You can see my week 1 ballot here and the overall blogpoll for week 1. Lots of shifting and changing. With just one game, I’m still not feeling totally confident. Some teams moved up for lack of anyone else to put in front of them at this point, some dropped, some added.

1. Southern Cal — Until they actually lose a game.
2. Texas — Given what happened to Oklahoma, I think I might get conned into believing they could win the Red River Shootout.
3. Tennessee — How does a team with this much talent struggle at home to UAB? Dropped 1 spot.
4. Ohio State — A very good team. I’m actually thinking the Texas-OSU game could approach the hype.
5. Louisville — Moved up a spot by default. Kentucky was a rivalry game away, but it still shouldn’t have been that close
6. Michigan — Also moved up by default. Notre Dame won’t be sneaking up on them, though.
7. Florida — They will only be getting better as the season goes on under Meyer.
8. Iowa — Very, very good team.
9. Virginia Tech — I don’t believe in Vick, but they won on the road. They will choke at some point, but right now they deserve the ranking.
10. Louisiana State — DNP, but 3 teams I thought were better than them lost.
11. Miami (Florida) — Brutal and humiliating performance. Big drop from #5.
12. Purdue — DNP
13. Georgia — Maybe even higher, with an impressive opening blowout, but it’s hard to say how much Boise St. was overrated.
14. Oklahoma — Still stunned they could lose to TCU. Maybe they need to rebuild more than I realized.
15. Florida State — They won, but they will actually need to score some points before they rise any further on their own merits.
16. Cal — This could drop back very quickly unless the new QB can keep them going.
17. Auburn — Bad loss. Lots of talent lost.
18. Arizona State — New entry into the list. Best of the new teams on my list.
19. Georgia Tech — Big win. Chan Gailey has the pressure drop for a week.
20. Fresno State — DNP
21. Texas Tech — DNP
22. Notre Dame — Beat Pitt fiercely and painfully. Pitt was overrated to be in the top-25 (and even worse by me), but ND looked very good in the game.
23. Boston College — I still think middle of the pack in the ACC, but by default they get in the top-25.
24. Iowa State — At least until the game against Iowa.
25. Toledo — Possibly the best of the MAC.

Dropping off my ballot — Pitt (damn), Texas A&M (coaching brainlock), Boise St. (they had to at least make it look close), North Carolina St. (no team that gives away like that should be ranked), Miami (OH) (a little better showing was expected).

Added to ballot — Toledo, BC, Notre Dame, Arizona State.

Just missing — TCU (can’t really justify keeping them off the ballot, but a hunch)