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Week 2 AP Poll: Boise State Inches Up, TCU Leaps; Florida, Oklahoma Fall

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LANDOVER MD - SEPTEMBER 06:  (Clarified) Running back #22 Doug Martin of the Boise State Broncos runs past linebacker #43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow of the Virginia Tech Hokies at FedExField on September 6 2010 in Landover Maryland.  (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images)

This week's AP Poll finds Boise State and TCU moving into striking distance of heavyweights Alabama and Ohio State.

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Week One Simulated BCS Standings Has Alabama Vs. Boise State In The BCS Title Game

SB Nation's own BCS Evolution is compiling the available data to present a simulated BCS rankings for the first week of the season. Currently only half of the computer rankings are available with the highest and lowest scores still being dropped, also the harris poll is not available until later in the year. 

So far here is how the top five look like with the surprise of Boise State currently in position to play for the BCS title game against Alabama:

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The early computer rankings to no surprise like Boise State due to their win over another highly ranked team in Virginia Tech who come in at eleven in this simulated standings.  

One thing BCS Evolution mentions about these rankings is to watch for clusters:

The first cluster of teams represents the main stream NCG race. This was in three clusters last week, and some shuffling occurred among them. There is almost a break between the top three and #4-6.

The second cluster was also two clusters last week. There is almost a break between Oklahoma and Virginia Tech marking the old gap representing those with a fair shot at the NCG from those needing a 2007 like mix-up to get an shot. Notably, Virginia Tech fell from the former to the later.

The final group separates consensus top 25 teams from the field. North Carolina, Oregon State and Cincinnati have been removed from this list.

As one can tell it is still very early and with not all the data represented these standings will vary each week until all the data is available, but it is sure fun to speculate who will finish where.

Original Story

Week Two AP Poll: Boise State Inches Up, TCU Leaps; Florida, Oklahoma Fall

The Associated Press' Week Two top 25 poll has been released, and it's got some great news for fans of BCS busters.

Though Alabama still claims the top spot, with Ohio State second, Boise State and TCU slot into the third and fourth positions, with the Broncos just 13 points behind the Buckeyes. TCU made the biggest leap in the poll, vaulting from tenth to fourth after a win over Oregon State.

The big losers of the first weekend among college football's elite are Florida and Oklahoma. Unimpressive wins didn't endear either school to the votes, and Florida dropped from fourth to eighth, while Oklahoma fell from seventh to tenth.

Complete rankings:

  1. Alabama
  2. Ohio State
  3. Boise State
  4. TCU
  5. Texas
  6. Nebraska
  7. Oregon
  8. Florida
  9. Iowa
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Wisconsin
  12. Miami (FL)
  13. Virginia Tech
  14. Arkansas
  15. Georgia Tech
  16. USC
  17. Florida State
  18. Penn State
  19. LSU
  20. Utah
  21. Auburn
  22. Georgia
  23. West Virginia
  24. South Carolina
  25. Stanford

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