As many fans are aware, last weekend was a disaster for the Big Ten Conference. The Big Ten's two premier teams of 2014, Michigan State and Ohio State, lost to both Oregon and Virginia Tech respectively. And, as a result, no Big Ten teams are in the top ten of either the AP Top 25 or the USA Today Coaches Poll. Michigan's loss to Notre Dame was a humiliation, and it appears that both Northwestern and Purdue have difficult seasons ahead of them. Indiana had a bye last week but the Hoosiers will visit Bowling Green on Saturday in the program's first road trip of the 2014 season. As for the remaining eight Big Ten teams, they all won their games on Saturday. Unfortunately, a win does not necessarily lead to a higher ranking. Indeed, the Associated Press dropped Nebraska from its rankings despite the Huskers win over McNeese State (The Coaches Poll still has Nebraska ranked at #21). Wisconsin remained at #18 in the AP, but the Badgers did advance two places in the Coaches Poll to land at the #17 spot.
At the end of Week #2, the Big Ten has three teams ranked in the AP Top 25 and four teams in the USA Today Coaches Poll. How did the other conferences' fare in the rankings? Well, if one takes a look at both lists, they seem to disproportionately favor the Southeastern Conference. Five teams from the SEC are in the top ten of both rankings: Alabama #3 AP, #2 Coaches Poll; Auburn #5 AP, #5 Coaches Poll; Georgia #6 AP, #6 Coaches Poll; Texas A&M #7 AP, #8 Coaches Poll; Louisiana State #10 AP, #9 Coaches Poll. As for the rest of the Top Ten, Florida State is still #1 in both polls. Oregon moved to #2 in the AP, but the Ducks are still #4 in the Coaches Poll. Oklahoma's positions (#3 AP, #4 Coaches) were unchanged from last week. Baylor advanced two spots in both rankings to land at #8 in the AP and #7 in the Coaches Poll. The last non-SEC team to finish in the top ten of both polls was Southern California (#9 AP, #10 Coaches Poll). The full rankings are located below. See you all hopefully tomorrow evening.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | CONFERENCE |
| 1 | Florida State (38) | 2-0 | ACC |
| 2 | Oregon (16) | 2-0 | PAC-12 |
| 3 | Alabama (1) | 2-0 | SEC |
| 4 | Oklahoma (2) | 2-0 | BIG XII |
| 5 | Auburn | 2-0 | SEC |
| 6 | Georgia (1) | 1-0 | SEC |
| 7 | Texas A&M (2) | 2-0 | SEC |
| 8 | Baylor | 2-0 | BIG XII |
| 9 | USC | 2-0 | PAC-12 |
| 10 | LSU | 2-0 | SEC |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | Independent/ACC |
| 12 | UCLA | 2-0 | PAC-12 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 1-1 | Big Ten |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 2-0 | SEC |
| 15 | Stanford | 1-1 | PAC-12 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 2-0 | PAC-12 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | ACC |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 1-1 | Big Ten |
| 19 | Kansas State | 2-0 | BIG XII |
| 20 | Missouri | 2-0 | SEC |
| 21 | Louisville | 2-0 | ACC |
| 22 | Ohio State | 1-1 | Big Ten |
| 23 | Clemson | 1-1 | ACC |
| 24 | South Carolina | 1-1 | SEC |
| 25 | BYU | 2-0 | Independent |
Numbers in parentheses represent amount of first-place votes
USA TODAY COACHES POLL
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida State (51) | 2-0 | 1529 |
| 2 | Alabama (1) | 2-0 | 1435 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (3) | 2-0 | 1408 |
| 4 | Oregon (6) | 2-0 | 1407 |
| 5 | Auburn | 2-0 | 1312 |
| 6 | Georgia (1) | 1-0 | 1209 |
| 7 | Baylor | 2-0 | 1135 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 2-0 | 1090 |
| 9 | LSU | 2-0 | 1034 |
| 10 | USC | 2-0 | 999 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 858 |
| 12 | UCLA | 2-0 | 812 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 1-1 | 716 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 2-0 | 646 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 2-0 | 609 |
| 16 | Stanford | 1-1 | 585 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 1-1 | 409 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 1-1 | 402 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 2-0 | 349 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 2-0 | 333 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 2-0 | 310 |
| 22 | Missouri | 2-0 | 281 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 1-1 | 232 |
| 24 | Clemson | 1-1 | 212 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 2-0 | 129 |
Numbers in parentheses represent amount of first-place votes
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