Right now, Michigan football fans are lamenting a blowout loss to No. 3 Texas and the Wolverines are the butt of many jokes — despite Notre Dame having lost to a MAC team while Penn State and Oregon also struggled mightily with lesser teams in Week 2.
But are the Wolverines really that bad? Is Texas that good? What about the rest of the Big Ten? And who is really dominating college football at the moment?
ESPN has yet to release its weekly power rankings, but resident advanced analytics guru Bill Connelly released his updated SP+ ranking after Week 2 (subscription required) and it turns out that the maize and blue may not be quite as bad as everyone is acting.
With that in mind, here is what advanced analytics has as the top 25.
25. Georgia Bulldogs
Rating: 32.8
Offense rank: 3
Defense rank: 5
Rating: 30.9
Offense rank: 13
Defense rank: 2
Rating: 30.4
Offense rank: 5
Defense rank: 7
Rating: 29.4
Offense rank: 2
Defense rank: 10
21. Ole Miss Rebels
Rating: 28.7
Offense rank: 1
Defense rank: 11
20. Tennessee Volunteers
Rating: 24.2
Offense rank: 9
Defense rank: 13
Rating: 24.1
Offense rank: 8
Defense rank: 13
Rating: 22.0
Offense rank: 19
Defense rank: 6
17. Oregon Ducks
Rating: 21.3
Offense rank: 7
Defense rank: 32
Rating: 19.8
Offense rank: 11
Defense rank: 27
15. Utah Utes
Rating: 18.3
Offense rank: 34
Defense rank: 9
14. USC Trojans
Rating: 17.2
Offense rank: 4
Defense rank: 67
13. Michigan Wolverines
Rating: 16.9
Offense rank: 67
Defense rank: 3
12. Louisville Cardinals
Rating: 16.9
Offense rank: 22
Defense rank: 17
Rating: 16.7
Offense rank: 33
Defense rank: 12
10. Kansas State Wildcats
Rating: 16.2
Offense rank: 14
Defense rank: 30
Rating: 15.7
Offense rank: 6
Defense rank: 66
Rating: 15.6
Offense rank: 20
Defense rank: 24
Rating: 15.6
Offense rank: 36
Defense rank: 16
6. Texas A&M Aggies
Rating: 14.9
Offense rank: 25
Defense rank: 25
5. Oklahoma State Cowboys
Rating: 13.7
Offense rank: 12
Defense rank: 51
4. Iowa Hawkeyes
Rating: 13.6
Offense rank: 110
Defense rank: 1
3. Auburn Tigers
Rating: 13.3
Offense rank: 38
Defense rank: 22
2. Washington Huskies
Rating: 13.1
Offense rank: 18
Defense rank: 36
1. UCF Knights
Rating: 12.3
Offense rank: 23
Defense rank: 37
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Ranking top 25 CFB teams by advanced analytics after Week 2
