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College Football Rankings, Week 1: Coaches Poll Has Oregon Lower, Stanford At No. 6

The Pac-12 absorbed a flesh wound this past weekend, and took a hit in the rankings as a result. Oregon is down, Stanford is up, and the conference isn't looking too hot in the polls.

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The Oregon Ducks fell to the LSU Tigers on Saturday night, then fell again in the rankings on Tuesday morning. The Ducks and Tigers met at Cowboys Stadium in the marquee matchup of week 1, with LSU walking away as the victors, 40-27. As a result, LSU moved up one spot in the USA Today Coaches Poll, from No. 4 to No. 3, and Oregon moved down 11 spots, from No. 3 to No. 14.

The Pac-12 had a less than stellar week and received little love in the rankings as a result. Coming into the opening week of the season, two Pac-12 teams were ranked , with Oregon and Stanford both in the top-10. Stanford stayed at No. 6 this week, and Arizona State moved into the rankings, checking in at No. 23. USC is not eligible for the coaches poll.

If Washington fans are looking for good news after Saturday's tough win over FCS champion Eastern Washington, the Huskies did receive votes in the coaches poll. There weren't many, of course, but Washington picked up three votes this week.

Here are the full rankings:

Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week's poll
1. Oklahoma (43) 1-0 1,454 1
2. Alabama (9) 1-0 1,412 2
3. LSU (7) 1-0 1,366 4
4. Florida State 1-0 1,198 5
5. Boise State 1-0 1,197 7
6. Stanford 1-0 1,180 6
7. Oklahoma State 1-0 1,038 8
8. Texas A&M 1-0 997 9
9. Wisconsin 1-0 988 10
10. Nebraska 1-0 910 11
11. Virginia Tech 1-0 863 13
12. South Carolina 1-0 827 12
13. Arkansas 1-0 786 14
14. Oregon 0-1 752 3
15. Ohio State 1-0 686 16
16. Michigan State 1-0 584 17
17. Mississippi State 1-0 497 20
18. Florida 1-0 375 23
19. Missouri 1-0 309 21
20. Penn State 1-0 247 25
21. Texas 1-0 231 24
22. Auburn 1-0 197 19
23. Arizona State 1-0 189 NR
24. West Virginia 1-0 185 NR
25. TCU 0-1 140 15

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