Week Two of the 2021-22 Season will be interesting as mainstay Alabama has unfamiliar company in the top 10 of the Roby Ratings in Troy, Middle Tennessee, Iowa, UAB, TCU, and Army, along with USC and Michigan, who are general mainstays as well. It will be interesting to see how much of the season it takes for Ohio State and Clemson to rise back into their usual spots in the top 5. History has shown that the same familiar members are usually at the top of numerous college football ranking lists at the end of the season, usually with one or two surprises. Time will tell, as to whether this year will be the same as the last 130 or so . It’s understood that this ranking system will draw cynicism as Ohio St, Georgia and a few other teams aren’t where they probably should be in the pecking order. However, there’s a commitment by the publication editor to just let the numbers from the field in any given season to be that: Numbers from this year’s competition with as little preconceived human input as possible. It’s a given that Weeks Zero through Four usually produce statistical anomalies, but increased data as the weeks go by separates the pretenders from the contenders. As a matter of fact, UAB plays Georgia this weekend, and Middle Tennessee plays Virginia Tech. These games should be very interesting. Most people who know the college game understand that the Georgia Bulldogs beating Clemson this weekend was a big win for them that indeed may have college football playoff implications. (No one in their right mind really believes that there are 126 teams better than the Clemson Tigers or 112 teams better than the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.) It’s a certainty that after the dust has settled from week two, that either the Troy Trojans or the Liberty Flames will be in the pretender or contender for a BCS bowl conversation.

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Week Two Schedule

Friday, September 10

#116 Kansas Jayhawks @ #65 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

#194 North Carolina A&T Aggies @ #153 Duke Blue Devils

#86 North Dakota Fighting Hawks @ #95 Utah State Aggies

#32 Texas-El Paso Miners @ #139 Boise State Broncos

Saturday, September 11

#170 Illinois Fighting Illini @ #57 Virginia Cavaliers

#87 Virginia Military Institute Keydets @ #138 Kent State Golden Flashes

#66 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ #9 Army Black Knights

#216 Norfolk State Spartans @ #72 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

#113 Indiana State Sycamores @ #212 Northwestern Wildcats

#123 Alabama State Hornets @ #48 Auburn Tigers

#117 Youngstown State Penguins @ #11 Michigan State Spartans

#137 Tulsa Golden Hurricane @ #108 Oklahoma State Cowboys

#52 South Carolina Gamecocks @ #165 East Carolina Pirates

#54 Pittsburgh Panthers @ #71 Tennessee Volunteers

#42 Oregon Ducks @ #21 Ohio State Buckeyes

#143 Miami (OH) Redhawks @ #128 Minnesota Golden Gophers

#103 Kennesaw St. Owls @ #133 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

#34 Florida Gators @ #215 South Florida Bulls

#114 Wyoming Cowboys @ #122 Northern Illinois Huskies

#4 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders @ #20 Virginia Tech Hokies

#51 Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ #17 Syracuse Orangemen

#203 Duquesne Dukes @ #220 Ohio Bobcats

#64 Toledo Rockets @ #113 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

#199* Robert Morris Colonials @ #187 Central Michigan Chippewas

#33 Purdue Boilermakers @ #242 Connecticut Huskies

#172 Massachusetts Minutemen @ #47 Boston College Eagles

#100 Ball State Cardinals @ #23 Penn State Nittany Lions

#70 Murray State Racers @ #39 Cincinnati Bearcats

#242 Temple Owls @ #179 Akron Zips

#41 Georgia Southern Eagles @ #142 Florida Atlantic Owls

#85 Air Force Falcons @ #202 Navy Midshipmen

#5 Alabama-Birmingham Blazers @ #19 Georgia Bulldogs

#13 Texas A&M Aggies @ #76 Colorado Buffaloes

#136 California Golden Bears @ #8 Texas Christian Horned Frogs

#49 Buffalo Bulls @ #12 Nebraska Cornhuskers

#44 Mercer Bears @ #2 Alabama Crimson Tide

#81 South Alabama Jaguars @ #219 Bowling Green Falcons

#4 Iowa Hawkeyes @ #36 Iowa State Cyclones

#134 South Carolina State Bulldogs @ #127 Clemson Tigers

#61 Illinois St. Redbirds @ #224 Western Michigan Broncos

#236 Long Island Post Sharks @ #172 West Virginia Mountaineers

#56 Lamar Cardinals @ #27 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners

#204 Portland State Vikings @ #155 Washington State Cougars

#145 Gardner-Webb Bulldogs @ #115 Charlotte 49ers

#149 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats @ #26 Central Florida Golden Knights

#78 North Carolina Central Eagles @ #59 Marshall Thundering Herd

#212 Houston Cougars @ 197 Rice Owls

#185 Nicholls Colonels @ #176 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns

#75 North Texas Mean Green @ #50 Southern Methodist Mustangs

#88 Southeastern Louisiana Lions @ #132 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

#80 Memphis Tigers @ #93 Arkansas State Red Wolves

#53 North Carolina State Wolfpack @ #121 Mississippi State Bulldogs

#79 Southern Illinois Salukis @ #16 Kansas State Wildcats

#41 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks @ #24 Texas Tech Red Raiders

