Five Pac-12 teams rank among Joel Klatt’s top-15 schools in first ranking of 2023
One of the main things that college football fans love to look at each week of the season is various rankings released by media outlets and media personalities.
While we track the Associated Press Poll, the US LBM Coaches Poll, and the latest updates according to the ESPN Football Power Index, it’s always good to get a name behind the rankings as well. For that reason, we often look to FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt after big weeks in the sport to see how he views the national landscape.
To nobody’s surprise, the Pac-12 teams in the nation fair well after their impressive week on the gridiron.
Before the start of the season, Klatt had the Oregon Ducks ranked No. 12 in his poll, a few spots ahead of where Dan Lanning and his squad landed in the various other polls. After Week 1, though, and the Ducks’ 81-7 drubbing of Portland State, we wanted to check in and see if Oregon moved up at all in Klatt’s mind.
Here are his rankings following the first full week of action:
Georgia Bulldogs (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 48-7 Win vs. UT Martin
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking:No. 1
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 1
Michigan Wolverines (1-0)
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Week 1 Result: 30-3 Win vs. East Carolina
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 2
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 2
Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0)
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Week 1 Result: 56-7 Win vs. Middle Tennessee
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 3
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 4
Florida State Seminoles (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 45-24 Win vs. No. 5 LSU
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 5
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 8
Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 23-3 Win vs. Indiana
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 4
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 3
Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 38-15 Win vs. West Virginia
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 7
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 5
Washington Huskies (1-0)
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Week 1 Result: 56-19 Win vs. Boise State
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 8
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 9
USC Trojans (1-0)
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Week 1 Result: 66-14 Win vs. Nevada
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 6
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 6
Utah Utes (1-0)
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Week 1 Result: 24-11 Win vs. Florida
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 12
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 11
Tennessee Volunteers (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 49-13 Win vs. Virginia
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 9
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 10
Oregon Ducks (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 81-7 Win vs. Portland State
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 13
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 12
Oregon State Beavers (1-0)
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Week 1 Result: 42-17 Win vs. San Jose St.
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 18
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 16
LSU Tigers (0-1)
Week 1 Result: 45-24 Loss vs. No. 8 Florida State
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 14
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 7
Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 73-0 Win vs. Arkansas State
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 17
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 19
Texas Longhorns (1-0)
Week 1 Result: 37-10 Win vs. Rice
US LBM Coaches Poll Ranking: No. 10
Joel Klatt Preseason Ranking: No. 17
