After a great opening week of college football, here are my personal picks for the top 25.

The number one team in my poll scored the week’s most impressive victory, with a complete dismantling of the Big Ten contending Wolverines. Nick Saban appears to have made up for the Crimson Tide’s numerous defensive losses as they picked off Denard Robinson twice. 

The Trojans redeem season got off to a big bang. Matt Barkley looks headed to the Heisman ceremony already with four touchdown throws and Marqise Lee led the receiving attack with ten catches for 197 yards.  

 3. LSU (1-0) Last Week: 41-14 win against North Texas

Last year’s National Championship runner-up handled business in week one. Kenny Hilliard and Alfred Blue both had 100 yard rushing games, setting the precedent to perhaps take the pressure off of new quarterback Zack Mettenberger. 

The score was closer then the totality of the game really was, with the Ducks putting up 50 before half. Redshirt freshman Marcus Mariota had a coming out party under center, going 18-22 for 200 yards and three touchdowns. 

This Week: vs. Fresno State

The Seminoles went through the motions and handled the Racers with ease. This week, they get a Savannah State team that lost 84-0 to Oklahoma State, so expect more of the same in Tallahassee. 

If a few field goals went through the uprights for the Miners, this game might have been different. It seems like the Sooners slept walked through their opener on the road, something they will need to correct for Big 12 play in two weeks. 

7. South Carolina (1-0) Last Week: 17-13 win at Vanderbilt

Kicking off the college football season on Thursday night, the Gamecocks had more trouble then expected in their first SEC game on the road. Still, Marcus Lattimore toted the ball 23 times for 110 yards and two scores and SC escaped 1-0. 

The Razorbacks were another SEC team that had some struggles, at least early on, down 14-7 in the opening minutes of the second quarter. Four unanswered touchdown drives orchestrated by Tyler Wilson put the game away and made the early deficit a distant memory. 

9. Georgia (1-0) Last Week: 45-23 win against Buffalo

In the Bulldogs, we find yet another SEC team that had early difficulties. Buffalo was in the early driver’s seat, having a 243-188 yard advantage at the half. Talent prevailed at the end and Aaron Murray passed for three touchdowns. 

10. Michigan State (1-0) Last Week: 17-13 win against Boise State

The stifling 2011 Spartans defense appeared to be reincarnated in 2012, after MSU held the Broncos to just 206 total yards. Sparty had an offensive star emerge too, with tailback Le’Veon Bell rushing 44 times for 210 yards and two touchdowns. 

11. Clemson (1-0) Last Week: 26-19 win against Auburn

This Week: vs. Ball State

This Week: bye week

This Week: at Oregon State

This Week: vs. Air Force

15. Oklahoma State (1-0) Last Week: 84-0 win over Savannah State

This Week: at Arizona

This Week: vs. New Mexico

17. Notre Dame (1-0) Last Week: 50-10 win against Navy

This Week: vs. Purdue

18. Nebraska (1-0) Last Week: 49-20 win against Southern Miss

This Week: at UCLA

19. Kansas State (1-0) Last Week: 51-9 win against Missouri State

This Week: vs. Miami, Fl

20. Virginia Tech (1-0) Last Week: 20-17 win against Georgia Tech

This Week: vs. Austin Peay

21. Ohio State (1-0) Last Week: 56-10 win against Miami (OH)

This Week: vs. UCF

22. Utah (1-0) Last Week: 41-0 win against Northern Colorado

This Week: vs. Utah State

23. Stanford (1-0) Last Week: 20-17 win against San Jose State

This Week: vs. Duke

24. Louisville (1-0) Last Week: 32-14 win against Kentucky

This Week: vs. Missouri State

25. Auburn (0-1) Last Week: 26-19 loss against Clemson

This Week: at Mississippi State