Not too much change in this week's poll. There's only one new team as Houston jumps into the top 25. Michigan St. falls out after their loss to Central Michigan. Both Ohio St. and Oklahoma St. fall out of the top 10, making way for Cal and Penn St.
1. Florida Gators - The Gators defeated Troy 56-6 in the Swamp. Tebow's 5 touchdown led the way as he kept his Heisman hopes alive. The first somewhat halfway decent test comes next week when Tennessee comes to town.
2. Texas Longhorns - It took Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns a little while to show up against Wyoming. Once they got things rolling they were pretty hard to stop. Much like Tebow, Colt McCoy kept his Heisman hopes alive against an inferior opponent. Texas will face it's first true test next week against Tech.
3. USC Trojans - The Trojans barely escaped Columbus with a victory against the Buckeyes Saturday night. Matt Barkley did not impress anybody until the final SC drive of the night. Nonetheless, the Trojans got the best win of week 2.
4. LSU Tigers - The Tigers were able to put away a feisty Vandy team thanks in large part to Kieland Williams' running. Jordan Jefferson has looked pretty good for the Tigers. Like I've said since the season began, if the QB plays well, this team is pretty hard to beat.
5. Alabama Crimson Tide - The Tide were in a serious dog fight with Florida International for 2 and a half quarters Saturday night. Bama was able to pull away late for the 40-14 win. That's very impressive for a team that struggles against the Sun Belt...
6. Boise St. Broncos - The Broncos are inching ever closer to my top 5. Another impressive performance for Chris Petersen's bunch against Miami(OH). Boise St. still is in control of its own destiny as it pertains to a BCS bowl berth.
7. BYU Cougars - For the second straight week, two non-BCS teams go back-to-back in the top 10. I still think BYU's schedule may be too tough for them to go unbeaten. They still have TCU and Utah on the slate. That's much tougher than Boise's remaining games.
8. California Golden Bears - For the second straight week the Bears were the most impressive team to me. Granted it was against Eastern Washington, but Cal's offense looks pretty unstoppable. Jahvid Best is the best running back in the nation and Kevin Riley is becoming more than serviceable.
9. Penn St. Nittany Lions - If Jahvid Best is the best running back in the nation, Evan Royster is not too far behind him. Royster did everything for the Nittany Lions against the Orange on Saturday. Darryl Clark isn't so bad himself. It could be back-to-back Big Eleven titles for Penn St. this season.
10. Ole Miss Rebels - Ole Miss slips a bit after a bye week. It may not be fair, but that's how I roll. The Rebels still remain in the top ten so their shouldn't be too much complaining. Memphis' loss to Middle Tennessee St. makes Ole Miss' only victory look a little less impressive.
11. Ohio St. Buckeyes - The Buckeyes avoid sliding far after a loss by hanging tough with USC. Another loss in a big game is modus operandi for Ohio St. However, that's two straight close losses in big games. The vested one is making small steps in the right direction.
12. Virginia Tech Hokies - The Hokies are still the class of the ACC. That's still not saying much.
13. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Georgia Tech was 1B in the ACC coming into week 2. Struggling against Clemson at home diminishes their status slightly. The Yellow Jackets do have one more conference win than Virginia Tech as of now.
14. Oklahoma Sooners - Landry Jones and the Sooners looked really good this week. But.....it was against Idaho St. Tulsa should provide a tougher test next week.
15. Kansas Jayhawks - Who knew the Big XII North would be this good? Well at least the top half of the division. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri are all very solid teams. Kansas St., Iowa St. and surprisingly Colorado are some of the worst BCS teams this season.
16. Houston Cougars - The Cougars are the new team to the top 25 this week. Case Keenum and company went into Stillwater and did something that Georgia could not do....upset Oklahoma St. Almost as impressive as Houston's second half offense was their defense shutting down the Cowboys when needed.
