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Huskies Reach Rarified Air in Final Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
As much as the University of Washington football team could score in a blink of the eye — see the first play of the second half in the Apple Cup — its climb up the Pac-12 power rankings was a lot like watching a fresh coat of paint on Husky Stadium dry. It was maddening slow, almost painful to consume. The Huskies initially were ranked low, and rightfully slow, after coming off a 4-8 season in 2021. Then just when they were beginning to draw some attention with a 4-0 start under Kalen DeBoer, they lost to UCLA, no arguments there, and did a face plant at Arizona State — when the Huskies…
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College football rankings: Ohio State jumps Alabama, Michigan State continues to plummet in CBS Sports 131
Ohio State is building a strong case to be ranked as the best team in the country. After a dominant win against Wisconsin in Week 4, the Buckeyes have now jumped ahead of Alabama for No. 2 in the CBS Sports 131, our comprehensive ranking of every FBS college football team. We’ve released just five editions of the CBS Sports 131 this season, and this latest update marks the fourth different combination for the top three of Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama. This battle for supremacy will ultimately be settled on the field, and we do have a long way to go before we could get those hypothetical matchups, but…
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College football rankings: Georgia takes over No. 1 spot from Alabama, Notre Dame plummets in CBS Sports 131
The schedule in Week 2 almost always looks less exciting going in than the results we see on the field, and this year was no different as three top-10 teams all lost on the same day and the presumed best team in the country was taken to the wire on the road as a 20-point favorite. But now that all the dust has settled, the picture at the top looks clearer than ever — and that picture paints the Georgia Bulldogs as the best team in the country. Georgia took over the No. 1 spot from Alabama in the latest edition of the CBS Sports 131, a comprehensive ranking of…
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Tomorrow’s Top 25 Today: Georgia takes No. 1 from Alabama as upsets shake up college football rankings
The college football rankings are set for a major shake up when the AP Top 25 is updated Sunday as the voters have to react to numerous massive upsets that happened (as well as other upsets that almost happened) during a wild Week 2. Three top 10 teams lost on the same day (two of them to Sun Belt opponents) but it was a near-upset in Austin, Texas, that could lead to the most headline-worthy change in the rankings. No. 1 Alabama kicked a game-winning field goal with 10 seconds remaining to escape with a 20-19 win over unranked Texas and claim a victory over a Longhorns team that lost starting quarterback…
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College football rankings: Georgia jumps Ohio State for No. 2, Florida climbs rapidly in CBS Sports 131
CBS Sports graphic When the college football rankings are updated after Week 1 results are final, it’s a chance to blend preseason predictions with first impressions to create a new look at how these teams stack up against one another. While much of the conversation around the top of the sport has focused on Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State for months, few takeaways from Week 1 are more significant than the Bulldogs’ 49-3 statement win against Oregon. That win has Georgia jumping ahead of Ohio State for the No. 2 spot in the new CBS Sports 131, our comprehensive ranking of every FBS team, positioning the Dawgs to make a…
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College Football Power Rankings: Alabama, Georgia open in top spots as 2022 season begins in chaotic fashion
CBS Sports graphic Week 1 could have been a little easier on the heart. Of the 81 games played in the first full week of the season, approximately 20% — one in five — were decided by eight points or less. That includes a hockey score in Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa 7, South Dakota State 3) and a basketball score in Boone, North Carolina (North Carolina 63, Appalachian State 61). It also included Florida State surviving both LSU and itself. The result marked the SEC’s lone nonconference loss (14-1) since the beginning of the season. Pittsburgh beat West Virginia with a pick six. Utah had four separate leads at Florida…
