul Myerberg, USA TODAYSeptember 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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One spot will open in the top 10 of this week's US LBM Coaches Poll after Arizona State lost 24-20 at Mississippi State.
Previously No. 10, the Sun Devils are going to slide way down the Top 25. The Bulldogs are almost universally seen as the worst team in the SEC; the result in Starkville is very bad news for the reputations of the Big 12 and Arizona State.
Bad news in Tempe is good news for South Carolina, which is one of a few teams in contention to join at No. 10 after remaining unbeaten against South Carolina State. One team that won't make the leap is Michigan, which lost 24-13 at Oklahoma.
Otherwise, the top 10 should see some shuffling between Notre Dame and Clemson after the Tigers' second uninspiring performance in a row to open the season. Here's our projection for the top of this week's Coaches Poll:
1. Ohio State (2-0)
After beating Grambling 70-0, Ohio State takes on a fiesty Ohio team capable of hanging around for a few minutes longer than expected and frustrating the Buckeyes. The game in the near future that bears watching is the road trip to Washington to end September.
Aug. 30: Waddles, the Oregon Ducks' mascot, does pushups after a touchdown during the game against Montana State at Autzen Stadium.
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makes his final pick on ESPN's "College GameDay" prior to the game between Ohio State and Texas at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game, 14-7.
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Aug. 30: Lee Corso puts on the Brutus mascot head between Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee as he makes his final pick on ESPN's "College GameDay" prior to the game between Ohio State and Texas at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game, 14-7.
">Aug. 30: Lee Corso puts on the Brutus mascot head between Kirk Herbstreit and Pat McAfee as he makes his final pick on ESPN's "College GameDay" prior to the game between Ohio State and Texas at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game, 14-7.
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" style=padding-bottom:56%>Aug. 30: The Ohio State marching band spells "CORSO" before the game against Texas at Ohio Stadium. The game marked Lee Corso's final ESPN "College GameDay" prediction.
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1 / 23College football fanfare: Cheerleaders, mascots, fans at games during 2025 seasonSept. 6: Texas mascot Bevo enters the field before the game against the San Jose State Spartans.2. Penn State (2-0)
Penn State 34, Florida International 0. That's a very Penn State score. It's going to take another two weeks until the Nittany Lions play anyone of consequence: Villanova is next, but then comes Oregon in what's shaping up to be a hugely important Big Ten clash.
3. LSU (2-0)
LSU didn't dominate Louisiana Tech as expected, winning 23-7 thanks to a strong defense, and that win against Clemson to open the year isn't quite as shiny after Clemson struggled with Troy. That's not going to be enough for voters to move LSU off of No. 3, though, especially with no other team ready to move into the top three.
4. Georgia (4-0)
Beating Austin Peay 28-6 with some noticeable issues on offense doesn't really inspire too much confidence going into Saturday's game against Tennessee. Two factors definitely played a role were the long weather delay that pushed kickoff back well over an hour and the sloppy and wet field that seemed to impact the Bulldogs' timing. We'll find out if they're for real in about a week, though.
5. Miami (2-0)
There was no post-Notre Dame hangover in Miami's 45-3 win against Bethune-Cookman. The Hurricanes led 28-3 at halftime behind another strong game from Carson Beck, who completed 22 of 24 throws for 267 yards and two touchdowns.
6. Oregon (2-0)
Oregon's roster costs about $33 million more than Oklahoma State's, according to Mike Gundy's math, and you could see the difference every cent made in the Ducks' 69-3 destruction of the Cowboys. Through two games, Oregon looks like one of the best teams in the country for the second year in a row.
7. Texas (1-1)
Arch Manning rebounded from the loss to Ohio State with five scores against San Jose State, four coming through the air in a five-minute span. That should be enough to keep him off the radar for a week. Right?
8. Notre Dame (1-1)
Notre Dame didn't play on Saturday but could still climb one spot due to Clemson's continued early-season struggles. The Irish next host unbeaten Texas A&M in one of September's biggest non-conference matchups.
9. Clemson (1-1)
Clemson's get-well game against Troy took a sharp turn early and seemed headed for disaster, with a pick-six in the second quarter putting the Trojans ahead 16-3 at the break before five scoring drives in the second half gave the Tigers the 27-16 win. Eyeball test: failed. There will be an incentive to move Clemson down from No. 8.
10. South Carolina (2-0)
The Gamecocks should get the one-spot boost and replace Arizona State. Michigan would've landed here or even higher had the Wolverines beaten Oklahoma. Ranked No. 24 a week ago, the Sooners will take a steep rise in the Top 25 but won't climb quite this far. Another option is Illinois, which was No. 11 last week and then beat Duke 45-19 with a plus-five edge in turnover margin.
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