AP survey response – What's next for each Top 25 team?

No. 5 Ohio State
Miami will always have these first eight minutes. But after losing 5-0, the state of Ohio erased the RedHawks. After the first 76-5 result in FBS history, the Buckeyes have to prepare for some unique tests: a road trip in Nebraska and a tour of the state of Michigan. The Buckeyes are expected to win both, but the magnitude of the victories speaks volumes about OSU's ability to stay fit over the long haul. – Bill Connelly

No. 6 Oklahoma
Lincoln Riley had a good feeling this summer that Jalen Hurts was going to be a perfect fit for the Oklahoma offensive, and the Alabama transfer quarterback was exactly what it was, then a few in the first three wins of the eruption. Hurts had nine touchdowns and four goals, and Oklahoma did not show up in the unscheduled part of his program. After a week off, we find ourselves on the Big 12 list, with the big game against Texas in the Red River Showdown looming in three weeks. – Chris Low

No. 7 Auburn
Auburn now has one of the most impressive CVs in the country – including the opening win of the season against Oregon – and yet, it's still too early to talk about the Tigers as a Series contenders because their schedule is so brutal. The Bo Nix quarterback matures every week, but the Tigers have three straight games in October, Georgia, Alabama and Georgia. Saturday's win proved that they were able to, but how much remains to be seen. – Heather Dinich

No. 8 Wisconsin
The Badgers ruled out their first two opponents, but it still remained to be determined whether it was competition or Wisconsin. It's safe to say that it was Wisconsin after a huge win against Michigan. The defense has been stifling in all three games of the season and running back Jonathan Taylor has been outstanding. This team is going to be tough for any opponent for the rest of the way. – Tom VanHaaren

No. 9 Florida
Kyle Trask made his career debut, and he showed a lot of promise – bringing in more yards than Feleipe Franks had ever managed in a game. But he also had his share of mistakes, including two interceptions and a fumble. Florida still has problems to settle, and this remains a question of the future, especially since the schedule is imminent. After next week's game against Towson, the October schedule will be tough and Florida will have to play almost to perfection when this match begins Oct. 5 against Auburn, then will continue with matches against LSU, Carolina South and Georgia. The Gators are hoping to have two of their best defensemen, CJ Henderson and Jabari Zuniga, in good health for the game. – Andrea Adelson

No 10 Our Lady
Try not to take anything away from the Fighting Irish, who gave Georgia all she could handle for three quarters. The offensive line left Ian Book a clean pocket most of the night and Book offered the kind of veteran presence his team needed. But when you can not run the ball – they rushed for only 46 yards against Georgia – you have a problem. Our Lady's inability to move the chains and lose the clock is hurting Georgia, and that will continue to be a problem if it does not change. – Alex Scarborough

No. 11 Texas
The Longhorns have things to clean and play a few players, but it's a good team that has won a solid win against an explosive team from Oklahoma State. The defense was perhaps an issue of concern to people, and not all questions have been answered yet, but how the Longhorns have made Chuba Hubbard – the nation's leading runner on the tide -tac – the work compared to the distance was impressive, and they did not give any results. The landing passes to a talented catcher led by Tylan Wallace. Texas is on the rise and its next week is timely. – Sam Khan Jr.

No. 12 Penn State
The Nittany Lions, left on Saturday, have their first opening game and the first test on the road against Maryland. Nobody scored more than 17 points against Penn State, who survived a 17-10 scare against Pitt two weeks ago. It's a win that looks much better after Pitt defeated the UCF on Saturday and ended the 27-game winning streak of the Knights. – Chris Low

No. 13 Oregon
In the three games since the Ducks gave the touchdown to Auburn in the opening game, Oregon's defense has allowed a total of zero touchdowns. Next week, Oregon will have a leave before organizing the 23rd edition of Cal in another match in which points are considered very lucrative. The game will mark a return to the country for former Ducks defender Justin Wilcox, who has set up an impressive defense as Cal's head coach. If these two teams rank as the top two in the Pac-12 North, it would not be a surprise. – Kyle Bonagura

