The College Football Blog: 2010 Power Rankings (After Week 3)

Power Rankings after Week 3

1. Alabama 3-0 (1st)
2. Ohio State 3-0 (2nd)
3. Oklahoma 3-0 (3rd)
4. Florida 3-0 (4th)
5. Oregon 3-0 (5th)
6. Boise State 2-0 (6th)
7. TCU 3-0 (7th)
8. Texas 3-0 (9th)
9. Nebraska 3-0 (10th)
10. Iowa 2-1 (8th)
11. Arkansas 3-0 (12th)
12. South Carolina 3-0 (13th)
13. Auburn 3-0 (14th)
14. Wisconsin 3-0 (11th)
15. LSU 3-0 (15th)

Out: None.

Explanation: It was a much calmer week for my power rankings, as all 15 teams stayed in the rankings and the top 7 teams remained in place. I only moved Iowa down 2 spots from 8th to 10th, despite the fact that they suffered their first loss of the season. They lost on the road by 7 to a good Arizona team, and I still think they are one of the better teams in the country. Texas and Nebraska each had road wins over BCS teams and thus they both moved up a spot in the rankings. Arkansas also had a big road win and the Hogs moved up a spot from 12th to 11th. South Carolina was not all that impressive against Furman but I moved them up a spot from 13th to 12th. I moved Auburn up a spot from 14th to 13th but kept them behind South Carolina because I did not expect them to need overtime to beat Clemson at home. Wisconsin took the biggest plunge in my rankings this week, falling 3 spots from 11th to 14th. The Badgers were not very impressive at home against Arizona State, needing a blocked extra point to hang on for a 1 point win.