NCAA Football Power Rankings
1 Last Week: 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0)
How good are the Crimson Tide? Despite missing the reigning Heisman Trophy winner (injured Mark Ingram) and their best defensive lineman (suspended Marcell Dareus), they are still favored by 11.5 points against a top 20 Penn State team. Everyone in the SEC's geographic footprint already knows who tailback Trent Richardson is -- and a lot of those people think he could be even better than Ingram. If Ingram can't play this week, the rest of the nation will become familiar with Alabama's No. 3.
Last game: Beat San Jose State, 48-3
Next game: Saturday vs. Penn State
2 Last Week: 2 Boise State Broncos (1-0)
Shortly after the Broncos' win against Virginia Tech, I suggested on Twitter that the people in charge of the BCS had just raided a Corvallis, Ore., Wal-Mart to stock up on Oregon State gear to root on the establishment's last, best hope to knock out Boise State and head off an uncomfortable situation in December. Several dedicated Tweeps informed me that there is no Wal-Mart in Corvallis. After consulting Google Maps, I'll amend my prediction. The BCS overlords probably hit the Target in Albany (11 miles from Corvallis) to stock up on Beavers gear. As for the Broncos, they'd better get used to being hated. Though few opponents outside of Oregon State will have a chance, every team on Boise State's schedule will do everything possible to be the team that ruined the Broncos' BCS title game dreams.
Last game: Beat Virginia Tech, 33-30
Next game: Sept. 18 vs. Wyoming
3 Last Week: 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
The Buckeyes looked fantastic against Marshall, and there is no reason to believe this team hasn't built on its fantastic finish to the 2009 season. The Hurricanes will provide a tough test, but if Ohio State can beat Miami, it can beat anyone on its schedule.
Last game: Beat Marshall, 45-7
Next game: Saturday vs. Miami
4 Last Week: 4 Texas Longhorns (1-0)
Wyoming gave Texas fits in Laramie last year, but it's impossible to predict how the Cowboys will handle this year's meeting because they are dealing with a tragedy. Texas stayed vanilla on offense in its opener against Rice, but the defense proved it is just as opportunistic as last year. That unit will ensure Texas wins most of its games, and it will keep the Longhorns in the tougher games (Oklahoma, Nebraska) even if the offense struggles.
Last game: Beat Rice, 34-17
Next game: Saturday vs. Wyoming
5 Last Week: 8 Oregon Ducks (1-0)
No team looked better in Week 1 than the Ducks. Backup tailback Kenjon Barner ran for 147 yards and four touchdowns against New Mexico. Starter LaMichael James is back from suspension this week, giving Oregon a one-two rushing punch rivaled only by Alabama when it has a healthy Ingram and Richardson. Add the athleticism of quarterback Darron Thomas, and the Ducks are a defensive coordinator's nightmare. Of course, the defensive coordinator Oregon will face this week is Justin Wilcox, who drew up the plan that shut down the Ducks in last season's opener at Boise State. Wilcox has since moved to Knoxville. Unfortunately for him, he didn't bring any of the Broncos with him.
Last game: Beat New Mexico, 72-0
Next game: Saturday at Tennessee
6 Last Week: 6 TCU Horned Frogs (1-0)
Boise State is going to get all the attention while the Horned Frogs fly under the radar. Oregon State was TCU's best out-of-conference opponent. Now, Mountain West games against Air Force, Utah and BYU will determine whether the Horned Frogs make the BCS conversation even more interesting.
Last game: Beat Oregon State, 30-21
Next game: Saturday vs. Tennessee Tech
7 Last Week: 5 Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0)
We'll learn a lot about the Hawkeyes in the next few weeks. Iowa State is no slouch -- just ask last year's Nebraska team, which lost at home to the Cyclones. Iowa players had better not look too far forward to their Sept. 18 matchup with Pac-10 contender Arizona, or Iowa State might make them pay. Of course, the Hawkeyes could be better than they were last season, when they opened with a scare from Northern Iowa. On Saturday, Iowa was so good that Eastern Illinois couldn't even keep the Hawkeyes out of the end zone with 12 players. Tailback Adam Robinson (109 rushing yards, three touchdowns) scored on a two-yard run on Iowa's first possession despite the fact that the Panthers had 12 defenders on the field.
