The College Football Blog: 2012 Power Rankings (After Week 2)

Power Rankings After Week 2

1. Alabama 2-0 (1^st)

2. LSU 2-0 (3^rd)

3. USC 2-0 (2^nd)

4. Ohio State 2-0 (4^th)

5. Oregon 2-0 (5^th)

6. Oklahoma 2-0 (6^th)

7. Texas 2-0 (7^th)

8. Florida State 2-0 (8^th)

9. Georgia 2-0 (9^th)

10. West Virginia 1-0 (11^th)

11. Clemson 2-0 (14^th)

12. Michigan State 2-0 (15^th)

13. South Carolina 2-0 (NR)

14. Kansas State 2-0 (NR)

15. Mississippi State 2-0 (NR)

Out: Arkansas (10^th); Nebraska (12^th); Oklahoma State (13^th).

Comments: The changes all seem pretty self-explanatory, but I will make a few brief comments about the first two weeks of the rankings. 

For the second week in a row I switched out 3 teams. South Carolina returns to the rankings, while KSU and Mississippi State make their debuts. Alabama holds the #1 spot for the second straight week after ousting LSU in week 1. 

Last week 14 of the 15 spots in the power rankings changed. This week only 8 of the 15 spots were different. Last week 7 teams moved up in the rankings, while only 4 teams moved up this week. 4 teams moved down while remaining in the top 15 in week 1, but this week only 1 team moved down in the rankings without dropping out all together. 

Ohio State made the biggest climb in week 1 (+3 spots), while Clemson and Michigan State made the biggest moves this week (also moving up 3 spots). For the second week in a row an SEC team plummeted out of the rankings from the top 10. In week 1 it was #9 Florida dropping out; this week it was obviously #10 Arkansas.