College Football Week 2 Power Rankings

The first weekend had few big waves and there were no real surprises. The three ranked matchups knocked one top ten team down to the top 20 and the other two off the top 25. Alabama solidified their spot at the top while Michigan ran into a buzzsaw and dropped.  Boise State tried some opening weekend magic, but Michigan State had the last laugh. Auburn came  up short against Clemson for the second year in a row and. like Boise State, find themselves outside the top 25 now. Those two are replaced by Notre Dame and Louisville who ran themselves to roughly 100 points combined.

Now let the second week begin and here are where the teams stand:

1) (1) Alabama(1-0)- An impressive start to the year as they look to warm up before they start the tough parts of their schedule.
2) (2) LSU(1-0)- They are probably glad to get the taste of January out of their mouth, but must remain hungry to stay on par with the Tide again.
3) (3) USC(1-0)- The Trojans started the years strong as WR Marquise Lee was this week's star.
4) (4) Oregon(1-0)- One step towards finishing their short comings of the last couple years.
5)(6) Florida State(1-0)- The competition was not great, but they looked sharp and now get a team that loss 84-0.
6) (5) Oklahoma(1-0)- They tend to get too comfortable against some teams they should handle. That fear for Sooners' fans likely crept in this week.
7)(7) Georgia(1-0)- A good start, but the year is long and this team will keep that in mind.
8)(8) Arkansas(1-0)- This week will be a tune up for their clash with Alabama.
9)(9) Michigan State(1-0)- They avoided the fate of many BCS schools before them and might be setting their tone for this year with mental toughness.
10)(10) South Carolina(1-0)-A win is a win and that will hopefully for their sake help them in the long run in close games.
11)(14) West Virginia(1-0)- Straight domination. They might be ready for some big time clashes this year right now.
12)(11) Wisconsin(1-0)- Not a pretty win, but not exactly their MO.
13)(15) Oklahoma State(1-0)- It might have been a "cake" opponent, but it still takes some skill to put up over 80 points.
14)(16) Clemson(1-0)- A big time win against Auburn to back up their game last year should have them feeling good.
15)(13) Virginia Tech(1-0)- They needed a couple of late miracles to win, but that is not exactly nothing new for them in the clutch.
16)(17) Nebraska(1-0)- A solid start to the year when the Big 10 could be theirs to win.
17)(18) Texas(1-0)- Definitely a good way to start the year after a couple of rough years (for them) in Austin
18)(25) Ohio State(1-0)- They quickly showed that last year is a distant memory.
19)(12) Michigan(0-1)- They got punched early and often and just could not come back.
20)(22) Kansas State(1-0)- A nice start and now draw a potential ACC threat in Miami (FL).
21)(19) Stanford(1-0)- A bit of a scare, but it could help them during a "rebuilding" year.
22)(20) TCU- The season finally starts for them
23)(NR) Notre Dame(1-0)- They were dominant in all phases to start the year and might be about to make some noise in South Bend again.
24)(NR) Louisville(1-0)- They looked very dominant in beating Kentucky and might have put themselves out front in the Big East if they didn't already have that feeling.
25)(24) Florida(1-0)- A bit of a scare, but they did enough and that was fine for this week.

NEXT 5
1) Boise State(0-1)- A tough loss, but this team has a great chance to notch 10 wins in a weak conference.
2) Auburn(0-1)- They were in a seesaw battle and ended up on the wrong end.
3) Washington(1-0)- A close win and now they draw LSU. Not fun, but could put them on the national stage if they shock the Tigers.
4) Cincinnati- They draw an angry or weakened Pittsburgh. Could be a good or bad way to start the year.
5) Tennessee(1-0)- They looked pretty crisp in the opener and that could be good for them in the tough SEC.