Rankings: Week 2

Since we're still in September, conference rankings come first. A bit of a shakeup this week...

Week 2 Conference Achievement Rankings
Rank	Avg Points	Conference	non-conf W	non-conf L	non-conf W%	non-conf oPts	non-conf oW	non-conf oL	non-conf oW%
1	33.16	Big10	18	4	81.8%	-629.09	14	25	35.9%
2	25.30	SEC	13	2	86.7%	-642.22	6	19	24.0%
3	24.70	Pac10	13	4	76.5%	-289.17	15	16	48.4%
4	23.06	BigEast	10	3	76.9%	-435.73	9	11	45.0%
5	21.80	Big12	16	6	72.7%	-431.42	18	21	46.2%
6	14.08	MtnWest	11	6	64.7%	-467.22	12	17	41.4%
7	7.90	ACC	12	7	63.2%	-500.37	15	15	50.0%
8	-2.54	CUSA	8	8	50.0%	-354.88	13	12	52.0%
9	-7.12	WAC	6	8	42.9%	-115.12	14	11	56.0%
10	-14.10	SunBelt	6	10	37.5%	-81.80	17	12	58.6%
11	-22.06	MAC	8	17	32.0%	20.19	29	15	65.9%

So before you get all up in arms, we need to talk about this. The reason the Big10 has a big lead is because 1) they have 18 non-conf wins, 2) 4 BCS non-conf wins, and 3) only 3 BCS non-conf losses, none of which were by more than 3 points. That's why they're on top - for now. Of course that'll change as their opponents win or lose - if Central Michigan goes 3-8 this year, those points will get even more negative.

Overall, the I-AA teams went 1-15 against the I-A schools, bringing their total to 4-50, a meager 7.4% win percentage. And the non-BCS teams did better than last week, going 6-19, but they're still 9-37 against the BCS squads for a 19.6% win percentage. Because of all the games against I-AA teams and cucpcakes, the home-field winning percentage stands at 71.5%, which is high, but normal for this time of year. Let's look at the individual conferences:

#1 Big10: We already talked about the numbers, let's look at the teams. The win over Notre Dame should help, if only because the Irish play a weak schedule and should rack up the wins. The win against Fresno State might be good, while the loss to USC won't be bad at all. The Oregon loss, maybe good, the Central Michigan loss, probably bad. Overall, they're still going to slip as the season goes along.

#2 SEC: Lotsa conference games this week - that's why the SEC has only played 15 non-conf games so far. The few non-conference games were the reason they're #2 this week - wins over Troy & Florida International are pretty useless, and the loss to UCLA is probably going to get worse in the upcoming months.

#3 Pac10: Big jump for the Pac10 this week, thanks to victories at Ohio State and Tennessee. Other wins against Idaho, Purdue, and UNLV probably won't help much. The loss to Wake Forest could come back to haunt them, and the loss to Hawaii will definitely fester.

#4 BigEast: They won the games the should've beating lotsa weaklings, but losing to their two BCS opponents this week, North Carolina and Penn State, didn't help. Those losses probably won't be too bad overall though.

#5 Big12: Baaaaad weekend for the Big12. Oklahoma State's loss to Houston will hurt the numbers, for sure, but it'll hurt the perception even more. Same with Colorado's loss to Toledo and Kansas State's loss to LA-Lafayette. Harsh. The loss to Iowa might hurt, might not be too bad, we'll see. No real good victories this week either - none of them will help in the long run. Ouch. This conference is Texas' to lose.

#6 MtnWest: The Mountain West is slipping a bit, down to 3-5 against the BCS competition. They needed the win at Virginia and got it, but it won't help at all in the numbers. Losses to Oregon State, Minnesota, and Texas might not be too bad, but certainly doesn't help perception of the conference as a whole. Next week they've got two more chances though with games against Oregon and Florida State.

#7 ACC: They've moved up, but it's not looking good. Close calls against I-AA Jacksonville State and James Madison are damaging to the perception of the conference. Otherwise, it was a positive weekend. The win over Stanford should be decent, as should the win over Connecticut (maybe). A bunch of cupcakes win won't help, but at least they're not losses.

#8 CUSA: 6-2 last week, 2-6 this week. Not good. Houston's win over Oklahoma State was (and will be) huge, and Tulsa is looking like a potential dark horse so far. But the rest of the conference is iffy. 1-5 against the BCS teams + 1-3 against non-BCS teams = not getting it done.

