Latest top 25 rankings has several huge Week 1 matchups

It's that time of year when everyone releases their top 25 schools lists and the Sporting News is no different. Theirs looks a little different from everyone else's though as the top four is a little shifted around. While Alabama still sits atop the pile, USC has made a surge to the No. 2 spot despite most other publications giving that designation to Florida State for a potential 1 vs 2 matchup in Week 1.

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The list also includes a top-15 matchup with Michigan and Florida playing each other as well as some potential upsets with a much improved Maryland headed to No. 21 Texas and of course FSU playing Alabama in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Here's the entire top 25 from SN:

1. Alabama
2. USC
3. Ohio State
4. Florida State
5. Clemson
6. Penn State
7. Oklahoma
8. Washington
9. Michigan
10. Georgia
11. Auburn
12. Louisville
13. Wisconsin
14. LSU
15. Florida
16. Oklahoma State
17. Kansas State
18. Stanford
19. Miami
20. West Virginia
21. Texas
22. South Florida
23. Washington State
24. Pittsburgh
25. Tennessee