My Top Ten- Week 2

1. Ohio State (1-0, vs Miami, FL)
2. Alabama (1-0, vs Penn State)
3. Oregon (1-0, @ Tennessee)
4. Texas (1-0, vs Wyoming)
5. Boise State (1-0, Bye Week)
6. Florida (1-0, vs South Florida)
7. Iowa (1-0, vs Iowa State)
8. TCU (1-0, vs Tennessee Tech)
9. Nebraska (1-0, vs Idaho)
10. Virginia Tech (0-1, vs James Madison)

Outside Looking In...
Miami, FL (1-0)
Wisconsin (1-0)
Oklahoma (1-0)

A lot to talk about here, because the way that I rank now is more based on what have you done lately to earn your spot than in the past. I hate the way that the polls are done with the media and coaches. It's all politics and homering when it comes to those things. Here is how I break down my poll...

Who stays put because of the way that they played:
Ohio State
Alabama

The top two teams in the nation did what they had to do to stay on top, and that was win big against inferior opponents. If OSU struggled against Marshall and Alabama still played the way that they did, I would probably have the defending champs on top.

Who improved their positioning:
Oregon
Boise State
TCU

Obviously, Boise State had a huge win last night for their program after a comeback in the final two minutes to beat Virginia Tech 33-30. They deserve to be given more consideration despite a terrible schedule. TCU has a tougher schedule and beat a good Oregon State team, however they still have more teams to beat in order for me to put them ahead of Boise State. We will see how that goes. The bottom line is that they have a quarterback that is very highly respected around the nation - deservedly so - that just also happens to turn the ball over a lot in big games. That needs to change for them to be the best non-BCS team in America. Boise is ahead of the game in terms of the look test, but TCU can change all of that with a tougher Mountain West schedule.

And then there is the Oregon Ducks. Wow. They didn't have their best player on the field in sophomore RB LaMichael James and they still won 72-0 against New Mexico. I understand that New Mexico isn't an amazing season opening opponent, but Oregon was the best looking team in college football this weekend. With the way that they looked, plus a schedule that will give them every opportunity to defend their Pac 10 title and go to the national championship game, I have them at #3 in the nation now.

The rest of the bunch:
Texas
Florida
Iowa
Nebraska
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech lost obviously, but I think that they are going to give a lot of people trouble down the stretch assuming the defense improves (which I think they will). Texas started slow but looked good, along with Iowa and Nebraska. Florida really didn't look impressive, but you have to take that with a grain of salt. OSU has had these type of games all the time, and they still seem to figure things out. UF has tons of talent, but these guys are used to being led by big names like Tim Tebow, Brandon Spikes, Maurkice Pouncey, Joe Haden, Major Wright, Carlos Dunlap, etc. Teams like Florida reload, but it certainly takes time. Let's see how they play against South Florida, a game in which they should definitely be up for as opposed to a team that went 1-11 in 2009.