Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 2: A historic rise and new No. 134

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67% : But after a week full of thrillers, the headliner is Texas moving up to No. 2 -- and having a case for No. 1 -- after a 31-12 win at reigning national champion Michigan.
60% : Texas moves up to No. 2 after its domination at Michigan.
60% : Why shouldn't NIU be ahead of the Fighting Irish?Michigan stays in the top 25 at No. 23 because I think Texas is really good, but the Wolverines are trending down.
57% : The Huskies beat a Notre Dame team that won at Texas A&M and make one of the biggest one-week jumps in the history of these rankings, from No. 106 to No. 21.
57% : Tulane slips only one spot to No. 45 after taking Kansas State to the limit, but the Green Wave look like a team that should contend for the AAC again.
57% : Liberty tumbles to No. 46 after needing a fourth-quarter comeback to beat New Mexico State.
56% : Pitbull Stadium was rocking as FIU beat Central Michigan 52-16 to move up to No. 106.
55% : Lastly, we already have our third No. 134 of the season.
53% : Arizona drops a few spots to No. 25 after trailing Northern Arizona at halftime.
53% : They're back up to No. 41, around their original preseason ranking.
51% : Wyoming drops all the way to No. 118 after an alarming 0-2 start.
50% : Texas State put it on UTSA 49-10 in a statement win to move up to No. 57 with Arizona State coming to town on Thursday.
48% : The simple explanation for the Cards' position here at No. 35 is that they've beaten up on Austin Peay and Jacksonville State, so they haven't moved much from their preseason No. 32 ranking.
45% : Kentucky's lopsided loss to South Carolina sees the Wildcats drop to No. 54.
42% : Troy dropped to No. 104 after an 0-2 start following a 38-17 loss to Memphis.
37% : Old Dominion followed up its close loss to South Carolina with a 20-14 loss to East Carolina, so the Monarchs move down to No. 97 as ECU moves up to No. 95.
37% : Ohio moves up to No. 103 after beating South Alabama, and I'm wondering if the Bobcats are going to make a lot of noise in the MAC race.
37% : UTEP also lost to Southern Utah for another FBS-FCS loss, as the Miners drop to No. 133.
36% : Oregon moves up a spot but needed a last-second field goal to beat Boise State, and the Ducks have shown concerning issues for two weeks after being my preseason No. 3.
35% : Alabama drops to No. 7 after needing a four-touchdown fourth quarter to pull away from USF, and Penn State drops to No. 8 after holding on 34-27 against Bowling Green.
34% : Arkansas put almost 650 yards of offense on Oklahoma State and still somehow lost, as the Hogs stay put at No. 52.

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