My Top 25: Week 2

Rather than write about each individual team, I am going to move to a system where I talk about the big movers of the week, both up and down.

Four teams dropped out of the poll this week, three with embarrassing losses and the fourth (BYU) because #25 teams don't stay ranked when they lose.  Florida State didn't look like anything close to a top team this past weekend against Oklahoma and doesn't deserve to be ranked.  The Noles will inevitably be back because they didn't play near their potential and are still the class of the ACC, but right now they must be unranked.  The story is basically the same for Georgia Tech, who suffered a close loss to a bad Kansas team.  Virginia Tech looked awful against James Madison, but I attribute their miserable play to a lack of recovery from the Boise State loss.  The Hokies will probably be back as well.  The lone ranked ACC team is Miami, who suffered their own defeat against Ohio State this weekend.  However, there is no shame in losing to the #2 team in the nation.

There were also four teams to enter the poll this week.  California, Arizona, and LSU are all ranked based on their 2-0 records and wins against quality opponents.  All 3 teams have upcoming games against ranked competition that will reveal if their spots in the Top 25 are deserved.  I didn't want to rank Michigan after another quick start, but it is hard to ignore Denard Robinson's play.  If the Wolverines keep playing the way they have, the Big Ten may have another title contender.

Finally, there were a couple big risers this week.  Stanford jumped 5 spots on the strength of their dominating victory over UCLA in Los Angeles.  Oregon jumped 7 spots by scoring 45 unanswered points on Tennessee in Neyland Stadium.  And Oklahoma jumped 4 spots because of their annihilation of the Seminoles.

Here is this week's Top 25:

25.(Last Week: NR) California (2-0)
24. (Last Week: 21) West Virginia (2-0)
23. (Last Week: NR) Arizona (2-0)
22. (Last Week: NR) LSU (2-0)
21. (Last Week: 25) Houston (2-0)
20. (Last Week: 18) Penn State (1-1)
19. (Last Week: 15) Miami (1-1)
18. (Last Week: NR) Michigan (2-0)
17. (Last Week: 22) Stanford (2-0)
16. (Last Week: 14) Florida (2-0)
15. (Last Week: 24) Oregon (2-0)
14. (Last Week: 20) Utah (2-0)
13. (Last Week: 17) Wisconsin (2-0)
12. (Last Week: 19) South Carolina (2-0)
11. (Last Week: 14) Oregon State (0-1)
10. (Last Week: 11) Auburn (2-0)
9. (Last Week: 10) Iowa (2-0)
8. (Last Week: 12) Oklahoma (2-0)
7. (Last Week: 7) Arkansas(2-0)
6. (Last Week: 5) Texas (2-0)
5. (Last Week: 9) Nebraska (2-0)
4. (Last Week: 5) TCU (2-0)
3. (Last Week: 3) Ohio State (2-0)
2. (Last Week: 2) Boise State (1-0)
1. (Last Week: 1) Alabama (2-0)

Dropped Out: Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, BYU