My top 25 for week 9 after Alabama shat the bed:
- Oregon Ducks 7-0: vs 19 Illinois
- Georgia Bulldogs 6-1: BYE
- Texas Longhorns 6-1: at 22 Vanderbilt
- Ohio State Buckeyes 5-1: vs Nebraska
- Tennessee Volunteers 6-1: BYE
- LSU Tigers 6-1: at 13 Texas A&M
- Penn State Nittany Lions 6-0: at 24 Wisconsin
- Alabama Crimson Tide 5-2: vs 21 Missouri
- Miami Hurricanes 7-0: vs Florida State
- Clemson Tigers 6-1: BYE
- Ole Miss Rebels 5-2: vs Oklahoma
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-1: vs Navy
- Texas A&M Aggies 6-1: vs 6 LSU
- BYU Cougars 7-0: at UCF
- Indiana Hoosiers 7-0: vs Washington
- Boise State Broncos 5-1: at UNLV
- Kansas State Wildcats 6-1: vs Kansas
- Iowa State Cyclones 7-0: BYE
- Illinois Fighting Illini 6-1: at 1 Oregon
- Pittsburgh Panthers 6-0: vs Syracuse
- Missouri Tigers 6-1: at 8 Alabama
- Vanderbilt Commodores 5-2: vs 3 Texas
- SMU Mustangs 6-1: at Duke
- Wisconsin Badgers 5-2: vs 7 Penn State
- Tulane Green Wave 5-2: at North Texas
Dropped Out
#23 Arkansas Razorbacks
#25 Texas Tech Red Raiders
Just Missed
- Navy Midshipmen
- Army Black Knights
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- Colorado Buffaloes
Conference Comparison
SEC: 9 (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 21, 22)
Big Ten: 6 (1, 4, 7, 15, 19, 24)
ACC: 4 (9, 10, 20, 23)
Big 12: 3 (14, 17, 18)
Independent: 1 (12)
Mountain West: 1 (16)
American: 1 (25)
Playoffs
1 Oregon
2 Georgia
3 Miami
4 BYU
5 Texas vs 12 Boise State
6 Ohio State vs 11 Clemson
7 Tennessee vs 10 Alabama
8 LSU vs 9 Penn State