Ray's Top 25: UCLA making moves

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Every week, our Senior Decider votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, which of course makes all other opinions both superfluous and valueless (hey, dont say you never get your moneys worth here).

So here, after Week Two, is the world of college football, whether you like it or not. And if you dont, theres a new one next week you might like better.

RELATED: Ratto's Week One rankings

1AlabamaNo news isno news. Still the best team, although Western Kentucky isn't exactly abarometer.2SouthernCaliforniaSyracuse was a tougher out than people thought.3Florida StateNot a good team after a rain delay. Fortunately had a 55-pointlead on Savannah State at the time.4OregonSecond week in a row with a big lead that shrinks when the dogsare kenneled.5LSULooked better against a better team.6GeorgiaBlooded Missouri but good.7Michigan StateCentral Michigan is often a tougher out than this.8OklahomaBeating Florida A&M isn't the same as deserving to move up.9Ohio StateCentral Florida could end up being pretty good, thereby makingthis a tidy win10TexasNew Mexico couldn't have needed the money this badly.11South CarolinaStuffed East Carolina, which is as it should be.12UCLABeating Rice? Meh. Beating Nebraska? Not meh at all.13ClemsonAuburn may not be as big a win as it seems, but Ball State isexactly as big as it seems.14Notre DameNobody will be happy with their beating Purdue by three, but anynon-loss should make them happy.15FloridaTexas A&M's first SEC backhand was not a decisive one.16Virginia TechOnly moved because Nos. 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 disappeared.17Kansas StateBeat Miami of Florida. We need to say "Of Florida"because the days of "The U" are over.18TCUOpened with a big win against archrival Grambling. God, whendoes October get here?19West VirginiaDidn't play at all and gained five spots, proving the value ofdoing nothing.20LouisvilleMissouri State is no Kentucky.21StanfordDuke is no San Jose State.22Mississippi StateMethinks Auburn is going to have a down year.23Iowa StateBeat Tulsa and Iowa, which means zero wins against cupcakeschools.24OhioBeat Penn State and New Mexico State, which is the same thing.25MichiganSitting proudly but tenuously between Alabama and Air Force.

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