College Football Rankings - 8 Sep

Week one is over, and 46 different FBS teams decided to play lower-division foes, making the weekend a little less exciting in terms of upset potential. There were some notable exceptions, including #1 Ohio State, which played it's toughest game of the year in week one, and won pretty easily. Here are this week's full rankings:

				Rec		ProjRec
TW	LW	Team	Rating	W	L	W	L	SOS	MOV
1	1	Ohio State	-39.123	1	0	12	0	8
2	32	USC	-29.444	1	0	11	1	69
3	12	Ole Miss	-27.232	1	0	10	2	82
4	3	Oklahoma	-25.284	1	0	11	1	61
5	6	LSU	-24.463	0	0	9	2	37
6	30	Florida State	-22.799	1	0	11	1	70
7	9	California	-21.454	1	0	11	1	83
8	18	Texas A&M	-20.483	1	0	10	2	41
9	60	West Virginia	-20.467	1	0	10	2	75
10	2	TCU	-19.659	1	0	11	1	16
11	4	Arkansas	-18.821	1	0	8	4	66
12	11	Mississippi State	-18.615	1	0	9	3	34
13	16	Tennessee	-16.895	1	0	9	3	60
14	19	Virginia Tech	-15.915	0	1	10	2	2
15	21	Memphis	-15.677	1	0	10	2	84
16	44	Georgia Tech	-15.636	1	0	9	3	85
17	28	Florida	-15.007	1	0	8	4	81
18	41	Notre Dame	-14.226	1	0	9	3	71
19	92	Illinois	-13.397	1	0	10	2	128
20	23	Michigan State	-13.01	1	0	10	2	36
21	14	Baylor	-12.78	1	0	9	3	73
22	8	Georgia	-12.685	1	0	9	3	77
23	7	Clemson	-12.637	1	0	9	3	86
24	17	Louisiana Tech	-12.451	1	0	10	2	87
25	38	Alabama	-12.44	1	0	7	5	49
26	68	Duke	-11.361	1	0	10	2	67
27	91	New Mexico	-10.851	1	0	11	1	88
28	33	Appalachian State	-10.365	1	0	11	1	89
29	62	Middle Tennessee	-9.378	1	0	9	3	90
30	67	Northwestern	-9.1074	1	0	9	3	43
31	47	Brigham Young	-9.023	1	0	10	2	27
32	74	Minnesota	-8.4504	0	1	8	4	14
33	20	UCLA	-7.6318	1	0	8	4	55
34	34	Cincinnati	-6.8143	1	0	9	3	91
35	55	Temple	-6.6278	1	0	9	3	56
36	77	Colorado State	-5.851	1	0	10	2	92
37	70	Rutgers	-5.7261	1	0	9	3	93
38	5	Oregon	-5.4119	1	0	7	5	94
39	35	Toledo	-5.2956	0	0	9	2	38
40	65	Auburn	-4.3815	1	0	6	6	44
41	10	Stanford	-4.3156	0	1	7	5	15
42	15	Utah	-4.2634	1	0	8	4	45
43	59	Miami (FL)	-4.244	1	0	6	6	95
44	39	North Carolina State	-2.9771	1	0	8	4	78
45	105	Air Force	-2.9653	1	0	8	4	96
46	51	Rice	-2.5788	1	0	9	3	97
47	73	Michigan	-2.4716	0	1	6	6	21
48	50	Navy	-1.7825	1	0	9	3	98
49	31	Western Kentucky	-1.227	1	0	8	4	42
50	108	South Florida	-1.1965	1	0	7	5	99
51	88	South Carolina	-0.978	1	0	6	6	46
52	26	Arizona State	0.51737	0	1	5	7	9
53	52	San Diego State	0.54526	1	0	8	4	100
54	99	Syracuse	0.58636	1	0	6	6	101
55	27	Nebraska	1.18525	0	1	5	7	28
56	76	Buffalo	1.51036	1	0	10	2	102
57	49	Missouri	1.62481	1	0	5	7	103
58	56	Washington	2.03928	0	1	6	6	32
59	36	Louisville	2.61853	0	1	6	6	26
60	29	North Carolina	3.02197	0	1	5	7	31
61	24	Marshall	3.04914	1	0	8	4	62
62	61	Florida International	3.05824	1	0	8	4	48
63	66	Massachusetts	3.65463	0	0	7	5	39
64	83	Kansas State	3.73697	1	0	5	7	104
65	82	Oklahoma State	3.9316	1	0	6	6	64
66	87	Hawaii	4.08283	1	0	8	5	59
67	69	Boise State	4.24749	1	0	7	5	51
68	40	Kentucky	4.59102	1	0	5	7	57
69	54	Southern Miss	4.59319	0	1	7	5	17
70	63	Houston	4.66258	1	0	8	4	105
71	13	Arizona	4.69957	1	0	6	6	63
72	100	Wake Forest	5.12634	1	0	5	7	106
73	84	Virginia	5.15996	0	1	4	8	18
74	42	Penn State	5.16396	0	1	4	8	20
75	53	Western Michigan	5.19826	0	1	7	5	23
