Power Rankings: Week 1

The Dallas Hokie Power Rankings - Week 1

1)     Alabama (Prev. 1)

2)     USC (2) 

3)     Oregon (3)

4)     LSU (4)

5)     Georgia (5)

6)     West Virginia (9)
7)     Arkansas (8)

8)     Florida State (10)
9)     Oklahoma (6)

10)   Clemson (12)

11)   South Carolina (11)

12)   Michigan State (14)

13)   Virginia Tech (13)

14)   Nebraska (15)

15)   Michigan (7)   

On the verge (in no particular order) – Texas, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin

Biggest jump: West Virginia - 3 spots
Biggest drop: Michigan - 8 spots

While Alabama and Oregon both impressed this weekend, there was no real room for a change with the top five in the rankings.  But after that, things started to shake up a bit.  West Virginia benefited  from some lackluster performances by some of the teams ranked ahead of them and Michigan made a huge fall after their loss.  I didn't drop them completely out because, while they did look terrible, they played a great team and shouldn't be punished immensely for their loss.  Oklahoma State would be my pick to take their spot if they experience any sort of hangover this week.  Also, I left Virginia Tech and South Carolina in place because of their close wins over decent conference foes.  We will learn a lot more about those teams as the season progresses.