Unlike the rest of the pollsters, The Señior isn't ready to return Michigan to the rankings, despite a thrilling win over Notre Dame. Here's why: through two games, the Wolverines have beaten a MAC team (Western Michigan) and an Irish team whose last two wins came against WAC opponents.Look, Tate Forcier looks like he may be the real deal and obviously Rich Rodriguez has made strides in Year 2, but we seem to get too caught up in how good it is for college football to have Michigan back in the limelight after last season's debacle, than rationalizing that first the Wolverines have to earn that return by beating real teams and teams who have actually beaten someone. They won't get any help in that department this week against Eastern Michigan, so despite what the Wolvies do, I'm not ranking them next week either.
Wake me up in another week when Michigan gets to Big Ten play, although if you ask most people, beating one of the Wolverines conference opponents is akin to beating MAC and WAC schools anyway.
On to this week's rankings:
1. Florida 2-0
2. Texas 2-0
3. Alabama 3-0
4. USC 2-0
5. Penn State 2-0
6. Mississippi 1-0
7. Brigham Young 2-0
8. California 2-0
9. LSU 2-0
10. Boise State 2-0
11. Ohio State 1-1
12. Georgia Tech 2-0
13. TCU 1-0
14. Cincinnati 2-0
15. Utah 2-0
16. Oklahoma 1-1
17. Virginia Tech 1-1
18. Oklahoma State 1-1
19. Nebraska 2-0
20. Miami (FL) 1-0
21. Kansas 2-0
22. Houston 2-0
23. Georgia 1-1
24. North Carolina 2-0
25. Texas Tech 2-0
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September 13, 2009