17. Cincinnati Bearcats - Cincy comes off a 70 point performance against poorly over matched SE Missouri St. Cincy is leading the charge of the Big East teams fighting for respectability. Pittsburgh and West Virginia are also looking like solid ball clubs.
18. TCU Horned Frogs - TCU finally made it onto the playing field on Saturday. Usually beating a BCS team is a big accomplishment for non-BCS schools. However, it is becoming common practice for Mountain West teams to knock off BCS opponents.
19. North Carolina Tar Heels - North Carolina barely snuck out a win against Connecticut. The close victory hurt their standing a little bit in my poll. I still believe the Tar Heels are the most talented team in the conference and we all know what Butch Davis is capable of with talent.
20. Oklahoma St. Cowboys - The Cowboys loss really screwed up things for me. I predicted that 3 Big XII South teams would be ranked in the top 5 at the same time at some point during the season. That's not gonna happen now. I also have stated that Bedlam could have been a qualifying game for the Big XII title game. That could still happen but I really don't have much faith in the Cowboys anymore.
21. Utah Utes - Utah's slim win against San Jose St. dims Utah's prestige a bit. That's two not so impressive victories against lowly WAC teams for the Utes. It's a good thing they're working all of their kinks out early before the big boys of the Mountain West show up.
22. Nebraska Cornhuskers - The Huskers have been impressive early in the season. The lack of competition is what's keeping them ranked so low in my poll. They'll have a better chance to climb up the ranks in the coming weeks.
23. Georgia Bulldogs - Georgia got a victory against their old rival SOS Saturday night. The Dawgs have still not blown me away with their offense. Then again, I can't remember UGA ever really blowing me away with their offense. Mark Richt's bunch clings onto it's top 25 position for another week.
24. Texas Tech Red Raiders - I continue to be the only person in the free world to rank Tech in my top 25. That should change either way after their date with Texas. I'm guessing I'll conform to everyone else...
25. Missouri Tigers - Missouri's slim victory against Bowling Green may not have been as bad as it looked. The Falcons will surprise some people this season with how good they are. Plus, it's only nature for a team to suffer a minor let down after humiliating a rival.
1. Florida Gators - The Gators defeated Troy 56-6 in the Swamp. Tebow's 5 touchdown led the way as he kept his Heisman hopes alive. The first somewhat halfway decent test comes next week when Tennessee comes to town.
2. Texas Longhorns - It took Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns a little while to show up against Wyoming. Once they got things rolling they were pretty hard to stop. Much like Tebow, Colt McCoy kept his Heisman hopes alive against an inferior opponent. Texas will face it's first true test next week against Tech.
3. USC Trojans - The Trojans barely escaped Columbus with a victory against the Buckeyes Saturday night. Matt Barkley did not impress anybody until the final SC drive of the night. Nonetheless, the Trojans got the best win of week 2.
4. LSU Tigers - The Tigers were able to put away a feisty Vandy team thanks in large part to Kieland Williams' running. Jordan Jefferson has looked pretty good for the Tigers. Like I've said since the season began, if the QB plays well, this team is pretty hard to beat.
5. Alabama Crimson Tide - The Tide were in a serious dog fight with Florida International for 2 and a half quarters Saturday night. Bama was able to pull away late for the 40-14 win. That's very impressive for a team that struggles against the Sun Belt...
6. Boise St. Broncos - The Broncos are inching ever closer to my top 5. Another impressive performance for Chris Petersen's bunch against Miami(OH). Boise St. still is in control of its own destiny as it pertains to a BCS bowl berth.
7. BYU Cougars - For the second straight week, two non-BCS teams go back-to-back in the top 10. I still think BYU's schedule may be too tough for them to go unbeaten. They still have TCU and Utah on the slate. That's much tougher than Boise's remaining games.
8. California Golden Bears - For the second straight week the Bears were the most impressive team to me. Granted it was against Eastern Washington, but Cal's offense looks pretty unstoppable. Jahvid Best is the best running back in the nation and Kevin Riley is becoming more than serviceable.