#9 WAC: Not a good win in the bunch this weekend (no, beating Washington State doesn't count), as well as some losses that'll hurt to Navy & Washington.

#10 SunBelt: The win over Kansas State helps, but considering how bad the Wildcats are looking, it probably won't be useful in the long run. Otherwise, basically a bunch of bad losses.

#11 MAC: Beating Michigan State will probably help overall and is the cap in the feather for this season. Still, going 2-12 against the BCS and 3-2 against I-AA is just plain bad.

So those are the conferences. Looking at the teams, the ones on top are the ones 2-0 with a good road win (or two, in the case of Tulsa). Houston is among the big movers of the week, gaining 39 spots, while Tennessee and Oklahoma State drop amongst the #80's & 90's.

Week 2 Achievement Rankings
Rank	Conf	Team	Pts	W	L	W%	oPts	oW	oL	oW%	rank∆
1	CUSA	Tulsa	64.91	2	0	100.0%	-155.95	10	12	45.5%	0
2	Big12	Texas	61.88	2	0	100.0%	74.93	13	9	59.1%	15
3	Pac10	UCLA	61.39	2	0	100.0%	174.30	15	8	65.2%	14
4	SEC	LSU	61.24	2	0	100.0%	140.78	14	8	63.6%	6
5	Pac10	USC	59.73	2	0	100.0%	122.52	14	9	60.9%	12
6	MtnWest	Utah	59.43	2	0	100.0%	7.61	11	10	52.4%	11
7	MtnWest	Brigham Young	59.24	2	0	100.0%	-35.34	11	11	50.0%	33
8	Big10	Minnesota	58.97	2	0	100.0%	130.90	15	7	68.2%	8
9	BigEast	Pittsburgh	58.75	2	0	100.0%	26.23	13	9	59.1%	42
10	Big10	Iowa	58.74	2	0	100.0%	262.34	18	5	78.3%	31
11	BigEast	Cincinnati	58.71	2	0	100.0%	32.56	13	9	59.1%	-6
12	CUSA	Houston	58.53	2	0	100.0%	-125.55	11	12	47.8%	39
13	ACC	North Carolina	58.53	2	0	100.0%	-109.03	11	9	55.0%	38
14	CUSA	SMU	58.08	2	0	100.0%	-203.31	9	13	40.9%	29
15	Pac10	Oregon St	58.00	2	0	100.0%	148.62	15	7	68.2%	36
16	BigEast	South Florida	57.07	2	0	100.0%	-88.91	11	9	55.0%	35
17	WAC	Hawaii	56.75	2	0	100.0%	-232.72	9	14	39.1%	26
18	Big12	Kansas	56.73	2	0	100.0%	40.73	14	9	60.9%	33
19	SEC	Alabama	55.88	2	0	100.0%	112.40	12	6	66.7%	15
20	MtnWest	Colorado St	55.84	2	0	100.0%	-131.20	10	12	45.5%	-10
21	Big12	Missouri	55.53	2	0	100.0%	38.76	12	8	60.0%	-4
22	WAC	Boise St	54.94	2	0	100.0%	-205.16	9	14	39.1%	12
23	Big12	Nebraska	54.75	2	0	100.0%	148.39	14	8	63.6%	-6
24	Big10	Michigan	54.24	2	0	100.0%	26.19	13	9	59.1%	-7
25	Pac10	Arizona	54.03	2	0	100.0%	167.40	15	7	68.2%	9
26	Big10	Wisconsin	53.97	2	0	100.0%	223.92	17	6	73.9%	12
27	SEC	Auburn	53.94	2	0	100.0%	56.66	12	7	63.2%	-10
28	Big10	Penn St	53.88	2	0	100.0%	94.83	14	7	66.7%	-11
29	Pac10	California	52.23	2	0	100.0%	160.06	15	7	68.2%	-12
30	ACC	Boston College	52.22	2	0	100.0%	-118.51	11	12	47.8%	21
