They are called the Super 6 and after six regular-season AP college football polls the top six teams are the same teams that were ranked in the top six in the preseason.
The value of a loss can be tricky to quantify for AP Top 25 voters. Seven ranked teams lost, a season-high, including three in Saturday's trio of top-15 matchups.
California and Arizona State moved into the AP Top 25 college football poll to give the Pac-12 six ranked teams, the most for the conference in almost four years.
Clemson could lose before the College Football Playoff. It is possible. The top-ranked Tigers will play 10 more regular-season games and presumably the ACC championship game.
The first week of the college football season can make people crazy, as we all struggle to keep things in perspective. Worse than the overreactions are the under-reactions.
The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged with No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama in the AP college football poll.
Clemson's national championship football program was flagged for eight secondary NCAA violations during a yearlong period from July 2018 through this past June.
Gonzaga remained at No. 1 after extending the nation's longest winning streak to 20 games. Virginia stayed at No. 2 after winning both its games last week.