| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | Alabama should keep cruising along for at least one more week with North Texas the next victim on the slate. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is well rested for their huge road trip to Florida State. OU slaughtered FSU last year. | 2 |
| 3 |  | LSU | LSU starts conference play with a tough road trip to an angry Mississippi State squad. | 3 |
| 4 |  | Wisconsin | The Badgers keeping winning big, but Northern Illinois is easily the best team on their non-conference slate. | 4 |
| 5 |  | Nebraska | The Cornhuskers will get a chance for revenge after losing to Washington in the Holiday Bowl last season. | 5 |
| 6 |  | Boise State | Boise State has to go to Toledo right after the Rockets are riding high with their superb showing against Ohio St. | 8 |
| 7 |  | Florida State | It will not get any bigger than this for Florida State or the ACC. Beating Oklahoma would be a huge statement. | 7 |
| 8 |  | Oklahoma State | The Cowboys are ready for another shootout when they travel to Tulsa this week. Expect fireworks. | 9 |
| 9 |  | Stanford | Stanford opens up conference play with a tricky game at Arizona. It should be a fun battle of quarterbacks. | 11 |
| 10 |  | South Carolina | The Gamecocks took advantage of a reeling Georgia team, but the defense will have to adjust quickly for Navy. | 10 |
| 11 |  | Oregon | The Ducks got their offense moving against Nevada and that is very, very bad news for Missouri State. | 12 |
| 12 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies might want to look ahead to Oklahoma State on 9/24, but Idaho will be ready to make a game of it. | 13 |
| 13 |  | Ohio State | If Ohio State struggles at home to Toledo, what happens when they go to Miami this week? We'll find out. | 11 |
| 14 |  | Arkansas | Arkansas can look ahead a little bit with Alabama looming on the 24th, but Troy is not that much of a pushover. | 14 |
| 15 |  | Florida | Few have paid too much attention to the Gators, but they will this week with Tennessee coming to the Swamp. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Arizona State | Arizona State and big QB Brock Osweiler hit the road for the first time this year when they travel to Illinois. | 17 |
| 17 |  | Virginia Tech | The Hokies always seem to have some trouble against ECU, so they are still the favorites in the ACC Coastal. | 16 |
| 18 |  | West Virginia | West Virginia is still getting their new offense worked out and they will be tested at Maryland. | 19 |
| 19 |  | USC | USC keeps surviving. If Minnesota and Utah can keep it close, the Trojans can't look past Syracuse. | 22 |
| 20 |  | Maryland | Not playing last week kept Maryland in the Top 25, but they have to prove they belong against West Virginia. | 23 |
| 21 |  | Texas | Texas keeps winning ugly, but they are winning. It may not be as simple at the Rose Bowl. | 20 |
| 22 |  | Northwestern | Northwestern may be for real, but a trip to Army probably will not give us much of an indication. | 25 |
| 23 |  | Penn State | It's no surprise PSU lost to Alabama. The offense looked pretty good at times and that should get them by Temple. | 18 |
| 24 |  | Baylor | The Bears are still riding high after the TCU win, but they cannot overlook Stephen F. Austin. | NR |
| 25 |  | Michigan State | Michigan State looked great against FAU and a win at Notre Dame will cement their spot in the Top 25. | NR |
Week 2 Football Top 25
Sun, 09/11/2011
