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A weekend of blowouts led us to the game of the week on Sunday night.
\n\nOle Miss and Louisville traded punches in the second half as the quarterbacks took center stage in a showdown between a veteran and a rising star, but the Rebels walked off with the win as time expired in Week 1's only ranked-against-ranked matchup.
\n\nOle Miss 41, Louisville 38 was a perfect segue into Labor Day after many of the elite teams ran away with wins in Week 1. Case in point, the SEC mostly ran away with games, going 16-0 with an average margin of victory of 37.6 points. It's the first time since 1997 that the SEC ended Week 1 undefeated.
\n\nIn the CBS Sports Power Rankings model, we saw some big shifts, with a couple of teams falling out of the rankings and a few more making big jumps after better-than-expected performances.
\n\nMiami and LSU are among the latter after their offenses demolished Power Four opponents in Week 1.
\n\nIf you're wondering how this model works, here's a brief explainer to put your mind at ease: A model I developed runs, pulling data on opponent-adjusted efficiency, Elo, and week-to-week consistency across all 138…
Original source: https://www.cbssports.com/
