The college football rankings won’t get released on Sunday as usual because Week 1 of the 2021 season extends all the way through Labor Day on Monday night when Ole Miss and Louisville will face off in Atlanta. So while we won’t be able to make our usual AP Top 25 projections in our normal “Tomorrow’s Top 25 Today” column, we can certainly identify movement that is sure to occur once the new rankings are released Tuesday.
While No. 5 Georgia’s 10-3 win over No. 3 Clemson is one of the biggest stories of the college football weekend, the effect that decision will have on the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll is limited. The Bulldogs could rise to the No. 2 spot (more on that below), but there is no way they’ll beat Alabama for No. 1 after the Crimson Tide’s impressive 44-13 win over No. 14 Miami. The Tigers also have somewhat of a floor for their fall with the opponent in their loss being a team that now is in the debate for best in the country.
The week did feature five matchups between top 25 teams in a slate that delivered results that will shake up the rest of the poll outside the top five, giving us plenty to consider as these teams are reset in the eyes of voters with at least one game of action to their name.
Let’s take a look at which teams we expect to move when the new college football rankings are released in a few days.