9. Penn St. Nittany Lions - If Jahvid Best is the best running back in the nation, Evan Royster is not too far behind him. Royster did everything for the Nittany Lions against the Orange on Saturday. Darryl Clark isn't so bad himself. It could be back-to-back Big Eleven titles for Penn St. this season.
10. Ole Miss Rebels - Ole Miss slips a bit after a bye week. It may not be fair, but that's how I roll. The Rebels still remain in the top ten so their shouldn't be too much complaining. Memphis' loss to Middle Tennessee St. makes Ole Miss' only victory look a little less impressive.
11. Ohio St. Buckeyes - The Buckeyes avoid sliding far after a loss by hanging tough with USC. Another loss in a big game is modus operandi for Ohio St. However, that's two straight close losses in big games. The vested one is making small steps in the right direction.
12. Virginia Tech Hokies - The Hokies are still the class of the ACC. That's still not saying much.
13. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Georgia Tech was 1B in the ACC coming into week 2. Struggling against Clemson at home diminishes their status slightly. The Yellow Jackets do have one more conference win than Virginia Tech as of now.
14. Oklahoma Sooners - Landry Jones and the Sooners looked really good this week. But.....it was against Idaho St. Tulsa should provide a tougher test next week.
15. Kansas Jayhawks - Who knew the Big XII North would be this good? Well at least the top half of the division. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri are all very solid teams. Kansas St., Iowa St. and surprisingly Colorado are some of the worst BCS teams this season.
16. Houston Cougars - The Cougars are the new team to the top 25 this week. Case Keenum and company went into Stillwater and did something that Georgia could not do....upset Oklahoma St. Almost as impressive as Houston's second half offense was their defense shutting down the Cowboys when needed.
17. Cincinnati Bearcats - Cincy comes off a 70 point performance against poorly over matched SE Missouri St. Cincy is leading the charge of the Big East teams fighting for respectability. Pittsburgh and West Virginia are also looking like solid ball clubs.
18. TCU Horned Frogs - TCU finally made it onto the playing field on Saturday. Usually beating a BCS team is a big accomplishment for non-BCS schools. However, it is becoming common practice for Mountain West teams to knock off BCS opponents.
19. North Carolina Tar Heels - North Carolina barely snuck out a win against Connecticut. The close victory hurt their standing a little bit in my poll. I still believe the Tar Heels are the most talented team in the conference and we all know what Butch Davis is capable of with talent.
20. Oklahoma St. Cowboys - The Cowboys loss really screwed up things for me. I predicted that 3 Big XII South teams would be ranked in the top 5 at the same time at some point during the season. That's not gonna happen now. I also have stated that Bedlam could have been a qualifying game for the Big XII title game. That could still happen but I really don't have much faith in the Cowboys anymore.
21. Utah Utes - Utah's slim win against San Jose St. dims Utah's prestige a bit. That's two not so impressive victories against lowly WAC teams for the Utes. It's a good thing they're working all of their kinks out early before the big boys of the Mountain West show up.
22. Nebraska Cornhuskers - The Huskers have been impressive early in the season. The lack of competition is what's keeping them ranked so low in my poll. They'll have a better chance to climb up the ranks in the coming weeks.
23. Georgia Bulldogs - Georgia got a victory against their old rival SOS Saturday night. The Dawgs have still not blown me away with their offense. Then again, I can't remember UGA ever really blowing me away with their offense. Mark Richt's bunch clings onto it's top 25 position for another week.
24. Texas Tech Red Raiders - I continue to be the only person in the free world to rank Tech in my top 25. That should change either way after their date with Texas. I'm guessing I'll conform to everyone else...
25. Missouri Tigers - Missouri's slim victory against Bowling Green may not have been as bad as it looked. The Falcons will surprise some people this season with how good they are. Plus, it's only nature for a team to suffer a minor let down after humiliating a rival.
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