31	BigEast	West Virginia	51.95	2	0	100.0%	32.49	13	9	59.1%	19
32	CUSA	Southern Miss	51.65	2	0	100.0%	-98.32	11	11	50.0%	19
33	SunBelt	LA-Lafayette	51.50	2	0	100.0%	-153.12	9	12	42.9%	18
34	ACC	Georgia Tech	51.29	2	0	100.0%	-118.41	11	12	47.8%	17
35	SEC	Florida	50.80	2	0	100.0%	-65.93	10	10	50.0%	16
36	Big12	Texas Tech	50.74	2	0	100.0%	77.44	13	8	61.9%	15
37	Big10	Indiana	50.31	2	0	100.0%	48.62	14	9	60.9%	6
38	Big10	Northwestern	49.92	2	0	100.0%	-3.78	13	10	56.5%	13
39	Big12	Baylor	33.59	1	0	100.0%	139.35	15	7	68.2%	-24
40	ACC	Miami (FL)	33.58	1	0	100.0%	13.93	13	9	59.1%	-35
41	SEC	Kentucky	32.63	1	0	100.0%	29.50	13	9	59.1%	-40
42	SEC	Mississippi	32.54	1	0	100.0%	-29.91	12	8	60.0%	-41
43	MtnWest	TCU	31.76	1	0	100.0%	19.57	13	9	59.1%	33
44	Big12	Texas A&M	26.14	1	0	100.0%	0.99	11	10	52.4%	-27
45	SEC	Arkansas	24.50	1	0	100.0%	77.61	13	8	61.9%	6
45	BigEast	Louisville	24.50	1	0	100.0%	212.74	16	6	72.7%	6
47	Pac10	Arizona St	23.73	1	0	100.0%	98.55	15	9	62.5%	4
48	MAC	Central Michigan	7.26	1	1	50.0%	-186.07	10	13	43.5%	33
49	SEC	South Carolina	5.72	1	1	50.0%	91.20	12	6	66.7%	-39
50	WAC	Idaho	4.08	1	1	50.0%	-17.87	11	11	50.0%	-43
51	Pac10	Stanford	3.96	1	1	50.0%	178.72	15	8	65.2%	-50
52	ACC	Clemson	2.02	1	1	50.0%	-17.21	12	9	57.1%	-35
53	BigEast	Connecticut	1.65	1	1	50.0%	214.34	15	5	75.0%	-43
54	ACC	Virginia Tech	1.54	1	1	50.0%	212.97	16	7	69.6%	27
55	Pac10	Oregon	1.24	1	1	50.0%	358.74	18	5	78.3%	26
56	Indy	Notre Dame	1.20	1	1	50.0%	122.98	14	9	60.9%	-39
57	Big10	Purdue	0.73	1	1	50.0%	250.53	17	7	70.8%	-40
58	MAC	Bowling Green	0.51	1	1	50.0%	-81.41	11	13	45.8%	-41
59	MAC	Ohio	-0.17	1	1	50.0%	-247.69	8	13	38.1%	45
60	SEC	Georgia	-0.80	1	1	50.0%	228.17	15	4	78.9%	21
61	WAC	Fresno St	-1.01	1	1	50.0%	-45.22	11	10	52.4%	-10
62	Big12	Kansas St	-1.21	1	1	50.0%	131.63	15	5	75.0%	-19
63	MtnWest	Air Force	-1.25	1	1	50.0%	88.91	14	8	63.6%	-12
64	MAC	Buffalo	-1.28	1	1	50.0%	-220.01	8	13	38.1%	-54
65	MAC	Northern Illinois	-1.38	1	1	50.0%	-278.39	8	15	34.8%	14
66	CUSA	UCF	-1.39	1	1	50.0%	-82.81	11	11	50.0%	-23
67	SEC	Vanderbilt	-1.57	1	1	50.0%	72.48	13	8	61.9%	-16
68	SunBelt	Mid Tenn St	-1.67	1	1	50.0%	-190.63	8	14	36.4%	17
69	CUSA	East Carolina	-1.74	1	1	50.0%	65.31	14	9	60.9%	-26
70	Big12	Oklahoma	-1.77	1	1	50.0%	315.35	17	4	81.0%	8
71	MtnWest	San Diego St	-1.92	1	1	50.0%	92.70	14	8	63.6%	14
72	MAC	Toledo	-1.92	1	1	50.0%	-370.92	5	17	22.7%	13
73	SunBelt	LA-Monroe	-1.93	1	1	50.0%	-99.38	9	10	47.4%	12
74	Indy	Navy	-2.06	1	1	50.0%	-116.22	11	12	47.8%	5
75	Big10	Illinois	-2.07	1	1	50.0%	274.63	18	5	78.3%	10
