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If the college football world needed another reminder that preseason hype isn't worth much, a peek at this week's AP poll would do the trick. This year's preseason No. 1 and No. 2 teams -- Texas and Penn State -- have dropped out of the Top 25 and are merely among the Others receiving votes.

Just last week, they were both still top-10 teams with genuine playoff ambition. And now, they're just hoping to remain competitively relevant.