1. Florida (2-0, beat Troy, 56-6)
Next up: vs Tennessee; Previous rank: (1)
How many Gators will try to be ‘forced’ out of bounds on the Tennessee sideline?
2. Cal (2-0, beat Eastern Michigan, 59-7)
Next up: at Minnesota; Previous rank: (2)
The Best runs all over the Golden Gophers.
3. Texas (2-0, won, 41-10 at Wyoming)
Next up: vs Texas Tech; Previous rank: (3)
Longhorns defense gets its first test and begins fine-tuning for Oklahoma.
4. Boise St. (2-0, beat Miami of Ohio, 48-0)
Next up: at Fresno St., Friday; Previous rank: (4)
The last hurdle to an undefeated season?
5. USC (2-0, won 18-15 at Ohio St.)
Next up: at Washington; Previous rank: (6)
Forget high school; Matt Barkley just completed grad school.
6. Ole Miss (1-0, Idle)
Next up: vs SE Louisiana; Previous rank: (7)
Scheduling blunder – the Rebels will have only five days to prepare for South Carolina.
7. LSU (2-0, beat Vanderbilt, 23-9)
Next up: vs Louisiana Lafayette; Previous rank: (7)
Doesn’t it seem as if Ole Miss and Bama are getting all the hype while the Tiger’s mature?
8. TCU (1-0, won 30-14 at Virginia)
Next up: vs Texas St.: Previous rank: (12)
Horned Frogs show how to open the season on the road.
9. Virginia Tech (1-1, beat Marshall, 52-10)
Next up: vs Nebraska; Previous rank: (11)
The most physical matchup of the weekend.
10. Penn State (2-0, beat Syracuse, 28-7)
Next up: vs. Temple; Previous rank: (13)
Nittany Lions look to trim preseason games to 3.
11. Alabama (2-0, beat FIU, 40-14)
Next up: vs North Texas; Previous rank: (14)
Did North Texas use Visa, MasterCard or American Express?
12. Georgia Tech (2-0, beat Clemson, 30-27)
Next up: at Miami, Thursday; Previous rank: (16)
Yellow Jackets ran all over the ‘Canes last season.
13. BYU (2-0, won 54-3 at Tulane)
Next up: vs. FSU; Previous rank: (18)
Oklahoma + FSU = BCS.
14. Oklahoma (1-1, beat Idaho, 64-0)
Next up: vs Tulsa; Previous rank: (10)
Can the Sooners’ defense stop the Golden Hurricane’s offense?
15. Utah (2-0, won 24-14 at San Jose St.)
Next up: at Oregon; Previous rank: (19)
The nation’s longest win streak, 16-straight, is on the line.
16. Miami (1-0, Idle)
Next up: vs Georgia Tech, Thursday; Previous rank: (21)
They have the speed on defense; do they have the discipline?
17. Iowa (2-0, won 35=3 at Iowa St. 17-16)
Next up: vs Arizona; Previous rank: (23)
Hawkeyes have a little more offense and home field.
18. North Carolina (2-0, won 12-10 at Connecticut)
Next up: vs. East Carolina; Previous rank: (15)
Safety first.
17. Oregon St. (2-0, won 23-21 at UNLV)
Next up: vs. Cincinnati; Previous rank: (20)
Watching Jacquizz Rodgers is like watching a video game.
20. Nebraska (2-0, beat Arkansas St., 38-9)
Next up: at Virginia Tech; Previous rank: (NR)
Bo Pellini has Big Red on the verge of returning to prominence.
21. Cincinnati (2-0, beat SE Missouri St., 70-3)
Next up: at Oregon St.; Previous rank: (NR)
Bearcats young defense will be tested for the first time this season.
22. Kansas (2-0, won 34-7 at UTEP)
Next up: vs Duke; Previous rank: (NR)
Next meeting in the regional final.
23. Michigan (2-0, beat Notre Dame, 38-34)
Next up: vs Eastern Michigan; Previous rank: (NR)
If there’s so much unrest in Ann Arbor, explain that hug between QB Tate Forcier and coach Rich Rodriguez?
24. South Florida (2-0, won 35-13 at Western Kentucky)
Next up: vs. Charleston Southern; Previous rank: (24)
South Florida’s safety school.
25. Ohio State (1-1, lost 18-15 to USC)
Next up: at Toledo; Previous rank: (10)
This was more painful than last year’s 35-3 loss to the Trojans in L.A.