Alex Schiffer’s AP Ballot: Boise State and Cincy in, Mizzou and Nebraska out

The latest AP Top 25 poll came out on Tuesday.

For the first official week, there really wasn’t much change. Clemson, Alabama and Georgia all dominated and there was only one headliner game in Auburn-Oregon.

The top 10 has a great chance at a shake-up this weekend with Texas A&M and Clemson squaring off.

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Auburn, Stanford and Syracuse. The Tigers looked good against Auburn and true freshman quarterback Bo Nix looked like he’ll be fine. Can Auburn give LSU, Texas A&M and Alabama a run for its money? Too early to tell but the SEC West is loaded.

In Pac-12 news, the Cardinal had a win the Pac-12 desperately needed as David Shaw’s squad took care of Northwestern. Had Oregon beat Auburn it would have been the conference’s best weekend since…?

Syracuse spoiled Hugh Freeze’s debut at Liberty, pitching a 24-0 shutout to start off the year. The Orange have a strong secondary and have an easy schedule that could have them flirting with 10 wins.

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Oregon took the biggest drop after its loss to Auburn, which was really the only top 25 matchup of the weekend. The Ducks missed a golden opportunity to get a resume win for Heisman candidate Justin Herbert and a signature win for the Pac-12. The Ducks dropped from No. 14 to 18.

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Cincinnati and Boise State. The Bearcats completely outplayed UCLA in their season opener and look like a legitimate threat to UCF in the American Athletic Conference. They’re in at No. 23. Boise State beat Florida State to jump in at No. 24 and make Seminoles fans have another reason to lack faith in Willie Taggard.

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Missouri, Nebraska and Northwestern. The Tigers suffered a terrible loss to Wyoming, the Wildcats lost to Stanford and the Cornhuskers struggled against Southern Alabama. Missouri might be able to get ranked with a strong win over West Virginia on Saturday, but the loss to Wyoming might set them back from getting ranked for a while.

My ballot:

1. Clemson

2. Alabama

3. Georgia

4. Oklahoma

5. LSU

6. Ohio State

7. Texas

8. Notre Dame

9. Michigan

10. Texas A&M

11. Florida

12. Washington

13. Auburn

14. Utah

15. Penn State

16. UCF

17. Michigan State

18. Wisconsin

19. Oregon

20. Iowa

21. Syracuse

22. Stanford

23. Washington State

24. Cincinnati

25. Boise State