Projecting the Week 9 College Football AP Top 25
Saturday marked another day of clarity across the college football landscape.
In the early afternoon block of games, No. 3 Ohio State flexed its defensive muscles in a hard-fought win over No. 7 Penn State, while No. 6 Oklahoma stopped UCF on a late two-point conversion to preserve its undefeated ledger.
Later, No. 11 Alabama overturned an early 13-point deficit against No. 17 Tennessee at home, and No. 8 Texas downed Houston in controversial fashion.
In the evening set, No. 4 Florida State pulled away from No. 16 Duke, and No. 14 Utah beat No. 18 USC on a field goal at the final horn.
With all that in mind, here's a glance at how this week's edition of the AP Top 25 might look.
The Projected Ranking
1. Georgia Bulldogs: 7-0 (4-0 SEC)
This Week: Bye
Week 9: Neutral Site vs. Florida
2. Michigan Wolverines: 8-0 (5-0 Big Ten)
This Week: Win 49-0 at Michigan State
Week 9: Bye
3. Ohio State Buckeyes: 7-0 (4-0 Big Ten)
This Week: Win 20-12 vs. No. 7 Penn State
Week 9: Away at Wisconsin
4. Florida State Seminoles: 7-0 (5-0 ACC)
This Week: Win 38-20 vs. No. 16 Duke
Week 9: Away at Wake Forest
5. Washington Huskies: 7-0 (4-0 Pac-12)
This Week: Win 15-7 vs. Arizona State
Week 9: Away at Stanford
6. Oklahoma Sooners: 7-0 (4-0 Big 12)
This Week: Win 31-29 vs. UCF
Week 9: Away at Kansas
7. Texas Longhorns: 6-1 (3-1 Big 12)
This Week: Win 31-24 at Houston
Week 9: Home vs. BYU
8. Alabama Crimson Tide: 7-1 (5-0 SEC)
This Week: Win 34-20 vs. No. 17 Tennessee
Week 9: Bye
9. Oregon Ducks: 6-1 (3-1 Pac-12)
This Week: Win 38-24 vs. Washington State
Week 9: Away at Utah
10. Oregon State Beavers: 6-1 (3-1 Pac-12)
This Week: Bye
Week 9: Away at Arizona
11. Utah Utes: 6-1 (3-1 Pac-12)
This Week: Win 34-32 at No. 18 USC
Week 9: Home vs. Oregon
12. Penn State Nittany Lions: 6-1 (3-1 Big Ten)
This Week: Loss 20-12 at No. 3 Ohio State
Week 9: Home vs. Indiana
13. Ole Miss Rebels: 6-1 (3-1 SEC)
This Week: Win 28-21 at Auburn
Week 9: Home vs. Vanderbilt
14. LSU Tigers: 6-2 (4-1 SEC)
This Week: Win 62-0 vs. Army
Week 9: Bye
15. Louisville Cardinals: 6-1 (3-1 ACC)
This Week: Bye
Week 9: Home vs. Duke
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 6-2
This Week: Bye
Week 9: Home vs. Pittsburgh
17. Missouri Tigers: 7-1 (3-1 SEC)
This Week: Win 34-12 vs. South Carolina
Week 9: Bye
18. Air Force Falcons: 7-0 (4-0 Mountain West)
This Week: Win 17-6 at Navy
Week 9: Away at Colorado State
19. Tulane Green Wave: 6-1 (3-0 American)
This Week: Win 35-28 vs. North Texas
Week 9: Away at Rice
20. North Carolina Tar Heels: 6-1 (3-1 ACC)
This Week: Loss 31-27 vs. Virginia
Week 9: Away at Georgia Tech
21. Duke Blue Devils: 5-2 (2-1 ACC)
This Week: Loss 38–20 at No. 4 Florida State
Week 9: Away at Louisville
22. Tennessee Volunteers: 5-2 (2-2 SEC)
This Week: Loss 34-20 at No. 11 Alabama
Week 9: Away at Kentucky
23. USC Trojans: 6-2 (4-1 Pac-12)
This Week: Loss 34-32 vs. No. 14 Utah
Week 9: Away at California
24. UCLA Bruins: 5-2 (2-2 Pac-12)
This Week: Win 42-7 at Stanford
Week 9: Home vs. Colorado
25. James Madison Dukes: 7-0 (4-0 Sun Belt)
This Week: Win 20-9 at Marshall
Week 8: Home vs. Old Dominion
Others Considered: Kentucky, Wyoming, Fresno State, Florida, Liberty
Dropped from Rankings: No. 24 Iowa
