Power play: Help sought on power rankings

September, 21, 2009
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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando

Rank Team Mike Sando John Clayton Paul Kuharsky Jeff Chadiha
1 PIT 1 1 1 1
2 NE 2 5 2 2
3 NYG 3 4 3 4
4 PHI 4 6 6 3
5 IND 5 7 5 7
6 SD 6 2 8 13
7 ATL 8 9 7 6
8 MIN 10 3 13 5
9 TEN 7 12 4 9
10 BAL 11 8 9 8
11 GB 9 10 10 11
12 NO 13 11 12 12
13 DAL 12 13 17 10
14 SEA 16 15 14 15
15 CHI 14 14 15 21
16 NYJ 15 18 16 16
17 ARI 18 19 11 19
18 SF 17 17 22 14
19 MIA 21 21 18 18
20 WAS 22 16 20 25
21 BUF 19 24 24 17
22 CAR 24 20 19 22
23 HOU 23 22 21 23
24 DEN 20 26 28 24
25 JAC 26 23 25 26
26 CIN 27 27 23 27
27 OAK 25 30 30 20
28 CLE 28 25 31 28
29 TB 29 28 27 29
30 KC 30 29 26 30
31 DET 31 32 29 31
32 STL 32 31 32 32

Five of the six teams ranked highest in the Week 2 power rankings lost.

The 49ers are among eight 2-0 teams heading into the Monday night matchup featuring the 1-0 Colts and 0-1 Dolphins.

Should the Giants move into the No. 1 overall spot?

How high should the 49ers and Cardinals climb following impressive performances?

How far should the Seahawks fall after losing to the 49ers and possibly losing Matt Hasselbeck, among others?

Did the Rams do enough at Washington to move up from the bottom? If so, which team becomes No. 32? The five teams ranked lowest in Week 2 lost, perhaps making room for the Rams to advance among them.

The chart reproduces the rankings from last week. Red lettering signifies teams that lost Sunday. Black lettering signifies teams that won, plus the Colts and Dolphins.

I could see dropping Seattle well into the 20s until the Seahawks prove they can overcome the latest round of injuries. The Bears definitely need to climb after defeating the Steelers.

We're early enough in the season to justify some volatility from week to week as teams validate -- or fail to validate -- expectations.

I'll be filing votes after the Monday night game, with results posting here Tuesday. Fire away.

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