Power Rankings 8/28

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Welcome Back!

With only 4 games involving 6 FBS teams last week (the impossibly stupid-named Week 0), there wasn't much movement in the rankings, and no movement in the top 80 (none of those teams played.  The biggest riser was UMass, despite their win over an FCS opponent.  This happened because they were relatively close to several teams above them.  The Minutemen rose 3 spots from 110 to 107.  The biggest drop was Colorado St, from 89 to 92.  The other 4 teams moved up or down 2 spots or less.

Here is this week's rankings.  I expect MUCH more movement by next Tuesday!

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


That's all for now.  Check back tomorrow for a new "Odds and Ends" segment.  Until then, may you and your loved ones be blessed!

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