Last game: Beat Eastern Illinois, 37-7
Next game: Saturday vs. Iowa State
8 Last Week: 9 Wisconsin Badgers (1-0)
Wisconsin only led by three at the half against UNLV on Saturday, and everyone in America's Dairyland probably had flashbacks to last years Ohio State game. In Columbus in 2009, quarterback Scott Tolzein threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. He threw another in Saturday's first half. Later, receiver Nick Toon's fumble near the goal line led to a UNLV touchdown. The Badgers cut their mistakes and poured it on in the second half en route to 278 rushing yards. If Wisconsin can limit its turnovers, its running game and its defense are good enough to make this a special season. If not, someone will pull an upset.
Last game: Beat UNLV, 41-21
Next game: Saturday vs. San Jose State
9 Last Week: 7 Virginia Tech Hokies (0-1)
The Hokies lost -- essentially at home -- to a team I consider the second-best in the country, so I'm not going to plunge them into the teens. After spotting Boise State 17 points, Virginia Tech hung with the Broncos the rest of the night. As long as quarterback Tyrod Taylor stays healthy and linebacker Barquell Rivers returns from a torn quadriceps muscle suffered in the offseason, the Hokies will contend for the ACC title.
Last game: Lost to Boise State, 33-30
Next game: Saturday vs. James Madison
10 Last Week: 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0)
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini kept his starting quarterback's identity such a secret that when redshirt freshman Taylor Martinez had an excused absence from practice last month, lots of people thought Martinez intended to transfer. That obviously wasn't the case. Pelini turned Martinez loose against Western Kentucky, and Martinez carried seven times for 127 yards and three touchdowns and completed 9 of 15 passes for 136 yards. Martinez gave the Cornhuskers a rushing threat from the quarterback spot that they sorely lacked last year. Nebraska's defense had a rare off day, but that should get fixed before the real games begin.
Last game: Beat Western Kentucky, 49-10
Next game: Saturday vs. Idaho
Nathan Williams expected to debut
Ohio State junior defensive end Nathan Williams is expected to make his season debut Saturday against No. 12 Miami, although likely in a limited role.
Williams entered preseason camp as a projected starter but sustained a sprained left knee and missed several weeks. He practiced Sunday, and Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel expects him to practice Tuesday afternoon.
"He'll be ready to go [for the game]," Tressel said, "but the question is what type of football shape he'll be in because he missed significant time in the preseason."
The 6-foot-3, 260-pound Williams recorded 26 tackles, including eight for loss and three sacks in 2009. Solomon Thomas started in his place Thursday in the season opener against Marshall.
Tressel also said Tuesday that linebacker Etienne Sabino, once thought to be the front-runner for a starting job, is likely headed for a redshirt season after being beaten out by Andrew Sweat.
Football: Ohio State's Tyler Moeller has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
After missing the entire 2009 season due to injury, Moeller returned to the field against Marshall and led Ohio State by matching a career high with seven tackles and adding a forced fumble and two tackles for loss, including a sack. The senior safety pushed the visiting offense back 10 yards with his two tackles for loss and helped the Buckeyes hold their opponents to no offensive points and only 44 rushing yards.
LAST OSU DEFENSIVE POW: DE Cameron Heyward on Nov. 8, 2009
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Changes from last week are in Bold
Offense Defense
Pos. Num. Name Ht., Wt., Cl. Pos. Num. Name Ht., Wt., Cl.
QB 2 Terrelle Pryor (6-6, 233, Jr.) DE 43 Nathan Williams (6-3, 260, Jr.)
14 Joe Bauserman (6-1, 233, Jr.) 98 Solomon Thomas (6-5, 226, Jr.)
FB 44 Zach Boren (6-0, 252, So.) DT 72 Dexter Larimore (6-2, 310, Sr.)
49 Adam Homan (6-2, 238, So.) 52 Johnathan Hankins (6-3, 335, Fr.)
TB 3 Brandon Saine OR (6-1, 219, Sr.)
DT 54 John Simon (6-2, 270, So.)
1 Dan Herron (5-10, 202, Jr.) 53 Garrett Goebel (6-3, 281, So.)
TE 11 Jake Stoneburner (6-5, 245, So.)
DE 97 Cameron Heyward (6-5, 288, Sr.)
