The Post’s college football rankings following Week 1:
1. Georgia (1-0)
It’s hard to take much away from Georgia’s 48-7 blitzing of outmanned and overwhelmed UT Martin. This was as meaningful as Mets and Yankees games this month.
2. Florida State (1-0)
OK, Florida State, you have my attention. I didn’t quite buy the lofty offseason hype, but it sure seems warranted after that 45-24 pasting of LSU. The Seminoles looked like a title contender in their opener — stout up front, loaded at the skill positions and led by dynamic quarterback Jordan Travis.
3. Michigan (1-0)
Jim Harbaugh wasn’t on the sideline Saturday, serving the first of his school-imposed three-game suspension for alleged recruiting violations. He wasn’t needed as Michigan predictably mauled East Carolina, the first of three cupcakes to start the Wolverines’ season.
4. Alabama (1-0)
Jalen Milroe certainly passed the eye test in Week 1, accounting for 242 total yards and five touchdowns in a blowout of Middle Tennessee. A similar performance Saturday against Texas, and I’ll be sold Alabama has a quarterback.
5. Ohio State (1-0)
The good news: The Buckeyes have two more warm-up games before visiting Notre Dame on Sept. 23. The bad news: The Kyle McCord-led offense didn’t look close to ready for that challenge after a shaky performance in a win at projected Big Ten East doormat Indiana.
6. Penn State (1-0)
It was a relatively soft landing spot for quarterback Drew Allar, and it won’t get much tougher for a few more weeks, but the sophomore appears ready. He threw for 325 yards and three scores in a 38-15 bludgeoning of West Virginia, a performance that backs up all the big talk this summer that came out of Happy Valley.
7. Washington (1-0)
Aside from Florida State and Colorado, no team was more impressive in Week 1 than the Huskies, who obliterated Mountain West favorite Boise State, 56-19. Washington piled up 568 yards of offense, an early warning sign to the rest of the Pac-12.
8. USC (2-0)
The offense is averaging 61 points and 584.5 yards per game. The defense has already created some concern by yielding 198 rushing yards in the Week 0 win over San Jose State. So, basically, USC has lived up to the preseason expectations so far.
9. Texas (1-0)
A shoulder injury to Quinn Ewers prevented Texas from upsetting Alabama last September. He’s healthy now, and gets another crack at the Crimson Tide next Saturday in the best game of Week 2.
10. Tennessee (1-0)
The Volunteers’ schedule has opened up, after shaky openers from Florida and South Carolina. Tennessee should cruise to a 5-0 start, leading into an Oct. 14 matchup with Texas A&M.
Heisman Watch (in alphabetical order)
QB Sam Hartman, Notre Dame: Notre Dame quarterbacks threw 25 touchdown passes all of last year. Hartman already has six, and that’s despite resting in the second half of Saturday’s dismantling of Tennessee State.
QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington: The super-senior threw for 450 yards and five touchdowns, an early statement for his Heisman Trophy hopes.
QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado: Sanders, the son of the big-talking Colorado coach, enjoyed quite an FBS debut, throwing for 510 yards and four touchdowns in the Buffaloes’ upset of TCU. He sure looked the part of a big-time quarterback.
QB Jordan Travis, Florida State: Travis has weapons and he knows how to use them. He torched what is expected to be a quality LSU defense on Sunday, throwing for 342 yards and four touchdowns while running for 38 more yards and another score.
QB Caleb Williams, USC: Williams has already provided us with a few absurd highlights, plays that only he can make, in a fantastic start to his season. No wonder the Cardinals are trying to Collapse for Caleb.