ZN's CFB Top 25 :: Week 2 2009

Some teams dropped, and some rose. But most stayed put, as with all the FCS opponents, it's tough to reward a team for those wins. We enter week two with some huge games that will shape the top-10 the rest of the season.

Top 25 below the fold.

Rank. Team (LW), [Record, LW Result].

1. Florida (1), [1-0, W 62-3 Charleston Southern FCS]
2. Texas (2), [1-0, W 59 -20 Louisiana-Monroe]
3. Alabama (6), [1-0, W 34-24 Virginia Tech]
4. Southern Cal (4), [1-0, W 56-3 San Jose State]
5. Penn State (5), [1-0, W 31-7 Akron]
6. Notre Dame (10), [1-0, W 35-0 Nevada]
7. Ohio State (7), [1-0, W 31-27 Navy]
8. California (8), [1-0, W 52-13 Maryland]
9. Georgia Tech (9), [0-0, W 37-17 Jacksonville State FCS]
10. Brigham Young U. (13), [1-0, W 14-13 Oklahoma]
11. Boise State (14), [1-0, W 19-8 Oregon]
12. Oklahoma State (16), [1-0, W 24-10 Georgia]
13. Louisiana State (21), [1-0, W 31-23 Washington]
14. Miami(FL) (23), [1-0, W 38-34 Florida State]
15. Mississippi (11), [1-0, W 45-14 Memphis]
16. Texas Christian (17), [0-0, DNP]
17. Oklahoma (3), [1-0, L 14-13 Brigham Young]
18. Cincinnati (NR), [1-0, W 45-15 Rutgers]
19. Pittsburgh (20), [1-0, W 38-3 Youngstown State FCS]
20. Michigan (NR), [1-0, W 31-7 Western Michigan]
21. Michigan State (NR), [1-0, W 44-3 Montana State FCS]
22. Nebraska (22), [1-0, W 49-3 Florida Atlantic]
23. Georgia (15), [0-1, L 24-10 Oklahoma State]
24. Virginia Tech (12), [0-1, L 34-24 Alabama]
25. UCLA (25), [1-0, W 33-14 San Diego State]

Dropped Out:
Rutgers (18), [0-1, L 45-15 Cincinnati]
Illinois (19), [0-1, L 37-9 Missouri]
Iowa (24), [1-0, W 17-16 Northern Iowa FCS]

On the Cusp:
Missouri (NR), [1-0, W 37-9 Illinois]
Clemson (NR), [1-0, W 37-14 Tennessee State FCS]
Utah (NR), [1-0, W 35-17 Utah State]
North Carolina (NR), [1-0, W 40-6 The Citadel FCS]
South Florida (NR), [1-0, W 40-7 Wofford FCS]
Iowa (24), [1-0, W 17-16 Northern Iowa FCS]
Southern Miss (NR), [1-0, W 52-0 Alcorn State FCS]
Northwestern (NR), [1-0, W 47-14 Towson FCS]

Notes: The most impressive team this weekend was Notre Dame, whether you are a fan or not. The Irish win over Nevada was dominant in every facet of the game. But this weekend could force a quick end to that, with a trip to Michigan. The Wolverines looked great, but have proven anything yet. The BYU win over Oklahoma really shook things up in a good way, but I'm not sure the Cougars would've pulled it out with Bradford in the whole game. Still, BYU deserves the bump. Alabama powered over a weak Virginia Tech team, and I still think the Tide shouldn't have had so much trouble with the Hokies. The two Big Ten teams, Iowa and Illinois, were an embarrassment to the league, and while the Hawkeyes won, they are not even close to at top-25 team right now.