NCAAF Joel Klatt ranks top 10 college football teams after Week 1
It was mostly an opening weekend of college football where the favorites among the ranked teams did what they were supposed to do. But there were a handful of upsets and confounding games in Week 1.
Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, Penn State, Texas, Washington and USC all took care of business. Florida State upset LSU, and Colorado shocked TCU. Duke ended up running away with the game against Clemson. Ohio State beat Indiana, but didn’t look like the offensive juggernaut it’s been for decades in the process. So, while most did what was expected, there were still some surprises.
Fox Sports color commentator Joel Klatt is the best in the business and every week during college football season, he reveals his top 10 teams. This week, he had several honorable mentions, including Oregon, Oregon State, LSU, Oklahoma and Texas. But the following are the teams Klatt had as his top 10 following Week 1.
Georgia Bulldogs
2023 record: 1-0
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. | |
Saturday | South Carolina Gamecocks Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | |
Saturday | UAB Blazers Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | |
Saturday | at Auburn Tigers Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. | |
Saturday | Kentucky Wildcats Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. | |
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: 1-0
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. | |
Saturday | Bowling Green Falcons Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
Saturday | Rutgers Scarlet Knights Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich. | |
Saturday | at Nebraska Cornhuskers Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Neb. | |
Saturday | at Minnesota Golden Gophers Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn. | |
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. |
Alabama Crimson Tide
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 56-7 |
Saturday | Texas Longhorns Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
Saturday | at USF Bulls Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. | |
Saturday | Ole Miss Rebels Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
Saturday | at Mississippi State Bulldogs Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. | |
Saturday | at Texas A&M Aggies Kyle Field, College Station, Texas | |
Saturday | Arkansas Razorbacks Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
Saturday | Tennessee Volunteers Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | LSU Tigers Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
Saturday | at Kentucky Wildcats Kroger Field, Lexington, Ky. | |
Saturday | Chattanooga Mocs Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
Saturday | at Auburn Tigers Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. |
Florida State Seminoles
2023 record: 1-0
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. | |
Saturday | at Boston College Eagles Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass. | |
Saturday | at Clemson Tigers Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Virginia Tech Hokies Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. | |
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. |
Ohio State Buckeyes
2023 record: 1-0
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 | |
Saturday | WKU Hilltoppers Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | |
Saturday | at Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Ind. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Maryland Terrapins Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio | |
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. |
Penn State Nittany Lions
2023 record: 1-0
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. | |
Saturday | at Illinois Fighting Illini Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. | |
Saturday | Iowa Hawkeyes Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa. | |
Saturday | at Northwestern Wildcats Ryan Field, Evanston, Ill. | |
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. |
Washington Huskies
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | Boise State Broncos Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | W 56-19 |
Saturday | Tulsa Golden Hurricane Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | at Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. | |
Saturday | California Golden Bears Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | |
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, CA | |
Saturday | Utah Utes Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | |
Saturday | Washington State Cougars Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. |
USC Trojans
2023 record: 2-0
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. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | at Arizona State Sun Devils Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz. | |
Saturday | at Colorado Buffaloes Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. | |
Saturday | Arizona Wildcats LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
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 |
Utah Utes
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Thursday | Florida Gators Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | W 24-11 |
Saturday | at Baylor Bears McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas | |
Saturday | Weber State Wildcats Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
Saturday | UCLA Bruins Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
Friday | at Oregon State Beavers Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | California Golden Bears Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
Saturday | at USC Trojans LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Calif. | |
Saturday | Oregon Ducks Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT | |
Saturday | Arizona State Sun Devils Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
Saturday | at Washington Huskies Husky Stadium, Seattle, Wash. | |
Saturday | at Arizona Wildcats Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz. | |
Saturday | Colorado Buffaloes Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Tennessee Volunteers
2023 record: 1-0
2023 schedule
Date | Team / Location | Result |
Saturday | vs. Virginia Cavaliers Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. | W 49-13 |
Saturday | Austin Peay Governors Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | at Florida Gators Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. | |
Saturday | UTSA Roadrunners Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | South Carolina Gamecocks Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | OFF | |
Saturday | Texas A&M Aggies Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | at Alabama Crimson Tide Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. | |
Saturday | at Kentucky Wildcats Kroger Field, Lexington, Ky. | |
Saturday | UConn Huskies Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | at Missouri Tigers Faurot Field, Columbia, Mo. | |
Saturday | Georgia Bulldogs Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. | |
Saturday | Vanderbilt Commodores Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. |
