Clemson, Oklahoma and Notre Dame have an opportunity to reaffirm their status as three of the top teams in college football in Week 2.
The trio of College Football Playoff contenders open their respective seasons with matchups that could result in blowout victories.
Clemson makes a trip to Wake Forest, Oklahoma hosts FCS side Missouri State and Notre Dame welcomes Duke.
If those three programs win in controlling fashion, the gap between them in the AP Top 25 could shrink since the SEC does not kick off until September 26.
The preseason AP poll included teams from the Big Ten and Pac-12, but once the power-conference season gets going, those teams should cycle out in favor of programs that are playing this fall.