The brand new AP High 25 school soccer ballot is out.
The highest-ranked Georgia Bulldogs utterly shut down the Clemson Tigers in one of many three Week 1 video games that includes two ranked opponents. Carson Beck had 278 yards passing and two touchdowns whereas UGA’s protection held Clemson to only 188 whole yards. Behind UGA, the opposite groups within the high 5 cruised in opposition to overmatched opponents.
What does it imply for the brand new AP High 25? Let’s break down the rankings.
Stats courtesy of ESPN Stats & Data.
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Earlier rating: 1
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated No. 14 Clemson 34-3
Stat to know: Georgia has gained 45 straight video games in opposition to groups not named Alabama. The final time the Bulldogs misplaced to a workforce aside from the Crimson Tide was a 2020 loss to Florida.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m., ESPN+
Earlier rating: 2
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Akron 52-6
Stat to know: Former five-star recruit Jeremiah Smith caught two landing passes. He’s the primary Buckeyes receiver with two receiving scores in his debut since Michael Wiley in 1996.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Western Michigan, 7:30 p.m., BTN
Earlier rating: 4
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Colorado State 52-0
Stat to know: This was Texas’ second-largest margin of victory in a shutout win up to now 100 years. It is the most important since a 65-0 win over North Texas in 2004.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Michigan, midday, Fox
Earlier rating: 5
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Western Kentucky 63-0
Stat to know: Quarterback Jalen Milroe accounted for 3 passing scores and two speeding touchdowns. It was the third such recreation in his profession, which no participant has executed earlier than in Alabama’s historical past.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. South Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN
Earlier rating: 7
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated No. 20 Texas A&M 23-13
Stat to know: This was Notre Dame’s first win on the highway in opposition to a ranked SEC workforce since defeating Tennessee in 2004.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Northern Illinois, 3:30 p.m., NBC
Earlier rating: 6
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Furman 76-0
Stat to know: Jaxson Dart had 418 yards within the first half. It is essentially the most in a half in Ole Miss historical past and in addition essentially the most in a half of an SEC recreation up to now 20 years.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Center Tennessee, 4:15 p.m., SEC Community
Earlier rating: 3
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Idaho 24-14
Stat to know: Oregon is now 20-0 in opposition to FCS opponents since 1978, however Saturday’s recreation was the second-smallest margin of victory following a 35-30 win over Montana in 1993. Earlier than Saturday, the Geese have been beating FCS opponents by a median of 43.6 factors per recreation.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Boise State, 10 p.m., Peacock
Earlier rating: 8
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated West Virginia 34-12
Stat to know: Penn State had two scores of 40 or extra yards in opposition to WVU. The Nittany Lions had three such scores all of final season.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Bowling Inexperienced, midday, BTN
Earlier rating: 11
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Murray State 51-0
Stat to know: Missouri recorded a shutout in its season opener for the primary time since 1998.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Earlier rating: 9
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Fresno State 30-10
Stat to know: Michigan had simply 89 yards of offense within the first half. It was the fewest yards for the Wolverines in a primary half since 2016.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Texas, midday, Fox
Earlier rating: 12
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Southern Utah 49-0
Stat to know: Cameron Rising threw 5 landing passes in Week 1. That is a profession excessive for him and the third most in Utah historical past. Rising has 51 profession TD passes making him the fourth participant at school historical past with no less than 50 profession TD passes.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Baylor, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Earlier rating: 19
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Florida 41-17
Stat to know: Cam Ward’s 385 passing yards are essentially the most in a Miami season opener since Jacory Harris threw for 386 in 2009.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Florida A&M, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Earlier rating: 23
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated No. 13 LSU 27-20
Stat to know: Miller Moss is the primary USC QB over the previous 25 seasons to report no less than 350 passing yards and a 75% completion proportion in a season opener.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Utah State, 11 p.m., BTN
Earlier rating: 15
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Chattanooga 69-3
Stat to know: Nico Iamaleava’s 314 passing yards are essentially the most in a half in Tennessee historical past, breaking Tyler Bray’s report of 313 set in 2012.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at NC State (in Charlotte), 7:30 p.m., ABC
Earlier rating: 16
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Temple 51-3
Stat to know: Jackson Arnold joins Spencer Rattler (2020) and Josh Heupel (1999) because the third OU quarterback to have 4 passing touchdowns in a season opener.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Houston, 7:45 p.m., SEC Community
Earlier rating: 17
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated South Dakota State 44-20
Stat to know: This was Oklahoma State’s fifteenth straight recreation holding an FCS opponent to seven or fewer factors on the half. The final time the Cowboys failed to take action was 2005 after they trailed Montana State 10-8 at halftime earlier than profitable 15-10.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Arkansas, midday, ABC
Earlier rating: 18
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated UT Martin 41-6
Stat to know: This was the Wildcats’ third straight season-opening win by greater than 30 factors. That ties the longest streak (1997-99) for this system within the AP ballot period.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Tulane, midday, ESPN
Earlier rating: 13
2024 report: 0-1
Week 1 consequence: Misplaced to No. 23 USC 27-20
Stat to know: LSU has misplaced 5 straight season openers. That’s tied for the longest streak at school historical past (1991-95). Brian Kelly has misplaced three consecutive openers for the primary time since 2004-06 when he was at Central Michigan.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Nicholls, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Earlier rating: 22
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Lindenwood 48-3
Stat to know: The three factors allowed are the fewest the Jayhawks have given up since September 2009.
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Illinois, 7 p.m., FS1
Earlier rating: 21
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated New Mexico 61-39
Stat to know: Tetairoa McMillan’s 304 receiving yards are essentially the most in a single recreation in Arizona historical past. He’s the third participant in FBS historical past to have 300 or extra yards receiving in a workforce’s season opener and his mark is the second most in Huge 12 historical past. West Virginia’s Terrance Williams had 314 in a 2012 recreation.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Northern Arizona, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Earlier rating: 25
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Illinois State 40-0
Stat to know: Iowa’s 40 factors have been essentially the most it scored on offense since 2021.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Iowa State, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Earlier rating: Unranked
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Austin Peay 62-0
Stat to know: Tyler Shough is the primary Cardinals quarterback since Lamar Jackson in 2016 to have 4 passing touchdowns in a season opener.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Jacksonville State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Earlier rating: Unranked
2024 report: 2-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated No. 10 Florida State 24-21 (Week 0); defeated Georgia State 35-12
Stat to know: Towards Georgia State, Haynes King recorded his eighth profession recreation with a move TD and speeding rating, tying him for the second most over the previous two seasons behind Missouri’s Brady Cook dinner (9).
What’s subsequent: Saturday at Syracuse, midday, ACC Community
Earlier rating: 24
2024 report: 1-0
Week 1 consequence: Defeated Western Carolina 38-21
Stat to know: With Jordan Waters (123 yards speeding, 2 TDs) and Kevin Concepcion (121 yards receiving, 3 TDs), NC State had each a 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver with a number of scores in a recreation for the primary time up to now 20 seasons.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Tennessee (in Charlotte), 7:30 p.m., ABC
Earlier rating: 14
2024 report: 0-1
Week 1 consequence: Misplaced to No. 1 Georgia 34-3
Stat to know: The final time Clemson failed to attain a landing in a recreation was the 2021 season opener when the Tigers misplaced to Georgia 10-3.
What’s subsequent: Saturday vs. Appalachian State, 8 p.m., ACC Community