Apologies, and Week 2 Power Rankings

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Hello all!  I know that my posts have not been daily, but have been extremely sporadic.  This is due in no small part to the fact that I have been substitute teaching almost every day.  And yesterday, I started the job of 5th Grade math teacher at the 21st Century After School Program.  This new job runs Monday-Thursday, from 3:00-6:00 pm, so a total of 12 hours per week.  Since I am not allowed to work more than 40 hours in any given week, this means I can sub 3 1/2 days per week. The downside, of course, is if I sub on any day except Friday, I am working from 7:30 am-6:00 pm, but those of you who know me know that I rarely leave right at the end of the day; there are always things to prepare for, and kids to look after until they are picked up.

What all this means is that I will probably blog on days I'm not subbing (or subbing only half a day), but I will definitely get out my weekend thoughts on Sunday or Monday, my power rankings on Monday or Tuesday (I had to wait for the Tennessee-Ga Tech game to finish on Monday this week), and my picks on Thursday.  So without further ado, here are the week 2 Power Rankings.  Again, the formula is my own, and playing a game is almost always better than not playing.  By the end of the season, we should have a pretty good grasp of the relative strength of each team.  The number after the team is the direction and number of spots it moved from last week.  An E stands for even (no movement).  You will also notice a number of ties for spaces.  I hope these will diminish as the season wears on.  Since this is the first year I have tried anything like this, we will find out together how accurate it is.  On to the rankings!

Week 2 Power Rankings

1. Alabama +1
2. Ohio St +1
3. Oklahoma +2
4. Clemson +2
5. USC +2
    LSU +5
7. FSU -3
    Wisconsin +1
9. Okla St E
10. Stanford -9
11. Penn State E
12. Auburn E
      Washington +1
14. Michigan +2
15. Louisville -1
16. Georgia -1
17. Oregon +1
18. TCU +1
19. Notre Dame +2
20. Kansas St +2
21. Florida -4
      Miami, Fl +2
      Va Tech +3
24. BYU -5
      USF +1
26. Boise St -1
27. Utah +3
28. Nebraska +3
      Tennessee +5
30. Texas -3
      Texas A&M -2
      Northwestern +2
33. West Virginia -4
34. Arkansas E
35. UCLA +1
36. S Carolina +3
37. Iowa +3
38. NC St -1
39. Baylor -4
      Ga Tech -1
      Wash St +4
42. Pitt -1
43. Mich St +2
44. Miss St +2
45. Navy +2
46. San Diego St +2
47. N Carolina -3
      Toledo +2
49. WKU +1
50. Ole Miss +1
51. Houston -9
      Missouri +1
53. Minnesota E
      Kentucky +4
55. Ariz St E
56. Colorado +2
57. Colo St -4
      Memphis +2
59. Texas Tech +1
      Vandy +2
61. App St -5
62. UCF +1
63. Arizona +2
64. Tulsa -2
      Duke +2
66. La Tech +2
67. Maryland +4
68. Temple -4
      Oregon St -2
      Ohio +2
71. Syracuse +1
72. Ark St -3
      Wake Forest E
74. Air Force +2
      Boston College +3
76. W Mich -2
77. ODU +2
78. N Illinois -3
79. Iowa St +3
80. Cincinnati +3
      California +5
82. Indiana -4
83. Wyoming -3
      Troy -2
85. Army +2
86. Marshall +2
87. Mid Tenn St +3
88. Ga Southern -2
89. C Mich +1
      SMU +4
      Hawaii +4
92. Utah St -4
      Virginia +3
94. S Miss -3
95. New Mexico +5
96. Miami, Oh E
97. Purdue +1
      Louisiana +2
      San Jose St +5
100. UTSA -8
        Rutgers -3
        Illinois +2
103. Nevada -2
104. Coastal Carolina +2
105. S Alabama -1
        Kansas +3
107. Bowling Green -2
108. E Mich +3
109. Fresno St +3
110. Ball St E
        Tulane +4
112. Rice -6
        Idaho +4
114. E Carolina -5
        FIU -1
        UConn +1
        N Texas +4
118. Akron -1
119. FAU E
120. Kent St +1
121. La Monroe +1
        Texas St +6
123. UTEP E
124. New Mexico St E
125. UNLV -5
        Buffalo E
        UAB +5
128. Charlotte -2
129. UMass -2
130. Ga St -1

There you have it!  Until next time, may your day and your loved ones be blessed!

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