College Football Outpost's G5 Top 10 Rankings (9/11/17): Welcome UTSA

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Week two was such an up and down experience for the G5 as marquee matchup UCF/Memphis was lost to weather, while UTSA and five other teams took out P5 opposition. Hopefully we can get a bit of a respite from the weather and start to see more action from the top 10 of the G5 in the next few weeks so that we can get a real idea just which team is the best.

1. South Florida (2-0): The Bulls were unable to play on Saturday due to weather issues. It has yet to be determined if the AAC game versus UConn will be made up. Up Next: Illinois.
2. Toledo (2-0): The Rockets are flying under the radar, but they continue to win after taking care of Nevada in week two. A much anticipated matchup versus Tulsa should gather more attention to the MAC program. Up Next: Tulsa.
3. Boise State (1-1): Despite losing to Washington State in week two, the Broncos remain in the top three. The biggest question marks for Boise State are on offense and there is little time to relax as New Mexico and Virginia come to town in each of the next two weeks. Up Next: New Mexico.
4. Memphis (1-0): The Tigers were unable to play Central Florida in week two, but have arguably the marquee G5 game of week three as UCLA comes to town. Memphis needs to prove that the weather was the only reason for the lack of a passing game versus ULM. Up Next: UCLA.
5. San Diego State (2-0): If UCLA at Memphis is the #1 G5 game of week three, the Aztec playing host to Stanford is #1A. SDSU looks as good as ever on offense with Penny replacing Pumphrey, but are not quite the dominant defensive team of the past few years. Up Next: Stanford.
6. Houston (1-0): The Cougars took care of business on Saturday in squeaking by Arizona despite the Wildcats having already played a game before the matchup. Ed Oliver was once again his dominant self and Kyle Allen looked good in his H-Town debut. Up Next: Rice.
7. Western Kentucky (1-1): It is easy to begin to worry about the Hilltoppers after two weeks. They struggled to put away EKU in week one and looked inept on offensive versus a not very good Illinois squad. Until WKU can put things together, they will be sitting at the back end of the top ten. Up Next: Louisiana Tech.
8. Appalachian State (1-1): A week after missing out on a golden chance to take out an SEC program, the Mountaineers had a much needed cupcake game versus Savannah State. Time will tell how good they are, but the schedule is set up for Appalachian State to head into November at 7-1. Up Next: Texas State.
9. UTSA (1-0): The Roadrunners got their first win over a P5 program in downing Baylor in week two. They would have been higher up the list if not for Baylor already sporting a loss to Liberty in week one. Up Next: Southern.
10. Arkansas State (0-1): The Red Wolves are sitting at tenth despite losing their only game of the season to Nebraska. I can’t fault them for waiting another week to play after Miami canceled their trip to Jonesboro. After a cupcake versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff, we get to see what they are made up with a trip to Dallas to face SMU. Up Next: Arkansas-Pine Bluff. 

Others considered: Navy, Central Florida, Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, MTSU, Army, CMU, EMU, Ohio, Troy, Air Force, Colorado State.