If the Preseason Top 25 is about expectations, Week One’s top 25 is about overreaction. Every team still has 11 games left in the regular season, yet how they played in the first week is exactly how they’ll be the rest of the season according to pollsters. Look flat? Well, if you’re Clemson you drop 20 spots to barely hang on, or if you’re TCU you just...leave. Look great? Hey, look at both Duke and Colorado!
It’s going to take a few weeks for everything to even out, as there are still some big matchups happening in the non-conference season.