Two weeks into the college football season, it feels like we know nothing. Ain’t it great?What do you mean an Oklahoma State team that was manhandled by Tulsa turned around and beat Oregon? What do you mean a Michigan team that arguably shouldn’t have beaten Western Michigan then defeated Oklahoma? What do you mean Texas Tech trailed Oregon State in the fourth quarter?What do you mean Texas trailed Ohio State by 20 in the fourth quarter and won? It all makes for a very difficult and confusing set of rankings coming out of Week 2.Texas is your new No. 1 here. The Longhorns have the best win of the season, even if it came by the slimmest of margins. Hopefully, Steve Sarkisian sees the value of playing these big nonconference games. After the Longhorns head coach spent the end of the 2025 season and all offseason complaining about scheduling and hinting that Texas might back out of future marquee games, a win against Ohio State gives his team’s College Football Playoff hopes some breathing room. That’s the reward. That’s the value.But with a trip to Tennessee just two weeks away, the top of these rankings may continue to change.Elsewhere, prepare for a lot of teams “dropping” after a win this week. As I repeat often early in the season, the rankings are volatile in the first month. There can be big jumps and falls, and teams may only “drop” because another team got a big win and jumped over a lot of teams. Oklahoma State, Mississippi State and North Texas are among the fast risers this week.My emphasis on head-to-head results also creates rises from some surprising teams, like Tulsa and Western Michigan. These teams likely won’t finish where they are now, but this isn’t a projection. It’s an attempt to place value on what teams have done, with less emphasis on preseason rankings. Right now, nobody is ranked behind a team they beat, but that will change and work itself out as the year goes on.Here is this week’s edition of The Athletic 138.Texas is No. 1 for obvious reasons. Teams No. 2-7 have an argument to be in any order, but I'll leave them where they were last week for now. Ohio State lost, but by one point, on the road, on a touchdown in the final minute that wouldn’t have mattered if the Buckeyes had made a field goal. That’s as good a loss as a team can have, so I don’t see the point in punishing Ohio State too much compared to teams that haven’t played an opponent of quality yet. The opportunities will come for Georgia and Notre Dame (and Miami and Indiana).Texas A&M and BYU also move into the top 10 for impressive finishes against Arizona State and Arizona, respectively, even if their games were close for a while.Alabama moves up after running away from Kentucky 45-17. Texas Tech’s so-so start to the season continued with a 35-24 win at Oregon State in which the Red Raiders trailed in the fourth, so the Red Raiders drop. Meanwhile, Mississippi State jumps way up after a 38-13 domination of Minnesota. An overreaction? Maybe, but for now, that’s a really good win.