College Football Rankings 2014: Updated Outlook Before Week 2 Polls

The opening week of the 2014 college football season proved well worth the wait. With the weekly ritual of football back in our lives, so follows the release of those pesky polls to tell us how the top schools stack up.

Offenses ran wild in an opening week full of shootouts and blowouts. A select few defenses even showed up to play, but every team ranked in the preseason AP poll scored at least 20 points during their first contests of the new season.

After an eventful Week 1, especially out in the SEC, how will the rankings shake up for Week 2? Let's take a look at how they might unfold.

Team	Previous Rank	Week 1 Result
1. Florida State	1	def. Oklahoma State, 37-31
2. Oregon	3	def. South Dakota, 62-13
3. Alabama	2	def. West Virginia, 33-23
4. Oklahoma	4	def. Louisiana Tech, 48-16
5. Auburn	6	def. Arkansas, 45-21
6. Michigan State	8	def. Jacksonville State, 45-7
7. Baylor	10	def. SMU, 45-0
8. Georgia	12	def. Clemson, 45-21
9. Stanford	11	def. UC-Davis, 45-0
10. Ohio State	5	def. Navy, 34-17
11. LSU	13	def. Wisconsin, 28-24
12. UCLA	7	def. Virginia, 28-20
13. Texas A&M	21	def. South Carolina, 52-28
14. USC	15	def. Fresno State, 52-13
15. Notre Dame	17	def. Rice, 48-17
16. Ole Miss	18	def. Boise State, 35-13
17. Arizona State	19	def. Weber State, 45-14
18. Kansas State	20	def. Stephen F. Austin, 55-16
19. Nebraska	21	def. Florida Atlantic, 55-7
20. Wisconsin	14	loss vs. LSU, 28-24
21. South Carolina	9	loss vs. Texas A&M, 52-28
22. Clemson	16	loss vs. Georgia, 45-21
23. North Carolina	23	def. Liberty, 56-29
24. Missouri	24	def. South Dakota State, 38-18
25. Texas	NR	def. North Texas, 38-7

Stock Up/Down:

Up: Texas A&M

With a huge performance in his first start, Kenny Hill has the Aggies primed for a seismic climb up the rankings.

The sophomore quarterback amassed 511 passing yards and three touchdowns during a scintillating debut against South Carolina, which entered the SEC clash with a No. 9 preseason ranking. As shown by ESPN's Numbers Never Lie, he already eclipsed many of predecessor Johnny Manziel's personal bests.

Five different Texas A&M wideouts registered at least 55 receiving yards, with Malcome Kennedy's 137 yards leading the way. The Aggies finished Thursday night's stampede with a 52-28 victory that should spring Kevin Sumlin's squad up a few spots.

Although the secondary showed some holes amid Dylan Thompson's 366 passing yards and four touchdowns, the Aggies' offense steamrolled an early SEC favorite, which is good enough to place them comfortably in the teens.

Down: South Carolina

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On the other end of the shocking SEC rout, South Carolina must suffer the consequences for Hill's coming-out party.

The Gamecocks allowed an unconscionable 680 total yards during the loss, a rare humiliation for decorated coach Steve Spurrier. ESPN Stats & Info piled on with some interesting tidbits regarding the coach's rough night.

As expected, he was livid with his team's defensive performance, per NBC 26's Brendan Robertson:

Their schedule doesn't get particularly easier, either. This Saturday they'll play the East Carolina Pirates, who opened the season with a 52-7 victory over North Carolina Central. Then it's on to No. 12 Georgia, which will likely vault into the Top 10 after thrashing Clemson last weekend.

Missouri is waiting at the end of September, and don't forget about Auburn to close out October. South Carolina has a rough road to redemption after its disappointing start to 2014.

Up: Texas

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No. 25 Washington didn't quite shine during a 17-16 victory over Hawaii. Afforded no wiggle room perched in the final spot, the Huskies should get expelled from the AP Top 25.

Expect Texas, which looked much better in a 38-7 win over North Texas, to reap the rewards.

In Charlie Strong's coaching debut with the Longhorns, the passing defense declared a full embargo on anything through the air. Texas' secondary caught more passes from North Texas' quarterbacks than its own receivers, collecting four interceptions to just three completed passes.

Player	Comp./Attp.	Yards	TD	INT
Josh Greer	2/11	8	0	2
Andrew McNulty	1/6	7	0	2

The Mean Green finished with 94 total yards, which made a humdrum offensive outing from the Longhorns (354 total yards) more than enough. Considering Texas started the season placed No. 24 in both the USA Today poll and ESPN Power Rankings, this victory should provide the nudge needed to gain AP inclusion.