Weekly Rankings: Week 2, Sept 8

We're slowly starting to get somewhere with the rankings. (For an explanation of the headings or setup, please see the rankings from Week 1.) Let's remember a few things. 1) the computer doesn't know that LSU is supposed to be ranked #2 and Connecticut is supposed to be maybe top 50. 2) the computer doesn't know that Virginia Tech, who lost to LSU, was another top 10 team. 3) the computer doesn't know that the SEC is the best conference ever. Looking at things as the computer does, LSU gets the edge in SoS, since it's two opponents are 2-2 (while Connecticut's are 0-3). But Connecticut gets the edge in conference SoS because the Big East is mathematically nearly twice as tough as the SEC so far this year. That's the basics behind why there's only .01 difference between them right now.

#90 Syracuse is still holding down the top Strength of Schedule ranking, with their season-long opponents at 21-3 so far, totaling 527.33 points. That nearly twice as many points as the second hardest SoS, #49 Washington State at 265.33

Week 2 Rankings
Rank	Conf	Team	Points	W	L	W%	oPts	oW	oL	oW%
1	BigEast	West Virginia	92.50	2	0	100%	130.49	16	8	66.67%
2	BigEast	Rutgers	89.77	2	0	100%	218.19	17	5	77.28%
3	Pac10	Arizona State	85.67	2	0	100%	11.19	13	8	61.91%
4	Big10	Wisconsin	85.01	2	0	100%	-14.2	14	8	63.64%
5	Pac10	Oregon	84.79	2	0	100%	24.47	13	8	61.91%
6	SEC	Louisiana State	84.23	2	0	100%	40.58	14	8	63.64%
7	BigEast	Connecticut	84.22	2	0	100%	-40.41	14	9	60.87%
8	Pac10	UCLA	83.43	2	0	100%	6.59	13	9	59.1%
9	Big10	Penn State	82.80	2	0	100%	-3.3	14	10	58.34%
10	Pac10	Washington	82.70	2	0	100%	197.21	17	7	70.84%
11	Big12	Texas Tech	81.83	2	0	100%	-145.1	13	9	59.1%
12	Big10	Michigan State	81.17	2	0	100%	217.34	17	7	70.84%
13	BigEast	Cincinnati	80.18	2	0	100%	4.09	14	8	63.64%
14	Big10	Iowa	80.02	2	0	100%	-5.6	14	10	58.34%
15	Big10	Purdue	79.55	2	0	100%	-36.71	14	9	60.87%
16	BigEast	Pittsburgh	79.03	2	0	100%	129.72	16	7	69.57%
17	Big12	Oklahoma	78.25	2	0	100%	-61.78	13	10	56.53%
18	Pac10	California	77.91	2	0	100%	95.03	14	8	63.64%
19	SEC	Florida	77.54	2	0	100%	-59.99	14	10	58.34%
20	BigEast	South Florida	77.47	2	0	100%	165.65	16	6	72.73%
21	Big10	Indiana	76.97	2	0	100%	129.71	16	7	69.57%
22	BigEast	Louisville	76.51	2	0	100%	30.77	14	9	60.87%
23	Big12	Missouri	76.36	2	0	100%	-35.67	14	8	63.64%
24	Big10	Ohio State	75.46	2	0	100%	107.21	16	7	69.57%
25	SEC	South Carolina	75.05	2	0	100%	19.83	14	8	63.64%
26	Big12	Nebraska	74.73	2	0	100%	-39.57	13	10	56.53%
27	Big12	Texas	73.39	2	0	100%	-27.57	13	9	59.1%
28	SEC	Alabama	71.71	2	0	100%	-273.22	10	11	47.62%
29	Big12	Kansas	69.59	2	0	100%	-330.37	11	13	45.84%
30	Big10	Northwestern	69.27	2	0	100%	-163.64	12	11	52.18%
30	SEC	Kentucky	69.27	2	0	100%	63.24	15	7	68.19%
32	ACC	Boston College	62.69	2	0	100%	-216.45	11	11	50%
33	ACC	Georgia Tech	61.69	2	0	100%	-215.79	12	11	52.18%
34	Big12	Texas A&M	61.58	2	0	100%	127.04	16	7	69.57%
35	ACC	Clemson	60.50	2	0	100%	-184.09	11	11	50%
36	ACC	Maryland	59.07	2	0	100%	-44.22	13	10	56.53%
37	MtnWest	Wyoming	58.39	2	0	100%	-292.14	10	13	43.48%
38	MtnWest	Air Force	51.45	2	0	100%	-448.21	8	14	36.37%
39	Pac10	Southern California	46.54	1	0	100%	181.1	16	7	69.57%
40	WAC	Hawaii	42.77	2	0	100%	-482.79	8	13	38.1%
41	SEC	Arkansas	42.72	1	0	100%	-129.78	12	10	54.55%
42	MAC	Ohio	41.81	2	0	100%	-509.34	8	15	34.79%
43	CUSA	Tulsa	21.48	1	0	100%	-463.9	7	14	33.34%
44	CUSA	Central Florida	13.64	1	0	100%	-314.71	9	13	40.91%
45	Big10	Illinois	-2.86	1	1	50%	132.71	16	7	69.57%
46	Big10	Minnesota	-3.44	1	1	50%	116.04	16	6	72.73%
47	SEC	Tennessee	-6.28	1	1	50%	137.09	15	7	68.19%
48	SEC	Auburn	-6.42	1	1	50%	76.29	15	6	71.43%
49	Pac10	Washington State	-6.95	1	1	50%	265.33	16	5	76.2%
50	SEC	Mississippi State	-8.55	1	1	50%	65.18	14	7	66.67%
51	Big12	Kansas State	-8.79	1	1	50%	-107.92	13	9	59.1%
