College Football Rankings 2016: Week 2 AP Poll winners and losers

Who are the winners and losers in the college football rankings after the release of the Week 2 AP Poll?

Week 1 of the college-football season is officially in the books, as big games and huge upsets made for one of the more memorable opening-weekend slates in recent memory. The first real AP Poll was released Tuesday, and there were more than a few surprises. Even if, as everyone knows, college football rankings don’t mean much until the playoff poll comes out.

Still, there are plenty of teams to keep an eye on — many risers in the rankings, as well as teams that plummeted.

There were upsets aplenty last weekend, with teams such as Wisconsin taking down No. 5 LSU at Lambeau Field. People knock the Big Ten all the time, but that’s a huge win for the conference over the SEC. Then there was Texas A&M, which beat Josh Rosen and darkhorse darling UCLA. Another one not a lot of people saw coming.

Texas, meanwhile, took down No. 10 Notre Dame, as it seems Charlie Strong is leading the Longhorns back to prominence.

No. 15 Houston defeated No. 3 Oklahoma at NRG Stadium, where the Cougars looked like a legit playoff team. Even some unranked upsets — like Western Michigan over Northwestern and South Alabama taking down Mississippi State — had the college-football world buzzing.

So how does the AP Poll look after Week 1, and who were the biggest climbers and droppers?

We picked the three biggest winners and losers from the opening AP Poll. Let us know if you disagree in the comment section below!

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