Teams are finally beginning to show their true colors two weeks into the season.We’ve seen pretenders fall, new contenders arise and other teams fade to the middle.Here’s my ranking of the top 10 contenders during the first couple of weeks in the young season.1. Florida Gators (2–0, 0–0)Urban Meyer’s group has looked incredibly impressive in their two wins so far this season.The Gators have scored 118 points while only allowing 9 in their contests against Charleston Southern and Troy.Heisman hopeful quarterback Tim Tebow has passed for 425 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 72 yards and two scores.2. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Trojans (2–0, 0–0)Led by true freshman quarterback Matt Barkley, the men of Troy traveled to Ohio State University on Saturday night and handed the Buckeyes a hard-fought loss.Barkley has completed 60 percent of his passes for 428 yards for one score, and junior running back Joe McKnight has totaled 205 yards on the ground this season with 2 scores.3. Texas Longhorns (2–0, 0-0)The Longhorns brushed off a lackluster first half against Wyoming and scored 35 unanswered points en route to a 41-10 win.Senior quarterback Colt McCoy has been a machine for Texas thus far. The Heisman hopeful is No. 5 nationally in passing yards with 654 passing yards and is No. 9 in total yards with 695.Texas also ranks No. 4 in scoring offense nationally and is scoring 50 points per game.4. Alabama Crimson Tide (2–0, 0-0)Like most Nick Saban-led teams, the moneymaker this season for Alabama has been its defense.The Crimson Tide is No. 10 nationally in total defense and only allows an average of 184 yards a game.The defense hasn’t been the only good thing about the Tide, who is allegedly in a rebuilding season after losing running back Glen Coffee, quarterback John Parker Wilson and 2008 first team Associated Press All-American offensive linemen Andre Smith and Antoine Caldwell, as the offense is current No. 14 nationally with 507 yards a contest.5. Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0, 0-0)In addition to having the coolest coach in all of college football, the Nittany Lions currently field the No. 12 defensive unit in the country.Joe Pa’s boys have only allowed 193 yards a contest this season, and their opponents have only seen the end zone twice — both coming with the game out of reach.On the offensive side of the ball, senior quarterback Daryll Clark is No. 9 in the nation with 593 passing yards and six scores.6. Brigham Young Cougars (2-0, 0-0)After knocking off then-No. 3 Oklahoma in the first week and obliterating Tulane, 54-3, in week two, the Cougars have stormed up the rankings and have settled in at No. 6.Senior quarterback Max Hall has played spectacularly thus far, completing more than 70 percent of his passes for 638 yards and four touchdowns.The Cougar defense has also been efficient, ranking No. 17 in the nation in total defense, after allowing only 214 yards per contest this season. 7.  California Golden Bears (2–0, 0–0)The explosive Cal offense has scored 111 points in its two contests thus far this season, and the Bears have yet to trail in any contest this season.Junior running back Jahvid Best leads the attack and ranks No. 6 in the nation with 281 rushing yards. He also has caught four passes for 42 yards for a combined four scores.The defense has been decent thus far, ranking No. 36 nationally after allowing 269 yards a contest. The Bears, however, have only allowed two touchdowns.8. LSU Tigers (2-0, 1-0)The Tigers haven’t won pretty or convincingly, but they’ve won both contests this season.The new-look defense looked like much of the old-look defense of 2008 in the season-opening contest against Washington — allowing 478 total yards — but the unit improved in the next game, limiting Vanderbilt to 210 total yards.Sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson has been adequate, passing for 310 yards and three touchdowns, and senior running back Keiland Williams leads all rushers with 123 yards and two scores.9. Mississippi Rebels (1-0, 0-0)Ole Miss didn’t look particularly impressive during three quarters of its season opener, but the Rebels scored 28 points in the final quarter against Memphis to win, 45-14.Junior quarterback Jevan Snead didn’t live up to the offseason hype, as he only completed 55 percent of his passes for 175 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Ugly.The defense allowed 284 yards in the contest but picked off two passes and recovered a fumble.10. Boise State Broncos (2-0, 0 -0)The Broncos opened their season with a win against an Oregon team that has proved itself overrated in the preseason, and they shut out Miami (Ohio), who hasn’t scored a point all season, but they’ve still sneaked into the final place in my top 10.The Bronco defense is No. 6 nationally after only allowing 173 yards a contest.Sophomore quarterback Kellen Moore has amassed 504 yards through the air so far and tallied five touchdowns, while junior running back D.J. Harper leads the team with 177 yards on the ground. Johanathan Brooks is a 21-year-old mass communication major from Powder Springs, Ga. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_jbrooks.—-Contact Johanathan Brooks at [email protected]