College football picks for Week 9 games from ESPN College GameDay

Locking in our final picks for college football's biggest Week 9 games with help from ESPN's College GameDay

As we close out the month of October, college football's conference races are starting to heat up as the contenders separate themselves from the pack. Saturday's games are the last on the schedule before the College Football Playoff selection committee reveals its first official top 25 rankings. Now, ahead of the Week 9 action, let's make our final game picks.

• Georgia and Florida renew a rivalry as the Bulldogs look to make a statement without star Brock Bowers on the field
• Oregon and Utah meet in a battle of top-15 ranked Pac-12 contenders
• Louisville hosts Duke in a meeting of ranked ACC hopefuls
• Ohio State travels to Wisconsin
• Colorado back in action at the Rose Bowl against UCLA
• Let's check in with the latest game predictions for Saturday's action

College football Week 9 picks

Oklahoma at Kansas: A unanimous decision in favor of the Sooners to win on the road and stay undefeated against the Jayhawks.

Duke at Louisville: All eyes on quarterback Riley Leonard if he can return from an injury, but two out of three analysts pick Duke to win on the road.

Clemson at NC State: Desmond Howard picked the Wolfpack to win at home as 9.5 point underdogs while Herbstreit and McAfee stuck with Clemson.

Ohio State at Wisconsin: Everyone on set picked the Buckeyes to take care of the Big Ten West leading Badgers on the road.

Tennessee at Kentucky: Herbstreit was the lone voice in favor of the Wildcats winning at home while the others are riding with the Vols.

Georgia vs. Florida: Three out of three votes in favor of the defending national champions against the rival Gators.

Colorado at UCLA: The Bruins are 15 point favorites, but Howard and McAfee both predicted the Buffaloes to pull off the upset.

Oregon at Utah: McAfee picked Utah to win a 19th straight game at home while Herbstreit and Howard sided with Oregon.

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• Oregon at Utah
• Ohio State at Wisconsin
• Georgia vs. Florida
• Duke at Louisville
• BYU at Texas
• Oklahoma at Kansas
• South Carolina at Texas A&M
• Tennessee at Kentucky

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College football AP top 25 rankings

First-place votes in parentheses

1. Georgia (38)
2. Michigan (19)
3. Ohio State (3)
4. Florida State (3)
5. Washington
6. Oklahoma
7. Texas
8. Oregon
9. Alabama
10. Penn State
11. Oregon State
12. Ole Miss
13. Utah
14. Notre Dame
15. LSU
16. Missouri
17. North Carolina
18. Louisville
19. Air Force
20. Duke
21. Tennessee
22. Tulane
23. UCLA
24. USC
25. James Madison

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