52	SEC	Georgia	-9.60	1	1	50%	26.36	15	8	65.22%
53	Pac10	Oregon State	-10.66	1	1	50%	195.06	15	5	75%
54	Big12	Oklahoma State	-10.88	1	1	50%	140.13	16	6	72.73%
55	Big12	Baylor	-12.34	1	1	50%	37.75	15	7	68.19%
56	Pac10	Arizona	-15.44	1	1	50%	148.66	15	6	71.43%
57	ACC	Florida State	-16.44	1	1	50%	-67.74	13	11	54.17%
58	SEC	Mississippi	-19.30	1	1	50%	77.57	14	6	70%
59	Indy	Navy	-20.79	1	1	50%	-416.97	8	14	36.37%
60	Indy	Army	-21.93	1	1	50%	-93.71	12	9	57.15%
61	MtnWest	New Mexico	-23.07	1	1	50%	-330.68	10	12	45.46%
62	ACC	North Carolina	-23.69	1	1	50%	-175.92	12	11	52.18%
63	ACC	Virginia	-24.63	1	1	50%	-55.62	13	11	54.17%
64	MAC	Ball State	-24.89	1	1	50%	-338.18	10	14	41.67%
65	SEC	Vanderbilt	-25.47	1	1	50%	-98.27	13	10	56.53%
66	ACC	Miami (Florida)	-26.57	1	1	50%	-159.48	12	12	50%
67	Big12	Colorado	-27.27	1	1	50%	172.32	16	8	66.67%
68	MtnWest	Nevada-Las Vegas	-27.30	1	1	50%	-159.16	11	12	47.83%
69	Indy	Western Kentucky	-27.47	1	1	50%	-732.69	4	11	26.67%
70	ACC	Virginia Tech	-28.19	1	1	50%	61.52	15	7	68.19%
71	MtnWest	Brigham Young	-30.09	1	1	50%	-126.55	11	9	55%
72	MAC	Buffalo	-30.40	1	1	50%	-190.81	12	12	50%
73	MtnWest	Texas Christian	-30.49	1	1	50%	-179.62	11	11	50%
74	WAC	Fresno State	-31.65	1	1	50%	-280.62	11	12	47.83%
75	MAC	Miami (Ohio)	-36.57	1	1	50%	-241.5	12	12	50%
76	WAC	Louisiana Tech	-36.75	1	1	50%	-269.36	11	12	47.83%
77	MAC	Central Michigan	-36.80	1	1	50%	-313.54	10	12	45.46%
78	MAC	Kent	-39.15	1	1	50%	-274.94	11	11	50%
79	MAC	Bowling Green State	-39.84	1	1	50%	-207.25	12	12	50%
80	CUSA	Texas-El Paso	-42.40	1	1	50%	-280.5	9	9	50%
81	WAC	Idaho	-42.58	1	1	50%	-442.05	8	14	36.37%
82	WAC	Boise State	-43.67	1	1	50%	-273.21	11	12	47.83%
83	CUSA	East Carolina	-43.81	1	1	50%	-408.61	7	13	35%
84	CUSA	Southern Methodist	-45.71	1	1	50%	-325.38	7	11	38.89%
85	MAC	Akron	-45.85	1	1	50%	-47.83	14	10	58.34%
86	WAC	New Mexico State	-46.37	1	1	50%	-529.32	9	15	37.5%
87	Pac10	Stanford	-46.40	0	1	0%	131.16	15	8	65.22%
88	CUSA	Southern Mississippi	-51.55	1	1	50%	-552.36	6	14	30%
89	SunBelt	Florida Atlantic	-59.32	1	1	50%	-376.32	8	15	34.79%
90	BigEast	Syracuse	-65.46	0	2	0%	527.33	21	3	87.5%
91	CUSA	Memphis	-66.13	0	1	0%	-609.24	5	14	26.32%
92	MtnWest	San Diego State	-67.58	0	1	0%	-56.87	13	9	59.1%
93	ACC	Wake Forest	-69.79	0	2	0%	-34.86	14	10	58.34%
94	CUSA	Houston	-70.38	0	1	0%	-373.27	8	12	40%
95	MtnWest	Colorado State	-73.88	0	2	0%	-189.7	11	9	55%
96	SunBelt	Arkansas State	-74.22	0	1	0%	-652.18	6	19	24%
97	ACC	North Carolina State	-74.43	0	2	0%	30.61	14	7	66.67%
98	Big10	Michigan	-81.97	0	2	0%	201.36	17	6	73.92%
99	CUSA	Tulane	-83.48	0	1	0%	-410.99	8	13	38.1%
100	MtnWest	Utah	-85.65	0	2	0%	-50.62	13	10	56.53%
101	Indy	Notre Dame	-85.93	0	2	0%	232.18	16	6	72.73%
102	WAC	Nevada	-86.32	0	2	0%	-172.32	13	10	56.53%
103	Big12	Iowa State	-86.70	0	2	0%	259.19	18	5	78.27%
104	ACC	Duke	-88.34	0	2	0%	-33.08	14	10	58.34%
105	WAC	Utah State	-91.25	0	2	0%	-186.14	12	12	50%
106	CUSA	Alabama-Birmingham	-97.17	0	2	0%	-285.41	8	9	47.06%
107	WAC	San Jose State	-97.51	0	2	0%	-294.15	10	11	47.62%
108	MAC	Western Michigan	-100.28	0	2	0%	-221.83	11	11	50%
109	SunBelt	Louisiana-Lafayette	-104.17	0	2	0%	-412.13	7	13	35%
110	MAC	Eastern Michigan	-105.55	0	2	0%	-341.68	10	12	45.46%
111	MAC	Toledo	-105.69	0	2	0%	-308.07	10	12	45.46%
112	CUSA	Marshall	-105.85	0	2	0%	-230.74	9	9	50%
113	MAC	Northern Illinois	-106.33	0	2	0%	-358.44	10	13	43.48%
114	SunBelt	Middle Tennessee State	-108.09	0	2	0%	-441.3	7	15	31.82%
115	SunBelt	North Texas	-111.38	0	2	0%	-489.58	7	16	30.44%
116	MAC	Temple	-111.40	0	2	0%	-127.1	13	11	54.17%
117	SunBelt	Troy	-111.69	0	2	0%	-435.55	7	15	31.82%
118	CUSA	Rice	-111.88	0	2	0%	-233.12	10	9	52.64%
119	SunBelt	Florida International	-113.49	0	2	0%	-270.41	9	13	40.91%
120	SunBelt	Louisiana-Monroe	-115.83	0	2	0%	-353.12	8	13	38.1%

