NCAA Football Rankings 2012: Teams That Got Screwed in Week 2 AP Poll
The Week 2 AP College Football Poll has been released already, and there are some glaring errors that should have certain teams screaming foul.
Just look at teams like the Oklahoma Sooners. They almost lost to a relative unknown and still managed to stay ranked No. 5.
In case you couldnโt figure it out, thatโs politics at play.
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The Sooners arenโt the only team that screwed others out of their deserved spot. The following teams deserved better than the hands they were dealt.
Maybe weโll find justice next week (spoiler alertโwe wonโt).
Oklahoma State
With the loss of starting quarterback Brandon Weeden and star receiver Justin Blackmon, many experts wrote off the Oklahoma State Cowboys as a team in a rebuilding process and ranked them No. 19 in the nation.
After beating the Savannah State Tigers 84-0 in their first game, youโd think that the team would have catapulted up the standings, right?
Nope.
Instead of taking their rightful spot in the top 10 after such a dominant performance, the Cowboys jumped just one spot to No. 18โonly one spot ahead of the Michigan Wolverines, who lost big to the Alabama Crimson Tide.
That is pure insanity.
Notre Dame
Another team that didnโt receive enough credit after a wild Week 1 was the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. After traveling across the Atlantic Ocean to play a game in Ireland, Notre Dame beat the Navy Midshipmen in convincing fashion, 50-10.
Instead of being rewarded for their elite play despite the fact that the teamโs starting quarterback was not on the field, the previously unranked Fighting Irish were given the No. 22 spot.
Thatโs a slap in the face.
With teams like Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and South Carolina barely eking out wins, there is no way the AP can justify the lack of respect for Notre Dame in the Week 2 polls.
Georgia
The Georgia Bulldogsโone of the SECโs toughest teamsโstarted the season ranked as the No. 6 team in the nation. After a huge 45-23 win over Buffalo, the Bulldogs have movedโฆ
โฆback to No. 7??
Thatโs right, folks. The Bulldogs won their game convincingly, but it wasnโt enough to keep them in the same spot in the ranking. Apparently, the win was so unconvincing that the program deserved to fall a spot.
What?
With teams ahead of Georgia like the Oklahoma Soonersโa team that almost lost to a relative unknown in the UTEP Minersโthe ridiculousness of the Week 2 AP Poll has fans angry.
Surprise, surprise; controversy in college football.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Alabama (45) | 1-0 | 1481 |
| 2 | USC (11) | 1-0 | 1435 |
| 3 | LSU (4) | 1-0 | 1382 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1-0 | 1295 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1170 |
| 6 | Florida State | 1-0 | 1135 |
| 7 | Georgia | 1-0 | 1083 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 1-0 | 992 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 1-0 | 980 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 980 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 1-0 | 915 |
| 12 | Clemson | 1-0 | 788 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 664 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 634 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 604 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 1-0 | 603 |
| 17 | Texas | 1-0 | 584 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 558 |
| 19 | Michigan | 0-1 | 446 |
| 20 | TCU | 0-0 | 355 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 339 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 198 |
| 23 | Louisville | 1-0 | 190 |
| 24 | Florida | 1-0 | 145 |
| 25 | Stanford | 1-0 | 131 |
Check back for more on the NCAA Football as it comes, and donโt miss Bleacher Reportโs College Football page to get your fill of college football.
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