College Football Rankings: Who Got Screwed in Week 2's Coaches and AP Polls?
The Week 2 college football rankings featured plenty of movement, with Utah vaulting forward six spots in the AP Poll and Virginia Tech plummeting out of both polls after a shocking loss to FCS power James Madison.
As usual, there is more than a handful of teams able to gripe about their rankings in the polls.
Here's a look at 10 teams who got screwed in the Week 3 polls.
No. 10: Pittsburgh, Unranked In Both Polls
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Coupled with Utah's ascension in the polls and Florida State and Virginia Tech dropping out after bad losses, it appeared Pittsburgh might have a chance to sneak back into the top 25.
Not so much.
The Panthers remain on the outside looking in after a 38-16 win over New Hampshire. That alone shouldn't have been enough to propel Pitt into the top 25, but it's still difficult to imagine a team suffering an overtime loss to a top 15 team on the road completely bounced from the rankings.
Pitt finished just outside the top 25 in the AP Voting and received the fourth most votes of any team left out of the USA Today Coaches Poll.
The Panthers should claw their way into the rankings sooner rather than later. For the moment, they remain victims of a minor injustice.
No. 9: Arizona, Ranked No. 24 In AP Poll
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It's not surprising Arizona is still flying under the radar in the AP Poll.
The Wildcats dusted the Citadel 52-6 and moved and moved into the top 25 after four teams dropped out. Arizona was ranked No. 23 in last week's USA Today Coaches Poll and vaulted up five spots to No. 18 this week.
Arizona hasn't had much of a chance to show the world what it can do this season, but a win against Iowa Saturday would surely put Nick Foles and the 'Cats on the radar and ensure a place in the top 20 of both polls.
No. 8: Florida, Ranked No. 10 In AP Poll
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What did Urban Meyer do to the voters in the AP Poll?
After his team finally found some rhythm on offense and made talented South Florida quarterback B.J. Daniels look silly Saturday, the Gators actually dropped two spots in the polls.
Iowa moved ahead of Florida at No. 9 after a resounding win against Iowa State, and Oklahoma jumped to No. 8 after throttling Florida State at home.
The Gators have now dropped in the polls in both weeks this season—after wins. That trend figures to change.
Florida is ranked No. 7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
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No. 7: South Carolina, Ranked No. 16 In Coaches Poll
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South Carolina moved up nine spots from last week's USA Today Coaches Poll, but remain well behind SEC rivals LSU and Arkansas at No. 16.
The Gamecocks got a historic performance by freshman Marcus Lattimore Saturday who held off a scrappy Georgia team playing without A.J. Green.
Steve Spurrier's team could have beef with LSU, among others ranked ahead of them. The Tigers nearly surrendered a seemingly enormous lead to a depleted North Carolina team in Week 1 and led 10-3 going into the fourth quarter against Vanderbilt before winning 27-3.
Apparently the voters feel that is enough to justify a lofty No. 12 ranking in the Coaches Poll.
South Carolina is moving up fast and looks like a much better team than LSU at this point in the season.
No. 6: Stanford, Ranked No. 19 In AP Poll
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Each of the next two injustices come at the hands of the AP voters' love of USC.
Stanford throttled UCLA 35-0 to improve to 2-0 on the season. Meanwhile, USC barely escaped a shocking loss at the hands of a thin, young Virginia team.
Yet USC remains ranked No. 18 in the AP Poll this week, one slot ahead of its Pac-10 counterpart.
Right now it could be argued that the Trojans don't even deserve to be ranked in the top 25, let alone in the top 20.
No. 5: Michigan, Ranked No. 20 In AP Poll
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The Wolverines showed guts and impressive team speed in Saturday's big win over Notre Dame, and clearly earned a spot in the top 25.
Apparently the AP voters don't believe Rich Rodriguez's team is better than USC.
Denard Robinson has suddenly thrust himself into the Heisman discussion, which should ensure Michigan rises quickly in the polls if the winning ways continue.
Despite a depleted secondary, the Wolverines appear to be a much better team than the 18th-ranked Trojans.
No. 4: TCU, Ranked No. 5 In The Coaches Poll
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What can TCU do to pass Texas in the USA Today Coaches Poll? At this point, possibly nothing.
The Horned Frogs aren't likely to surpass their fellow statesmen unless the Longhorns lose, something that isn't likely to happen until the Red River Shootout later this month.
In the meantime, TCU will have to keep winning and probably look to continue piling up huge point totals. Head coach Gary Patterson says he doesn't like it, but a late touchdown against Tennessee Tech Saturday could end up helping the Horned Frogs down the road.
No. 3: Iowa, Ranked No. 10 In Coaches Poll
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Iowa continues keep on winning quietly as it prepares to head West this week for a battle with top-25 foe Arizona.
The Hawkeyes got a huge performance from the offense Saturday in an easy 35-7 win over Iowa State, especially from Adam Robinson and the running game.
A road win over Arizona would likely create some movement in the top 10 next week, but Kirk Ferentz's team will have its hands full.
A marquee road win Saturday night could certainly push the Hawkeyes up two or three spots in the polls.
No. 2: Nebraska, Ranked No. 8 In The AP Poll
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Nebraska struggled a bit early but still wound up defeating Idaho 38-17 Saturday. Somehow, the win led the Huskers to actually drop two spots in the polls.
Nebraska has arguably more questions than any of the teams ranked in the top 10, but it's difficult to completely understand the Huskers' fall after a fairly impressive win.
Behold the power of the Duck...
No. 1: Texas, Ranked No. 6 In The AP Poll
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Texas and a host of others got screwed by the AP voters' strange love of the Oregon Ducks.
The Longhorns were ranked fifth last week after defeating Rice in the opener, and engineered a solid defensive performance this weekend in 34-7 win over Wyoming.
Meanwhile, Oregon destroyed what figures to be a woeful Tennesee team and moved up in the polls for the second consecutive week, just ahead of Texas at No. 5.
Oregon might have been ranked a bit too low heading into the season, but it now appears they are ranked too high given the incomplete body of work after two wins against poor competition.
At least Texas still got that one mysterious first-place vote in the AP Poll.
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