Joel Klatt changes things up in latest top 10 power ranking
Last week, Fox Sports color commentator Joel Klatt had Michigan football as his No. 1 team in the country after the Wolverines eviscerated Nebraska. With another dominant victory over Minnesota, would the maize and blue stay his top team?
After all, Georgia destroyed a ranked Kentucky, Oklahoma ousted a Texas team that was Klatt’s No. 2 last week, and Ohio State found itself pulling away from a good team in Maryland this week.
Klatt actually changed things up quite a bit in the top half of his top 10, including a new No. 1. Here are the 10 best college football teams in the country in Klatt’s estimation.
Georgia Bulldogs
2023 record: 6-0
Previous: 3
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | UT Martin Skyhawks Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 48-7 |
Saturday | Ball State Cardinals Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 45-3 |
Saturday | South Carolina Gamecocks Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 24-14 |
Saturday | UAB Blazers Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 49-21 |
Saturday | at Auburn Tigers Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. | W 27-20 |
Saturday | Kentucky Wildcats Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | W 51-13 |
Saturday | at Vanderbilt Commodores FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | vs. Florida Gators TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. | |
Saturday | Missouri Tigers Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | |
Saturday | Ole Miss Rebels Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | |
Saturday | at Tennessee Volunteers Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. |
Michigan Wolverines
2023 record: 6-0
Previous: 1
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | East Carolina Pirates Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 30-3 |
Saturday | UNLV Rebels Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 35-7 |
Saturday | Bowling Green Falcons Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 31-6 |
Saturday | Rutgers Scarlet Knights Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 31-7 |
Saturday | at Nebraska Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb. | W 45-7 |
Saturday | at Minnesota Golden Gophers Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. | W 52-10 |
Saturday | Indiana Hoosiers Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
Saturday | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Purdue Boilermakers Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
Saturday | at Penn State Nittany Lions Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
Saturday | at Maryland Terrapins SECU Stadium, College Park, Md. | |
Saturday | Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Florida State Seminoles
2023 record: 5-0
Previous: 6
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Sunday | vs. LSU Tigers Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. | W 45-24 |
Saturday | Southern Miss Golden Eagles Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 66-13 |
Saturday | at Boston College Eagles Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass. | W 31-29 |
Saturday | at Clemson Tigers Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. | W 31-24 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Virginia Tech Hokies Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | W 39-17 |
Saturday | Syracuse Orange Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | |
Saturday | Duke Blue Devils Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | |
Saturday | at Wake Forest Demon Deacons Allegacy Stadium, Winston-Salem, N.C. | |
Saturday | at Pitt Panthers Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa. | |
Saturday | Miami (FL) Hurricanes Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | |
Saturday | North Alabama Lions Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | |
Saturday | at Florida Gators Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. |
Oklahoma Sooners
2023 record: 6-0
Previous: 10
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Arkansas State Red Wolves Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, Okla. | W 73-0 |
Saturday | SMU Mustangs Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, Okla. | W 28-11 |
Saturday | at Tulsa Golden Hurricane H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Okla. | W 66-17 |
Saturday | at Cincinnati Bearcats Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio | W 20-6 |
Saturday | Iowa State Cyclones Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, Okla. | W 50-20 |
Saturday | vs. Texas Longhorns Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Tx. | W 34-30 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | UCF Knights Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, Okla. | |
Saturday | at Kansas Jayhawks David Booth Kansas Mem. Stadium, Lawrence, Kan. | |
Saturday | at Oklahoma State Cowboys Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Okla. | |
Saturday | West Virginia Mountaineers Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, Okla. | |
Saturday | at BYU Cougars LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah | |
Friday | TCU Horned Frogs Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, Okla. |
Penn State Nittany Lions
2023 record: 5-0
Previous: 5
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | West Virginia Mountaineers Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 38-15 |
Saturday | Delaware Blue Hens Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 63-7 |
Saturday | at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. | W 30-13 |
Saturday | Iowa Hawkeyes Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | W 31-0 |
Saturday | at Northwestern Wildcats Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. | W 41-13 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | UMass Minutemen Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
Saturday | Indiana Hoosiers Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
Saturday | at Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | |
Saturday | at Maryland Terrapins SECU Stadium, College Park, Md. | |
Saturday | Michigan Wolverines Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
Saturday | Rutgers Scarlet Knights Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
Friday | at Michigan State Spartans Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. |
Ohio State Buckeyes
2023 record: 5-0
Previous: 4
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. | W 23-3 |
Saturday | Youngstown State Penguins Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 35-7 |
Saturday | WKU Hilltoppers Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 63-10 |
Saturday | at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | W 17-14 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Maryland Terrapins Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | W 37-17 |
Saturday | at Purdue Boilermakers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Ind. | |
Saturday | Penn State Nittany Lions Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | |
Saturday | at Wisconsin Badgers Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis. | |
Saturday | at Rutgers Scarlet Knights SHI Stadium, Piscataway, N.J. | |
Saturday | Michigan State Spartans Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | |
Saturday | Minnesota Golden Gophers Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | |
Saturday | at Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Washington Huskies
2023 record: 5-0
Previous: 7
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Boise State Broncos Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 56-19 |
Saturday | Tulsa Golden Hurricane Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 35-7 |
Saturday | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | W 63-10 |
Saturday | California Golden Bears Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 59-32 |
Saturday | at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | W 31-24 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Oregon Ducks Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | Arizona State Sun Devils Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. | |
Saturday | at USC Trojans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
Saturday | Utah Utes Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | |
Saturday | Washington State Cougars Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
Oregon Ducks
2023 record: 5-0
Previous: 8
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Portland State Vikings Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 81-7 |
Saturday | at Texas Tech Red Raiders Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas | W 38-30 |
Saturday | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 55-10 |
Saturday | Colorado Buffaloes Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | W 42-6 |
Saturday | at Stanford Cardinal Stanford Stadium, Stanford, Calif. | W 42-6 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | at Washington Huskies Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | Washington State Cougars Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | |
Saturday | at Utah Utes Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
Saturday | California Golden Bears Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | |
Saturday | USC Trojans Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | |
Saturday | at Arizona State Sun Devils Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. | |
Friday | Oregon State Beavers Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. |
USC Trojans
2023 record: 6-0
Previous: 9
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | San Jose State Spartans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | W 56-28 |
Saturday | Nevada Wolf Pack LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | W 66-14 |
Saturday | Stanford Cardinal LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | W 56-10 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | at Arizona State Sun Devils Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. | W 42-28 |
Saturday | at Colorado Buffaloes Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. | W 48-41 |
Saturday | Arizona Wildcats LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | W 43-41 |
Saturday | at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | |
Saturday | Utah Utes LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
Saturday | at California Golden Bears Cal Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Calif. | |
Saturday | Washington Huskies LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
Saturday | at Oregon Ducks Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. | |
Saturday | UCLA Bruins LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
Saturday | OFF |
North Carolina Tar Heels
2023 record: 5-0
Previous: NR
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. | W 31-17 |
Saturday | Appalachian State Mountaineers Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | W 40-34 |
Saturday | Minnesota Golden Gophers Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | W 31-13 |
Saturday | at Pitt Panthers Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Penn. | W 41-24 |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Syracuse Orange Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | W 40-7 |
Saturday | Miami (FL) Hurricanes Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | |
Saturday | Virginia Cavaliers Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | |
Saturday | at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. | |
Saturday | Campbell Camels Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | |
Saturday | Duke Blue Devils Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, N.C. | |
Saturday | at Clemson Tigers Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. | |
Saturday | at NC State Wolfpack Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, N.C. |