#10 Texas Longhorns @ #15 Arkansas Razorbacks

#205 Texas Southern Tigers @ #105 Baylor Bears

#181 Texas State Bobcats @ #67 Florida International Panthers

#158 Western Carolina Catamounts @ #28 Oklahoma Sooners

#227 New Mexico State Aggies @ #101 New Mexico Lobos

#96 Appalachian State Mountaineers @ #129 Miami (Fl) Hurricanes

#230 Morgan State Bears @ #130 Tulane Green Wave

#61 Liberty Flames @ #1 Troy Trojans

#90 Eastern Michigan Eagles @ #167 Wisconsin Badgers

#119 Eastern Kentucky Colonels @ #164 Louisville Cardinals

#110 Grambling Tigers @ #225 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

#97 Hampton Pirates @ #226 Old Dominion Monarchs

#30 Austin Peay Governors @ #12 Ole Miss Rebels

#183 Georgia State Panthers @ #146 North Carolina Tar Heels

#45 Idaho Vandals @ #151 Indiana Hoosiers

#22 Missouri Tigers @ #69 Kentucky Wildcats

#218 Howard Bison @ #25 Maryland Terrapins

#201 Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ #154 Florida State Seminoles

#173 McNeese Cowboys @ #166 LSU Tigers

#162 Washington Huskies @ #6 Michigan Wolverines

#29 Cal Poly Mustangs @ #147 Fresno State Bulldogs

#37 San Diego State Aztecs @ #126 Arizona Wildcats

#209 Vanderbilt Commodores @ #150 Colorado State Rams

#14 Utah Utes @ #106 BYU Cougars

#210 Stanford Cardinal @ #7 USC Trojans

#207 Idaho State Bengals @ #111 Nevada Wolfpack

#198 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors @ #178 Oregon State Beavers

#243 Eastern Illinois Panthers @ #ND Dayton Flyers

#168 Stony Brook Seawolves @ #237 Colgate Raiders

#ND St. Thomas Tommies @ #ND Michigan Tech Huskies

#73 Merrimack Warriors @ #104 Holy Cross Crusaders

#115* Charleston Southern Buccaneers @ #163 The Citadel Bulldogs

#231 Lehigh Mountain Hawks @ #82 Richmond Spiders

#ND Union (KY) Bulldogs @ #213 Morehead State Eagles

#ND Georgetown Hoyas @ #107 Delaware State Hornets

#161 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks @ #156 South Dakota Coyotes

#98 Furman Paladins @ #232 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

#177 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils @ #197 Wagner Seahawks

#216 Valparaiso Beacons @ #85 North Dakota St. Bison

#ND Fort Lauderdale Eagles @ #63 Presbyterian Blue Hose

#39 UC-Davis Aggies @ #195 San Diego Toreros

#153 Maine Black Bears @ #47 James Madison Dukes

#ND Central Washington Wildcats @ #120 Eastern Washington Eagles

#ND Ave Maria Gyrenes @ #64 Stetson Hatters

#ND Fort Valley State Wildcats @ #136 Florida A&M Rattlers

#146 Elon Phoenix @ #161 Campbell Camels

#ND Depauw Tigers @ #240 Butler Bulldogs

#75 Towson Tigers @ #110 New Hampshire Wildcats

#186 Bucknell Bison @ #56 Villanova Wildcats

#223 St. Francis Red Flash @ #103 Delaware Fighting Blue Hens

#202 Lafayette Leopards @ #235 William & Mary Tribe

#236 Monmouth Hawks @ #241 Fordham Rams

#ND Lindenwood Lions @ #93 South Dakota State Jackrabbits

#90 Sacred Heart Pioneers @ #199 Bryant Bulldogs

#ND Shaw Bears @ #208 Davidson Wildcats

#ND Fort Lewis Skyhawks @ #192 Tarleton State Texans

#ND Louisiana College Wildcats @ #242 Abilene Christian Wildcats

#44 Rhode Island Rams @ #194 Albany Great Danes

#ND Miles College Bears @ #246 Southern Jaguars

#211 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks @ #79 Sam Houston State Bearkats

#69 Samford Bulldogs @ #237 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks

#231 Northwestern State Demons @ #184 Alcorn State Braves

#225 Northern Colorado Bears @ #190 Houston Baptist Huskies

#126 Jackson State Tigers @ #176 Tennessee St. Tigers (in Memphis)

#191 Chattanooga Mocs @ #224 North Alabama Lions

#ND Virginia-Wise Cavaliers @ #92 East Tennessee State Buccaneers

#59 Drake Bulldogs @ #141 Montana State Bobcats

#219 Central Arkansas Bears @ #160 Missouri State Bears

#84 Prairie View A&M Panthers @ #158 Incarnate Word Cardinals

#149 Western Illinois Leathernecks @ #32 Montana Grizzlies

#132 Northern Iowa Panthers @ #100 Sacramento State Hornets

#188 Weber State Wildcats @ #201 Dixie State Trailblazers