WGRF College Football Power Poll 2010 vol 2

I'm glad that I did not rank Iowa or TCU before, as they both made clear to me how good they are - Iowa with a loss, TCU with a very solid win.

1. Alabama
This will get old, this team is not going to be beaten by anyone but themselves.  Richardson played great in Ingram's absence.  Ingram's return was one of the best I've ever seen.  An average of 15+ per carry coming back from injury, are you kidding me?

2. Ohio State
This team is very polished in all aspects of the game other than kick coverage.  I believe the Arizona-Iowa game demonstrated to us how dangerous of a problem this can be, but so far it hasn't bitten the Buckeyes.

3. Boise State
I have to give credit here, I thought Boise would struggle a bit in Laramie, but this team is extremely focused.  They believe they deserve a shot at the big boys for a NC.  I don't know if I agree, but I'm still impressed with how they're playing.

4. TCU
Baylor is not a good football team.  And yet, TCU made them look like chumps, which is not just par for the course when playing Baylor.  TCU put them away easily.  TCU's schedule is easy, sure, but they're going to try and make sure nobody can hang with them.

5. Oklahoma
It's not shameful to have a problem with Air Force - that's a good football team.  Plus, OU beat up Air Force early and then coasted to a victory.  The score looked closer than the game.

6. Oregon
No Blunt, No Masoli, no problem.  This team is rolling offensively, which is a surprise to me at least, considering the talent they had to replace.

7. Nebraska
This defense is not better than last year, they just haven't played anybody yet, but I'm believing in the talent - and focus - in dominating their opponents thusfar.

8. Texas
It has not been the best start of the post-McCoy era (as I'm going to call it until Gilbert steps up and claims it as his era), but they're winning solidly even if not impressing.  The OU game will be the barometer, as always.

9. Auburn or SEC Team*
Auburn has the win over Clemson - that's enough for me to put them here, knowing that if they don't back it up in conference play they'll drop fast.

10. SEC team*

*The polls currently have Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida and LSU somewhere in the top 16.  All of those teams have good talent, but none have played a quality opponent (Georgia doesn't count).  Once they get into conference play it will become more clear which are good and which were overrated (as some, like South Carolina, always are)

Teams I'm paying attention to:
Arizona - that win over Iowa was either lucky or good, we'll find out
Stanford - the domination of UCLA looks fairly solid now
Wisconsin - coasting through non-conference almost cost them one
Michigan - this team is exciting, even if not that great
Utah - pretty impressive so far, I wonder if they'll have something to say about TCU