Week 2 Poll: Should Michigan Make It?

There has been a lot made of Michigan's start to the season this year. Oddly enough this season is the same as last season. The Wolverines started off the season 4-0 last year, and it looks like that could be a possibility again. But Michigan finished the season 5-7, and missed a bowl game for the second consecuative season.

It's not that we think that Michigan is not a quality team....it's that we've seen this movie before, and we know how it ends. Until Michigan plays a team that has the potential of being a solid top 25 team, the Wolverines could remain outside of the rankings...at least in this poll.

In the Top Ten

Oklahoma

Unlike the major polls we didn't put the Sooners in the Top 10 in our first poll. The reason why...a top ten team doesn't win by seven at home against Utah State. In week two the Sooners looked like a top ten team. The way that the Sooners crushed Florida State pushed them right back into the top ten. If the Sooners can keep playing like they did against the Seminoles, don't be too surprised to hear about them creeping into the BCS picture.

Who's Up!

South Carolina

While the jury was out on Georgia, anytime that you pull off a victory in Athens it has to be worth something. The Gamecocks have looked solid so far this season. In the opening game they crushed Southern Mississippi, and last weekend they were able to travel to Georgia, and walk away with the victory. The next three weeks are key for South Carolina. While this week's game against Furman is by no means a tough one, they do have two solid challenges in the weeks to follow. A game on the road at Auburn, and a home matchup with Alabama will show everybody how good South Carolina really is.

Who's Down!

Virginia Tech

This season is by no means going the way any Hokie fan would want it too. A heartbreaking loss to Boise State in the season opener may have hurt, but compared to week two it had to feel like a mosquito bite. Losing to James Madison is not just a huge loss, it borders on the Michigan-Appalachian State level. With just minutes to play against Boise State the Hokies went from National Championship aspirations to an ACC Championshp prayer. While Virginia Tech may have plenty of time to move themselves into a BCS game, they have knocked themselves out of the poll.

Georgia Tech

If it wasn't for Virginia Tech's loss to James Madison, Georgia Tech may have been the big upset of the weekend. A week after Kansas was held to just three points against North Dakota State, the Jayhawks stunned the Yellow Jackets in Lawrence. Not that we're doing the "that means North Dakota State could beat Georgia Tech" thing, but we are saying that a team that loses to a FCS school the week before should not beat a team in the top 25 the next week. Especially a team that wasn't highly ranked to begin with.

Who's In!

Stanford

No one was surprised that Stanford rolled over Sacramento State in week one, but everybody thought it would be a closer game in week two against UCLA. But the Cardinal demolished the Bruins, and looked like a complete team. Unlike Michigan, who is sitting just outside the top 25, Stanford looks a complete team that can play defense, has a solid passing game, and an impressive rushing attack. The Cardinal look like a contender in the PAC 10, and should join the long list of challengers for Oregon to contend with.

P.S. Michigan fans, we are giving Stanford extra credit for making it to a bowl game last year and contending with a current top ten team (Oklahoma) in that bowl game.

The Poll

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Boise State

4. Oregon

5. Texas

6. TCU

7. Iowa

8. Nebraska

9. Oklahoma

10. Wisconsin

11. Arkansas

12. Florida

13. Miami (FL)

14. Utah

15. USC

16. South Carolina

17. Auburn

18. LSU

19. Arizona

20. Stanford

21. Penn State

22. Houston

23. Cal

24. Florida State

25. West Virginia