No. 14 Iowa
After an open date, Iowa still has a focus on Middle Tennessee before facing Michigan and Penn State two weeks away, a game that will pretty much decide if the Hawkeyes will play a role in the Big Ten race. They have been excellent in defense and have allowed over 18 points in their first three games .– Chris Low

No. 15 Cal
For a moment, it seemed like it was going to be a declared victory for the Golden Bears. Instead, they ended up having to empty their contents, stopping Ole Miss a few inches from the goal line in the final game of the match. But it was still the first victory on Cal's road as a team ranked in almost 10 years, and the offensive showed more life than we usually see. . This could be a very interesting race Pac-12 North. – Bill Connelly

No. 16 Boise State
The more Boise State enters the season, less than a quarter of Hank Bachmeier deserves his rookie status. On paper, the first third of the Broncos season has proved more difficult than the three matches they will dispute. Still, three of the next four games are far from blue, including a trip to BYU on October 19th. Following the defeat of the UCF against Pitt, the Broncos became de facto the group's favorites to reach the New Year. Six bowl. – Kyle Bonagura

No. 17 Washington
Washington's unbalanced victory against BYU is remarkable, if only because USC, the Huskies' next opponent, was beaten in Provo a week ago. Against the Cougars, Washington looked like a team that will be fighting for the Pac-12 title, but it will resume next week at 0-1 in conference – and without much margin of error. A loss to USC would mark the first 0-2 start of Pac-12 for Washington since 2008. – Kyle Bonagura

No. 18 Virginia
The scare against Old Dominion in the first period should probably not have been a huge surprise for a team that has just won a touching victory over Florida State. The fact that the Cavaliers responded with a strong second half shows a certain maturity and ability to regroup in the face of adversity. Virginia will not beat many of her opponents, so these lessons will be important as the season progresses. – David M. Hale

No. 19 Utah
Utah looked nothing like a marginal CFP competitor at USC, and Utes have a lot to clean if they want to play their first Pac-12 title. A discipline-based, non-fighter veteran team must look in the mirror for a long time after committing 16 penalties, each time empty-handed in a larger territory and giving up security in the worst of times . The recipients of USC discovered cracks in a talented but untested secondary from Utah. The offensive line of the Utes must be reset, especially if the half-race Zack Moss (shoulder injury) misses any time. Utah can still win the Pac-12 South, but it needs a much sharper performance next week against the rise of Washington State. – Adam Rittenberg

No. 20 Michigan
The offense is broken for wolverines and there does not seem to be any solution. The Wolverines hoped that an alternative would help solve their problems with business numbers and a lack of production in the face of the army, but this was hardly the case , the team suffering an unbalanced loss to Wisconsin. This game was a pendulum game for Michigan and, after a defeat, the Wolverines must attempt to do so across Iowa, the states of Michigan, the states of Penn, Notre Dame and the state of Ohio during the rest of the calendar. – Tom VanHaaren

No. 21 USC
The Trojans remained undefeated in the Pac-12 and earned their third quarterback this season when junior Matt Fink replaced Kedon Slovis, who left the game after being hit in the lead in the second game. The 30-23 win over Utah was also the second win of the Trojans season against a nationally ranked team. Despite all the heated debate around the USC coach Clay Helton, his Trojans seem to find a way to fight. and continue to win big games. – Chris Low

N ° 22 UCF
The series of 27 consecutive wins in the regular season of the UCF (including the title games of the conference) is over. Honestly, if this were to end, it could just as easily have happened this way: a reverse pass "Philly Special" at the QB in the end zone match. This defeat probably puts an end to any long-term hope of participating in the playoffs for the UCF, which certainly has the effect of bringing back the Knights in their quest for a new bid for the new year of the six. But what is good is that they have cleared their deficit of 21-0 and they had a lead per minute to play, and QB Dillon Gabriel continues to impress. – David M. Hale