Ohio State remains atop the USA TODAY Sports 1-128 Re-rank, but the Buckeyes are being challenged from a rival within their own conference.
Michigan State leaps seven spots to No. 2 after a 31-28 win against Oregon. This is a Re-rank first, in all its various incarnations: Two teams from the Big Ten Conference sit first and second overall.
The Big Ten was one of the week's big winners in Week 2, while the Southeastern Conference was clearly one of the losers. Three SEC teams — Auburn, Arkansas and Tennessee — fell out of the top 25, though a fourth SEC team, LSU, filled one of the open spots.