Week 2 Football Top 25
September 11, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Alabama | Alabama should keep cruising along for at least one more week with North Texas the next victim on the slate. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma is well rested for their huge road trip to Florida State. OU slaughtered FSU last year. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
LSU |
LSU starts conference play with a tough road trip to an angry Mississippi State squad. |
3 |
| 4 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers keeping winning big, but Northern Illinois is easily the best team on their non-conference slate. |
4 |
| 5 |  |
Nebraska | The Cornhuskers will get a chance for revenge after losing to Washington in the Holiday Bowl last season. |
5 |
| 6 |  |
Boise State | Boise State has to go to Toledo right after the Rockets are riding high with their superb showing against Ohio St. |
8 |
| 7 |  |
Florida State |
It will not get any bigger than this for Florida State or the ACC. Beating Oklahoma would be a huge statement. |
7 |
| 8 |  |
Oklahoma State | The Cowboys are ready for another shootout when they travel to Tulsa this week. Expect fireworks. |
9 |
| 9 |  |
Stanford | Stanford opens up conference play with a tricky game at Arizona. It should be a fun battle of quarterbacks. |
11 |
| 10 |  |
South Carolina | The Gamecocks took advantage of a reeling Georgia team, but the defense will have to adjust quickly for Navy. |
10 |
| 11 |  |
Oregon | The Ducks got their offense moving against Nevada and that is very, very bad news for Missouri State. |
12 |
| 12 |  |
Texas A&M |
The Aggies might want to look ahead to Oklahoma State on 9/24, but Idaho will be ready to make a game of it. |
13 |
| 13 |  |
Ohio State |
If Ohio State struggles at home to Toledo, what happens when they go to Miami this week? We’ll find out. |
11 |
| 14 |  |
Arkansas |
Arkansas can look ahead a little bit with Alabama looming on the 24th, but Troy is not that much of a pushover. |
14 |
| 15 |  |
Florida | Few have paid too much attention to the Gators, but they will this week with Tennessee coming to the Swamp. |
15 |
| 16 |  |
Arizona State | Arizona State and big QB Brock Osweiler hit the road for the first time this year when they travel to Illinois. |
17 |
| 17 |  |
Virginia Tech |
The Hokies always seem to have some trouble against ECU, so they are still the favorites in the ACC Coastal. |
16 |
| 18 |  |
West Virginia |
West Virginia is still getting their new offense worked out and they will be tested at Maryland. |
19 |
| 19 |  |
USC | USC keeps surviving. If Minnesota and Utah can keep it close, the Trojans can’t look past Syracuse. |
22 |
| 20 |  |
Maryland |
Not playing last week kept Maryland in the Top 25, but they have to prove they belong against West Virginia. |
23 |
| 21 |  |
Texas |
Texas keeps winning ugly, but they are winning. It may not be as simple at the Rose Bowl. |
20 |
| 22 |  |
Northwestern |
Northwestern may be for real, but a trip to Army probably will not give us much of an indication. |
25 |
| 23 |  |
Penn State | It’s no surprise PSU lost to Alabama. The offense looked pretty good at times and that should get them by Temple. |
18 |
| 24 |  |
Baylor |
The Bears are still riding high after the TCU win, but they cannot overlook Stephen F. Austin. |
NR |
| 25 |  |
Michigan State |
Michigan State looked great against FAU and a win at Notre Dame will cement their spot in the Top 25. |
NR |
