One week was all it took not just for this season’s greatest storylines to emerge, but additionally to see who the contenders and pretenders are for the 2021 Faculty Soccer Playoff.
As all the time, that begins with Alabama, which seemed each bit the No. 1 workforce within the nation after demolishing No. 14 Miami 44-13. First-time beginning quarterback Bryce Younger confirmed no important dropoff from Mac Jones in his debut, and the protection seemed higher than it has in years. However the Crimson Tide aren’t the one highly effective workforce this 12 months.
No workforce scored a extra spectacular resume-building win than Georgia, which, ranked No. 5 on the time, downed No. 3 Clemson in a neutral-site sport in Charlotte. The Bulldogs did not get a lot completed in opposition to the Tigers offensively, however their protection — which sacked D.J. Uiagalelei seven occasions and scored the sport’s solely landing on an interception return — was all Georgia wanted to safe a 10-3 victory.
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Week 1 wasn’t completely type to school soccer’s preseason ranked groups. No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 7 Iowa State and No. 11 Oregon all suffered important scares in opposition to vastly inferior opponents in Tulane, Northern Iowa and Fresno State, respectively; Heisman contender Sam Howell could not cease Virginia Tech from upsetting No. 10 North Carolina on the highway; Chip Kelly acquired maybe the largest win of his UCLA profession by downing No. 16 LSU; and No. 10 Washington misplaced a shocker to FCS opponent Montana.
This is how Week 1 of faculty soccer motion affected the AP High 25 and Coaches polls heading into Week 2 of the season:
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Faculty soccer rankings for Week 2
AP High 25
Rank
Crew
Factors (No. 1 votes)
1
Alabama
1,571 (59)
2
Georgia
1,507 (4)
3
Ohio State
1,437
4
Oklahoma
1,374
5
Texas A&M
1,288
6
Clemson
1,231
7
Cincinnati
1,136
8
Notre Dame
1,070
9
Iowa State
1,045
10
Iowa
942
11
Penn State
908
12
Oregon
883
13
Florida
842
14
USC
789
15
Texas
683
16
UCLA
668
17
Coastal Carolina
384
18
Wisconsin
376
19
Virginia Tech
359
20
Ole Miss
335
21
Utah
334
22
Miami
229
23
Arizona State
222
24
North Carolina
198
25
Auburn
83
Others receiving votes: TCU 80; N.C. State 69; UCF 61; Liberty 57; LSU 57; Michigan 52; Oklahoma State 39; Indiana 37; Michigan State 28; Nevada 23; Kansas State 13; Louisiana 12; BYU 10; Boston Faculty 8; Ball State 7; Maryland 6; Arizona 5; UAB 5; Florida State 4; Kentucky 3; Texas Tech 2; Military 2; Appalachian State 1.
Coaches Ballot
Rank
Crew
Factors (No. 1 votes)
1
Alabama
1,624 (64)
2
Georgia
1,537 (1)
3
Ohio State
1,491
4
Oklahoma
1,397
5
Texas A&M
1,334
6
Clemson
1,239
7
Notre Dame
1,197
8
Cincinnati
1,113
9
Iowa State
1,045
10
Florida
1,068
11
Oregon
920
12
Iowa
914
13
Penn State
872
14
USC
828
15
Texas
653
16
UCLA
538
17
Wisconsin
384
18
Utah
294
19
Coastal Carolina
289
20
Ole Miss
285
21
Virginia Tech
274
22
North Carolina
252
23
Oklahoma State
243
24
Miami
186
25
Arizona State
181
Others receiving votes: Auburn 123; Michigan 99; LSU 95; N.C. State 81; Liberty 78; BYU 65; Indiana 58; TCU 49; UCF 48; Florida State 34; Michigan State 33; Kentucky 28; Pitts 20; Kansas State 19; Louisiana 19; Boston Faculty 19; Appalachian State 15; SMU 14; Rutgers 11; Arkansas 11; Maryland 9; Tennessee 7; Nevada 7; Military 7; Fresno State 7; Tulane 6; Ball State 5; Virginia 5; Missouri 5; San José State 5; Marshall 3; Air Drive 2; UAB 2; Charlotte 1.