88 Reid Fragel (6-8, 260, So.) 93 Adam Bellamy (6-4, 295, RFr.)
WR 12 Dane Sanzenbacher (5-11, 180, Sr.) WLB 51 Ross Homan (6-0, 227, Sr.)
80 Chris Fields OR (6-0, 185, RFr.) 11 Dorian Bell (6-1, 225, RFr.)
10 Corey Brown (5-11, 170, Fr.)
MLB 36 Brian Rolle (5-11, 218, Sr.)
WR 8 DeVier Posey (6-2, 213, Jr.) 6 Etienne Sabino OR (6-3, 240, Jr.)
5 Taurian Washington (6-1, 181, Sr.) 32 Storm Klein (6-2, 230, So.)
LT 75 Mike Adams (6-8, 300, Jr.) SLB 42 Andrew Sweat (6-2, 238, Jr.)
55 Andrew Miller (6-6, 288, Sr.) 55 Jon Newsome (6-3, 219, So.)
LG 65 Justin Boren (6-3, 320, Sr.) CB 5 Chimdi Chekwa (6-0, 190, Sr.)
77 Connor Smith (6-4, 313, Sr.) 18 Travis Howard (6-0, 190, So.)
C 50 Mike Brewster (6-5, 293, Jr.) FS 7 Jermale Hines (6-1, 216, Sr.)
71 Corey Linsley (6-2, 298, RFr.) 8 Aaron Gant (6-0, 206, Sr.)
RG 70 Bryant Browning (6-4, 313, Sr.) SS 4 C.J. Barnett (6-0, 190, So.)
74 Jack Mewhort (6-6, 288, RFr.) 19 Orhian Johnson (6-2, 203, So.)
RT 76 J.B. Shugarts (6-7, 297, Jr.) CB 10 Devon Torrence (6-1, 200, Sr.)
78 Andrew Norwell (6-5, 308, Fr.) 3 Corey Brown (6-0, 189, RFr.)
Star 26 Tyler Moeller (6-0, 210, Sr.)
7 Jermale Hines OR (6-1, 216, Sr.)
2 Christian Bryant (5-9, 178, Fr.)
Specialists
Pos. Num. Name Ht., Wt., Cl.
K 23 Devin Barclay (5-10, 204, Sr.)
24 Drew Basil (6-1, 200, Fr.)
KO 24 Drew Basil (6-1, 200, Fr.)
23 Devin Barclay (5-10, 204, Sr.)
P 17 Ben Buchanan (6-0, 195, So.)
39 Derek Erwin (5-10, 203, So.)
LS 96 Jake McQuaide (6-3, 234, Sr.)
56 George Makridis (5-11, 236, RFr.)
H 14 Joe Bauserman (6-1, 233, Jr.)
39 Derek Erwin (5-10, 203, So.)
AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1 Alabama (47) 1-0 1484 1
2 Ohio State (4) 1-0 1412 2
3 Boise State (8) 1-0 1399 3
4 TCU 1-0 1256 6
5 Texas (1) 1-0 1192 5
6 Nebraska 1-0 1105 8
7 Oregon 1-0 1077 11
8 Florida 1-0 1065 4
9 Iowa 1-0 1044 9
10 Oklahoma 1-0 917 7
11 Wisconsin 1-0 881 12
12 Miami (FL) 1-0 877 13
13 Virginia Tech 0-1 782 10
14 Arkansas 1-0 572 17
15 Georgia Tech 1-0 555 16
16 USC 1-0 520 14
17 Florida State 1-0 504 20
18 Penn State 1-0 418 19
19 LSU 1-0 384 21
20 Utah 1-0 365 NR
21 Auburn 1-0 362 22
22 Georgia 1-0 353 23
23 West Virginia 1-0 226 25
24 South Carolina 1-0 164 NR
25 Stanford 1-0 96 NR
Dropped from rankings: Pittsburgh 15, North Carolina 18
Others receiving votes: Michigan 71, Houston 60, Pittsburgh 59, Oregon State 58, North Carolina 45, Notre Dame 38, Arizona 30, Brigham Young 30, Missouri 25, Fresno State 24, Kansas State 12, Clemson 11, Texas A&M 10, Oklahoma State 7, Cincinnati 4, Texas Tech 3, Michigan State 2, East Carolina 1
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