Texas Takes No. 1 Spot as Ohio State Holds Power-Rating Lead
CBS Sports reported on 15 September that Texas moved to the No. 1 position in the Associated Press and AFCA Coaches polls after its 24-23 comeback victory over Ohio State on 7 September, while the Buckeyes stayed atop the college football power-rating rankings. Fox News also noted that the win gave Texas its first No. 1 ranking in the AP poll of the season. Earlier in the week, ESPN had projected the College Football Playoff selection committee would place Ohio State and Texas as the top two teams in the first-week rankings, and CBS Sports listed Ohio State at No. 1 and Texas at No.
5 in its power rankings ahead of their matchup. Analyst Joel Klatt promoted Ohio State to No. 1 and dropped Oregon to No. 7 in his week-one rankings, according to FOX Sports. Subsequent Coaches and AP polls released after Week 1 kept Ohio State at the summit, with LSU climbing into the top ten, as reported by CBS Sports and USA Today.