Two weeks into the season and a few surprises have notched knots on the heads of many pundits. Meanwhile, I continue to base rankings on the old fashion way – they earn it by playing someone noteworthy and winning.
From Last Week
- Up – Michigan
- Down – LSU, Utah
- Out – Boise State, TCU, Maryland, BYU, Fresno State, Notre Dame, Kansas State
- New – most of the list
What? How can Boise State be out? It’s simple: last weekend they did not play and Va. Tech lost to James Madison. Maybe they’ll return in a few weeks.
They’ve Earned It Rankings: Week 2
- Michigan (2-0) (UMass)
- South Carolina (2-0) (Furman)
- LSU (2-0) (Mississippi St)
- Ohio State (2-0) (Ohio U)
- Oklahoma (2-0) (Air Force)
- Utah (2-0) (@ New Mexico)
- Alabama (2-0) (@ Duke)
- Oregon (2-0) (Portland St)
- Auburn (2-0) (Clemson)
- Texas (2-0) (@ Texas Tech)
Good news for the week 3 weekend as only five games involves non-D1 teams. The games below are some of the more interesting out-of-conference games.
- Cincinnati @ NC State
- Maryland @ West Virginia
- Air Force @ Oklahoma
- USC @ Minnesota
- Nebraska @ Washington
- Tulsa @ Oklahoma State
- Clemson @ Auburn
- Iowa @ Arizona
- Houston @ UCLA
- Notre Dame @ Michigan State
A Frank Angle 
I like what Oklahoma did after a less than stellar Week 1 performance(I was at that Utah State game). Although I will say that Utah State could make things tough for teams in the WAC.
Air Force has been a consistent bowl participant for many years, and just beat BYU this past weekend. I’m a little concerned about this one, but Oklahoma is tough at home.
If Denard Robinson isn’t the most exciting player as well as early front runner for the Heisman, I would like to know who is. That guy is carrying the Wolverines on his back and putting up incredible numbers against good competition doing so.
Later Frank!
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David,
A win this weekend may vault your Sooners to my top spot … and just in time for their trip to Cincinnati. (Fortunately for OU, the game is at PBS instead of Nippert). 🙂
Agree with you on Denard Robinson … very impressive. Hope all is going well for you, and thanks for commenting.
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guessing Va Tech will need to win out their schedule for an appearance?
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3rd Stone,
The Hokies have a tough claim to gain recognition here. However, being a fair and reasonable person, I imagine running the table will help atone their slow start. Thanks for commenting.
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