And for the conferences...

Week 2 Conference Rankings
Rank	Conf	Avg.Pts	nc W	nc L	nc W%	nc oPts	nc oW	nc oL	nc oW%
1	BigEast	44.53	14	2	87.5%	-1,327.69	30	41	42.26%
2	Big10	34.14	18	4	81.82%	-2,322.7	22	56	28.21%
3	Pac10	28.30	13	3	81.25%	-1,123.52	21	35	37.5%
4	SEC	24.68	14	3	82.36%	-1,966.65	29	50	36.71%
5	Big12	21.35	18	6	75%	-2,060.71	27	53	33.75%
6	ACC	-4.27	9	7	56.25%	-495.91	50	34	59.53%
7	MtnWest	-18.68	7	8	46.67%	-568.7	34	27	55.74%
8	WAC	-31.65	6	10	37.5%	-528.47	37	23	61.67%
9	MAC	-39.26	5	13	27.78%	320.37	74	30	71.16%
10	CUSA	-39.45	6	13	31.58%	-626.99	46	35	56.8%
11	SunBelt	-66.39	0	13	0%	564.28	52	18	74.29%

The Big 10 at #2? Seriously? I know, I know - but look at their non-conf record. They're 18-4, with two of those losses coming from Michigan and the other two were by less than a touchdown. Everybody else in the conference is 2-0, including Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Purdue. Sure they're playing cream puffs, and that will take away from their points later on, but right now with only 2 weeks played there's too much parity to see past the high winning percentage. Don't worry, it'll change.