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Rittenberg Roundup: Around the League - Week 1

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
September 1, 2013
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Indianapolis, IN - After the Chips took down Northern Iowa in Mount Pleasant, the Top 25, Heisman Watch, and Tier 8 Conference Standings were all worked on and published.

In the Top 25, there were teams, such as Boise State and Vanderbilt, who tumbled out after Week 1. That being said Iowa, and Washington, after beating Oklahoma, and Boise State, respectively, were able to hop into the Top 25. The Top 10 didn't shift at all, with most playing no game on opening weekend.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 1, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	1	0	1503
2	2	Ohio State	0	0	1413
3	3	Stanford	0	0	1346
4	4	Texas A&M	0	0	1281
5	5	Georgia	1	0	1217
6	6	Oregon	1	0	1154
7	7	Notre Dame	0	0	1093
8	8	South Carolina	1	0	1033
9	9	Clemson	0	0	975
10	10	Florida	0	0	918
11	11	Louisville	1	0	864
12	12	LSU	1	0	845
13	14	Florida State	0	0	704
14	15	Texas	1	0	654
15	16	Oklahoma State	0	0	606
16	19	Michigan	0	0	469
17	20	UCLA	0	0	426
18	21	Kansas State	1	0	385
19	22	Nebraska	0	0	345
20	23	Oregon State	1	0	306
21	17	TCU	0	1	301
22	--	Washington	1	0	279
23	13	Oklahoma	0	1	279
24	24	Northern Illinois	0	0	269
25	--	Iowa	1	0	214

Top 25 Results
(1) Alabama def. West Virginia, 16-0
(5) Georgia def. Syracuse, 38-24
(6) Oregon def. Jacksonville State, 44-0
(8) South Carolina def. Georgia Tech, 31-7
(11) Louisville def. (25) Vanderbilt, 27-20
(12) LSU def. (17) TCU, 31-28
Iowa def. (13) Oklahoma, 42-38
(15) Texas def. New Mexico State, 35-21
Washington def. (18) Boise State, 34-28
(21) Kansas State def. Southern Illinois, 49-10
(23) Oregon State def. UC Davis, 52-24

Top 25 Matchups
(1) Alabama (1-0) vs (13) Florida State (1-0)
(3) Stanford (0-0) vs Arizona State (1-0)
(4) Texas A&M (0-0) vs Missouri (0-0)
(5) Georgia (1-0) vs Virginia (0-0)
(6) Oregon (1-0) vs California (0-0)
(7) Notre Dame (0-0) vs (8) South Carolina (1-0)
(9) Clemson (0-0) vs (12) LSU (1-0)
(10) Florida (0-0) vs Georgia Tech (0-1)
(11) Louisville (1-0) vs Tennessee (1-0)
(14) Texas (1-0) vs Ole Miss (0-0)
(15) Oklahoma State (0-0) vs West Virginia (0-1)
(16) Michigan (0-0) vs Kentucky (1-0)
(17) UCLA (0-0) vs New Mexico State (0-1)
(18) Kansas State (1-0) vs Texas Tech (0-0)
(19) Nebraska (0-0) vs Southern Illinois (0-0)
(20) Oregon State (1-0) vs Utah (1-0)
(21) TCU (0-1) vs Washington State (0-1)
(22) Washington (1-0) vs Colorado (0-1)
(25) Iowa (1-0) vs Baylor (1-0)

Jesse Hines keeps his spot in the Heisman Watch, after no game. However, Alabama QB, Xavier Hicks, showed up to the game against West Virginia and performed poorly. He slipped all the way down to 5th on the Heisman Watch.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 1, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Jesse Hines	QB	Texas A&M		None
Jeff Harris	QB	Ohio State		None
Ryan Jones	QB	Louisville		21-38, 259 Yds, 20 Car, 77 Yds, 3 TD
Clarence Jack	QB	Oregon		11-20, 178 Yds, 13 Car, 57 Yds, 3 TD
Xavier Hicks	QB	Alabama		14-21, 134 Yds, 9 Car, 13 Yds, 1 TD

Finally, in regards to the Chippewas, they are at the top of the conference within the game. However, there is no leader, as no one gained points this past weekend. All three teams who won played FCS opponents.

Tier 8 Conference Standings - Updated: Sep 1, 2013
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Central Michigan	1-0	1.000	0 pts.	38	19	W1
Kent State	1-0	1.000	0 pts.	55	20	W1
Georgia State	1-0	1.000	0 pts.	31	23	W1
New Mexico State	0-1	0.000	0 pts.	21	35	L1
Akron	0-0	0.000	0 pts.	0	0	---
UMass	0-1	0.000	0 pts.	0	48	L1

The Chippewas continue their hunt for promotion on Saturday with a game against Eastern Michigan in Mount Pleasant.