76	ACC	Maryland	-2.08	1	1	50.0%	-91.91	12	11	52.2%	9
77	Pac10	Washington	-2.08	1	1	50.0%	313.49	17	6	73.9%	27
78	SunBelt	Arkansas St	-2.09	1	1	50.0%	-79.49	10	10	50.0%	-27
79	SEC	Mississippi St	-2.11	1	1	50.0%	325.41	17	3	85.0%	-28
80	MAC	Akron	-2.11	1	1	50.0%	-143.25	10	12	45.5%	5
81	SunBelt	North Texas	-2.12	1	1	50.0%	-146.23	9	13	40.9%	-74
82	MAC	Kent St	-2.15	1	1	50.0%	-230.11	8	13	38.1%	-31
83	CUSA	Marshall	-3.24	1	1	50.0%	-131.96	11	12	47.8%	-42
84	Indy	Army	-3.33	1	1	50.0%	-329.88	7	14	33.3%	-77
85	ACC	Duke	-4.40	1	1	50.0%	10.92	13	7	65.0%	34
86	ACC	Wake Forest	-4.44	1	1	50.0%	86.85	13	7	65.0%	17
87	Big10	Ohio St	-4.87	1	1	50.0%	374.93	19	5	79.2%	-49
88	Big12	Oklahoma St	-5.12	1	1	50.0%	94.48	13	7	65.0%	-54
89	CUSA	UAB	-5.80	1	1	50.0%	-106.29	9	12	42.9%	-72
90	SEC	Tennessee	-6.08	1	1	50.0%	163.94	14	8	63.6%	-73
91	MtnWest	UNLV	-7.60	1	1	50.0%	128.02	14	7	66.7%	-40
92	Big12	Iowa St	-8.51	1	1	50.0%	119.15	14	7	66.7%	-41
93	BigEast	Rutgers	-8.51	1	1	50.0%	-23.70	12	8	60.0%	19
94	MtnWest	Wyoming	-9.06	1	1	50.0%	-7.29	12	10	54.5%	-51
95	ACC	Florida St	-9.07	1	1	50.0%	229.79	17	6	73.9%	17
96	Big10	Michigan St	-9.08	1	1	50.0%	190.94	16	7	69.6%	-45
97	ACC	NC State	-9.29	1	1	50.0%	2.42	13	8	61.9%	7
98	WAC	New Mexico St	-9.58	1	1	50.0%	-279.90	8	15	34.8%	11
99	WAC	Utah St	-26.42	0	1	0.0%	15.18	12	9	57.1%	-14
100	SunBelt	Florida Intl	-26.50	0	1	0.0%	-4.12	12	11	52.2%	-24
101	SunBelt	Florida Atl	-26.53	0	1	0.0%	-54.74	11	12	47.8%	-16
102	WAC	Nevada	-27.74	0	1	0.0%	68.44	13	10	56.5%	-17
103	MAC	Temple	-37.92	0	1	0.0%	-191.33	10	13	43.5%	15
104	MAC	Western Michigan	-52.44	0	2	0.0%	-162.08	10	12	45.5%	-19
105	SunBelt	Troy	-54.36	0	2	0.0%	-2.49	11	10	52.4%	-20
106	WAC	Louisiana Tech	-56.32	0	2	0.0%	12.56	12	9	57.1%	-21
107	CUSA	Rice	-56.79	0	2	0.0%	81.68	14	10	58.3%	-22
108	BigEast	Syracuse	-58.37	0	2	0.0%	341.87	18	3	85.7%	-6
109	WAC	San Jose St	-58.96	0	2	0.0%	54.91	12	8	60.0%	-24
110	MtnWest	New Mexico	-59.76	0	2	0.0%	318.65	17	5	77.3%	-25
111	MAC	Miami (OH)	-60.05	0	2	0.0%	99.45	13	9	59.1%	3
112	Big12	Colorado	-61.14	0	2	0.0%	336.99	18	5	78.3%	-8
113	MAC	Eastern Michigan	-61.26	0	2	0.0%	-39.19	11	11	50.0%	-4
114	SunBelt	Western Kentucky	-63.18	0	2	0.0%	-103.42	10	11	47.6%	-29
115	CUSA	Memphis	-63.26	0	2	0.0%	57.41	13	8	61.9%	-1
116	CUSA	Tulane	-65.52	0	2	0.0%	158.60	15	7	68.2%	-2
117	Pac10	Washington St	-67.35	0	2	0.0%	428.27	19	4	82.6%	-3
118	CUSA	UTEP	-67.40	0	2	0.0%	94.68	14	10	58.3%	-14
119	ACC	Virginia	-72.54	0	2	0.0%	288.47	17	4	81.0%	1
120	MAC	Ball St	-73.86	0	2	0.0%	-136.81	10	12	45.5%	-11