Auburn, Notre Dame tumble in college football Power Rankings after Week 2
The weeks that appear to have the more boring schedules typically produce the most craziness, and Week 2 was no exception. Toledo over Arkansas? Auburn needing overtime to beat Jacksonville State? Notre Dame almost losing to Virginia? BYU winning on another Hail Mary?
We’re still in the very early phases of learning about every team, but now we know a bit more. Every result, good, bad and in between, shapes our understanding of each squad because it makes up 50% of their body of work to this point.
So, with plenty of volatility surely still to come, here’s where the college football picture stands after Week 2:
1. Ohio State Buckeyes
PREVIOUS: 1
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Northern Illinois
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
PREVIOUS: 2
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Ole Miss
3. Michigan State Spartans
PREVIOUS: 6
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Air Force
4. UCLA Bruins
PREVIOUS: 5
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. BYU
5. Baylor Bears
PREVIOUS: 3
RECORD: 2-0
• BECHT: Biggest Week 2 takeaways
6. TCU Horned Frogs
PREVIOUS: 7
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. SMU
7. USC Trojans
PREVIOUS: 11
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Stanford
8. Ole Miss Rebels
PREVIOUS: 12
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday at Alabama
9. Clemson Tigers
PREVIOUS: 13
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Thursday at Louisville
10. Florida State Seminoles
PREVIOUS: 14
RECORD: 2-0
• Cook has monster game against USF
11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PREVIOUS: 4
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
12. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PREVIOUS: 15
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday at Notre Dame
13. Oklahoma Sooners
PREVIOUS: 16
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Tulsa
14. Georgia Bulldogs
PREVIOUS: 9
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. South Carolina
15. Oregon Ducks
PREVIOUS: 10
RECORD: 1-1
• STAPLES: Adams is a must-watch player
16. LSU Tigers
PREVIOUS: 19
RECORD: 1-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Auburn
17. BYU Cougars
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday at UCLA
18. Texas A&M Aggies
PREVIOUS: 17
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Nevada
19. Auburn Tigers
PREVIOUS: 8
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday at LSU
20. Utah Utes
PREVIOUS: 23
RECORD: 2-0
• Inside Read: Booker finds home at Utah
21. Arizona Wildcats
PREVIOUS: 21
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Northern Arizona
22. Northwestern Wildcats
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday at Duke
23. Oklahoma State Cowboys
PREVIOUS: 25
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. UTSA
24. Missouri Tigers
PREVIOUS: 20
RECORD: 2-0
Next week: Saturday vs. Connecticut
25. Wisconsin Badgers
RECORD: 1-1
Next week: Saturday vs. Troy
Next five: Temple, West Virginia, Cal, Kentucky, Houston
