Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
1 | ![]() | USC | USC did not blow out Syracuse, but they played pretty well for a long road trip. A trip to Palo Alto won't be easy. | 1 |
2 | ![]() | LSU | Eventually LSU will play somebody good. It wasn't last week and it won't be this week against Idaho. | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Alabama | Even in a trap game sandwiched between Michigan and Arkansas, the Crimson Tide had no trouble with WKU. | 3 |
4 | ![]() | Oklahoma | It took a game against Florida A&M for OU to find their offensive groove. They'll take a week off before KSU. | 4 |
5 | ![]() | Oregon | Oregon only scored 35 points in the first half against Fresno State. They'll got closer to 50 against Tennessee Tech. | 5 |
6 | ![]() | Georgia | Even without some of their top defensive stars, Georgia ended up holding Missouri's potent offense in check. | 6 |
7 | ![]() | South Carolina | The Gamecocks had an easier time against ECU this year. The defense was stellar and UAB will have a tough time. | 9 |
8 | ![]() | Florida State | FSU did not quite get the opportunity to cover the 70 1/2 point spread since the game ended early due to weather. | 10 |
9 | ![]() | Michigan State | Michigan State's passing game got on track against CMU. A balanced offense will be needed to beat Notre Dame. | 13 |
10 | ![]() | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech got off to a slow start against a bad Austin Peay squad. Pittsburgh will be just as easy to beat. | 12 |
11 | ![]() | Clemson | Clemson cruised past Ball State and the offense kept on ticking. They'll be better this week with Waktins back. | 16 |
12 | ![]() | Ohio State | Braxton Miller has been unstoppable and the OSU defense ain't too shabby either. Cal is the next to feel the pain. | 20 |
13 | ![]() | Michigan | UM got Toussaint back, but he did nothing against Air Force. Michigan will finally play well against Umass. | 8 |
14 | ![]() | Stanford | Beating Duke is nothing to write home about, but Stanford is getting better and that is a good thing with USC next. | 15 |
15 | ![]() | Texas | Texas looked better against New Mexico than they did against Wyoming, but a trip to Ole Miss will be tougher. | 17 |
16 | ![]() | West Virginia | The WVU offense needed a little break after running all over Marshall. That's bad news for James Madison. | 19 |
17 | ![]() | Wisconsin | Apparently Montee Ball should go back to pronouncing his name Montee Ball, because the Badger offense is awful. | 7 |
18 | ![]() | Boise State | Following a week off, Boise State will debut on the smurf turf against Miami (OH) on Saturday. | 18 |
19 | ![]() | Florida | The Gators got a quality win at Texas A&M. The SEC road games continue with a trip to Knoxville this weekend. | 22 |
20 | ![]() | Oklahoma State | OSU had some trouble in the desert against Arizona, but they should get back on track at home against Louisiana. | 11 |
21 | ![]() | Kansas State | Kansas State looked great against Miami (FL) and coasted to an easy win. Klein is playing great and UNT is next. | 25 |
22 | ![]() | Arkansas | Maybe Arkansas was looking ahead to Alabama. Maybe Alabama will slaughter a team that lost to ULM. | 14 |
23 | ![]() | Notre Dame | Purdue is a deceptively tough team, but Notre Dame stepped up. A trip to East Lansing will tell us a lot more. | NR |
24 | ![]() | TCU | TCU slaughtered Grambling State in their season opener. This week they head to Kansas for their Big 12 debut. | 24 |
25 | ![]() | Nebraska | A trip to UCLA is always tough, but it looks like it may be a while before Nebraska returns to the Rose Bowl. | 21 |
Week 2 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 09/08/2012