76	80	San Jose State	5.32094	1	0	6	6	107
77	75	Maryland	5.49303	1	0	6	6	108
78	43	Wisconsin	5.55994	0	1	5	7	19
79	94	Vanderbilt	5.9812	0	1	3	9	47
80	101	Louisiana-Lafayette	6.38281	0	1	7	5	33
81	86	Ohio	6.42437	1	0	8	4	74
82	58	Colorado	6.87462	0	1	5	8	30
83	57	Bowling Green	6.8972	0	1	5	7	7
84	95	Akron	7.50732	0	1	7	5	3
85	111	Purdue	7.84092	0	1	4	8	29
86	22	Pittsburgh	8.35739	1	0	4	8	109
87	89	UCF	9.26645	0	1	5	7	53
88	124	UTSA	9.49135	0	1	4	8	35
89	79	Boston College	9.82007	1	0	4	8	110
90	48	Texas Tech	10.0494	1	0	5	7	111
91	106	Florida Atlantic	10.65	0	1	4	8	52
92	46	Northern Illinois	10.7801	1	0	7	5	68
93	114	UTEP	10.9713	0	1	5	7	6
94	81	Tulsa	12.8582	1	0	5	7	65
95	104	Iowa State	12.954	1	0	4	8	112
96	93	Oregon State	13.1993	1	0	3	9	113
97	97	North Texas	13.2133	0	0	4	8	40
98	117	UNLV	13.5719	0	1	5	7	50
99	25	Arkansas State	14.3481	0	1	6	6	1
100	71	South Alabama	14.4838	1	0	5	7	114
101	45	Texas State	14.9928	0	1	6	6	4
102	96	Iowa	15.0501	1	0	4	8	115
103	72	Texas	15.5655	0	1	3	9	11
104	37	Georgia Southern	18.3245	0	1	5	7	5
105	103	Ball State	18.7079	1	0	4	8	116
106	110	Charlotte	18.8205	1	0	4	8	72
107	109	Nevada	18.8709	1	0	4	8	117
108	118	Louisiana-Monroe	19.1066	0	1	4	9	13
109	115	Troy	19.8147	0	1	5	7	22
110	107	Central Michigan	20.1398	0	1	3	9	54
111	122	Fresno State	20.355	1	0	3	9	118
112	90	Utah State	20.4195	1	0	4	8	119
113	102	East Carolina	20.5378	1	0	3	9	120
114	64	Washington State	22.2327	0	1	2	10	121
115	98	Indiana	23.4777	1	0	2	10	122
116	85	Tulane	23.847	0	1	3	9	25
117	127	Miami (OH)	26.1038	1	0	3	9	123
118	119	Georgia State	27.0287	0	1	2	10	76
119	113	Old Dominion	27.0342	1	0	3	9	79
120	121	Southern Methodist	27.4281	0	1	2	10	24
121	112	New Mexico State	27.785	0	1	3	9	10
122	120	Idaho	28.6326	0	1	2	10	58
123	125	Connecticut	29.9727	1	0	2	10	124
124	78	Kent State	30.3946	0	1	2	10	12
125	123	Kansas	32.53	0	1	0	12	125
126	116	Wyoming	34.7913	0	1	1	11	126
127	126	Army	35.411	0	1	1	11	127
128	128	Eastern Michigan	36.2424	0	1	1	11	80

USC made a big move this week after destroying Arkansas State 55-6 to open the season. The Red Wolves had been ranked in my preseason top 25, but after the Trojans finished with them, we now know that either Arkansas State isn't that good or USC is awesome. It could be a little of both, but it may take a few weeks to know for sure.

Florida State looked great this weekend, maybe even better than they did last year, with a 59-16 manhandling of Texas State to open the season. Everett Golson looked like a perfect fit to replace Jameis Winston for the Seminoles, who weren't expected to have a close game, but also weren't expected to win by more than 40 points.

West Virginia also joined the top 10 this week, but still isn't in the AP top 25. Maybe people didn't notice their big win because nobody really knows who Georgia Southern is, but the Eagles were powerhouses of the FCS level until 2 years ago, when they moved up to FBS, and last year they finished 9-3 while going undefeated in the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers' 44-0 victory means a lot more than you think.