Each week, the Sports' editorial team selects its Top 25 FBS college football teams for the Student Media Poll.
The SMP is a nationwide poll featuring 97 student journalists from schools nationwide.
The Post Sports will break down its ballots each week. Here are the top five, those dropped from the Top 25 and those added.
Robert Keegan III, sports editor
Top Five
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas
Alabama
Ole Miss
It was a crazy week in college football, and we haven’t even gotten to the good stuff yet. My top five had some shakeups, but they remain relatively similar, with Oregon excluded and Ole Miss added. Oregon is still 2-0 but has had some trouble putting away lower levels of competition early in the season.
Additionally, Texas moves up into the third spot after an incredible game against former top 10 opponent, Michigan. Texas could easily slide up into the No. 1 spot later in the season.
Who I dropped: NC State, Kansas
No surprises here. Two low-ranked teams that suffered losses in Week Two.
For NC State, the team lost as an underdog to top-10 ranked Tennessee; however, it was by a wide margin of 41 points, so it was hard to rank a team after that.
Kansas lost to an evenly matched team, Illinois, by a narrow margin of 6 points.
Who I added: Indiana, Syracuse
I somewhat unpopularly ranked both Indiana and Syracuse solely due to each team's offensive success early in the season.
Syracuse had no problem in Week Two against AP Ranked Opponent Georgia Tech. This big win comes after a dominant offensive performance of over 400 yards against Ohio in Week One.
As for Indiana, despite facing an FCS school, they had one of the most completely dominant games of the week. A 77-3 win against any opponent seems worthy of national attention.
Logan Adams, sports editor
Top Five
Texas
Georgia
Ohio State
Alabama
Ole Miss
Texas doesn’t bring a perfect team to the table, nor do I think Michigan is a remarkably good team. However, through two weeks the Longhorns have looked like the best team in the country, and have played better competition than Ohio State while looking just as dynamic.
Penn State dropped out of my top five, falling to No. 11 on my top 25 after a game against Bowling Green where it was behind for vast portions of the event. Other preseason top-five picks, Michigan and Oregon, continue to flounder and thus continue to drop. Michigan now sits at No. 16 and Oregon sits at No. 9.
Who I dropped: Kansas, Texas A&M, Iowa, Georgia Tech
Much like every major outlet, the bottom end of my top 25 saw a lot of overhaul. Kansas, Iowa and Georgia Tech all fell to teams who were added to this week’s top 25, or in consideration to be added, while Texas A&M is suffering from multiple teams just looking better.
Who I added: Syracuse, Nebraska, Iowa State, Indiana
Some familiar faces to Ohio fans found their way onto my top 25 following week two. Syracuse, Ohio’s week one vanquisher, found its way to 21 after two weeks of explosive offensive play. Former Bobcat quarterback Kurtis Rourke has led a consistent Hoosiers offense that has been tough to stop so far. Iowa State picked up a big win against its in-state rival Iowa and Nebraska overpowered a talented Colorado squad.
Charlie Fadel, staff writer
Top Five
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas
Alabama
Ole Miss
Although it was an eventful week of college football across the country, there wasn’t much change in my top five. Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama took care of business, blowing out inferior teams. Texas picked up a big win against a Michigan team that looked completely inept on offense.
Penn State drops a spot after barely surviving against Bowling Green this week, which means the Rebels of Ole Miss will move into my top rankings after stomping Middle Tennessee.
Who I dropped: Georgia Tech, Kentucky, NC State
The Yellow Jackets had their fun in the top 25 after beating a Florida State team ranked in the top 10 in Week Zero. They lost to Syracuse this week and will most likely go back to being below-average in the ACC.
Kentucky looked to be completely overmatched while getting routed 31-6 against South Carolina, and NC State is the latest team to be demolished by Tennessee. The Volunteers offense looks unstoppable with Nico Iamaleava at quarterback.
Who I added: Syracuse, Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa State
It was a big week for the Midwestern region of college football with Nebraska and Indiana representing the Big Ten well after the Cornhuskers manhandled rival Colorado, and Indiana set school records in points scored and yards gained in a game this weekend.
Iowa State was another team that got a huge win in a rivalry game after taking down Iowa with a 54-yard game-winning field goal. Syracuse is the last team to join the top 25 after two very solid performances from Kyle McCord and the Orange’s offense against Ohio in week one and a ranked Georgia Tech team on Saturday.
