College Football Rankings 1 To 130: Week 9. Readjusting For November
College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 9 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.
And here we go.
We’re going into the final month of the season, and now we readjust the rankings to – as always – account for what happened from the start as we respect the results, but also look more at who’s starting to improve and play better and who’s trending down.
What do we do with the total outliers like Bowling Green beating Minnesota or some of the stunning FCS over FBS wins? They’re taken into account, but by this point, teams have gotten better – or worse – over time, things have settled in, and now we can get a better handle on how good everyone is.
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CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 9
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 9 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: MSU, Georgia, OSU & more
Week 9 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 9
130 UConn Huskies (1-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 130
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
129 FIU Golden Panthers (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 129
Week 9: Marshall 38, FIU 0
Week 10 Opponent: Old Dominion
128 UMass Minutemen (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 128
Week 9: Liberty 62, UMass 17
Week 10 Opponent: Rhode Island
127 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 127
Week 9: Middle Tennessee 35, Southern Miss 10
Week 10 Opponent: North Texas
126 Ohio Bobcats (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 126
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Miami University (Nov. 2)
125 Akron Zips (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 124
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Ball State (Nov. 2)
124 New Mexico State Aggies (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 123
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Utah State
123 Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 120
Week 9: South Alabama 31, Arkansas State 13
Week 10 Opponent: Appalachian State
122 UNLV Rebels (0-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 119
Week 9: Nevada 51, UNLV 20
Week 10 Opponent: at New Mexico
121 Georgia Southern Eagles (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 118
Week 9: Georgia State 21, Georgia Southern 14
Week 10 Opponent: Coastal Carolina
120 Texas State Bobcats (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 116
Week 9: Louisiana 45, Texas State 0
Week 10 Opponent: ULM
119 New Mexico Lobos (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 114
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: UNLV
118 South Alabama Jaguars (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 117
Week 9: South Alabama 31, Arkansas State 13
Week 10 Opponent: at Troy
117 Tulane Green Wave (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 113
Week 9: Cincinnati 31, Tulane 12
Week 10 Opponent: at UCF
116 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 112
Week 9: Middle Tennessee 35, Southern Miss 10
Week 10 Opponent: at WKU
115 Rice Owls (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 99
Week 9: North Texas 30, Rice 24 OT
Week 10 Opponent: at Charlotte
114 Troy Trojans (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 115
Week 9: Coastal Carolina 35, Troy 28
Week 10 Opponent: South Alabama
113 North Texas Mean Green (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 122
Week 9: North Texas 30, Rice 24 OT
Week 10 Opponent: at Southern Miss
112 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 111
Week 9: Old Dominion 23, Louisiana Tech 20
Week 10 Opponent: at UAB
111 Kansas Jayhawks (1-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 108
Week 9: Oklahoma State 55, Kansas 3
Week 10 Opponent: Kansas State
110 Vanderbilt Commodores (2-7)
Last Week’s Ranking: 107
Week 9: Missouri 37, Vanderbilt 28
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
109 Charlotte 49ers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 98
Week 9: WKU 45, Charlotte 13
Week 10 Opponent: Rice
108 UTEP Miners (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 110
Week 9: Florida Atlantic 28, UTEP 25
Week 10 Opponent: UTSA
107 Buffalo Bulls (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 101
Week 9: Bowling Green 56, Buffalo 44
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
106 Old Dominion Monarchs (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 121
Week 9: Old Dominion 23, Louisiana Tech 20
Week 10 Opponent: at FIU
105 Duke Blue Devils (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 106
Week 9: Wake Forest 45, Duke 7
Week 10 Opponent: Pitt
104 Temple Owls (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 92
Week 9: UCF 49, Temple 7
Week 10 Opponent: at East Carolina
103 Bowling Green Falcons (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 125
Week 9: Bowling Green 56, Buffalo 44
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
102 Marshall Thundering Herd (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 102
Week 9: Marshall 38, FIU 0
Week 10 Opponent: at Florida Atlantic
101 Florida Atlantic Owls (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 105
Week 9: Florida Atlantic 28, UTEP 25
Week 10 Opponent: Marshall
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 9
76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 9 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: MSU, Georgia, OSU & more
Week 9 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 100
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 100
100 UAB Blazers (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 100
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Louisiana Tech
99 ULM Warhawks (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 96
Week 9: Appalachian State 59, ULM 28
Week 10 Opponent: at Texas State
98 Wyoming Cowboys (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 79
Week 9: San Jose State 27, Wyoming 21
Week 10 Opponent: Colorado State
97 Miami University RedHawks (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 85
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at Ohio (Nov. 2)
96 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (4-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 77
Week 9: Utah State 51, Hawaii 31
Week 10 Opponent: San Diego State
95 Liberty Flames (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 97
Week 9: Liberty 62, UMass 17
Week 10 Opponent: at Ole Miss
94 Central Michigan Chippewas (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 89
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at Western Michigan (Nov. 3)
93 San Jose State Spartans (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 88
Week 9: San Jose State 27, Wyoming 21
Week 10 Opponent: at Nevada
92 Georgia State Panthers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 95
Week 9: Georgia State 21, Georgia Southern 14
Week 10 Opponent: at Louisiana (Nov. 4)
91 Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 86
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at Toledo (Nov. 2)
90 Western Michigan Broncos (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 84
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Central Michigan (Nov. 3)
89 USF Bulls (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 91
Week 9: East Carolina 29, USF 14
Week 10 Opponent: Houston
88 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 83
Week 9: Navy 20, Tulsa 17
Week 10 Opponent: at Cincinnati
87 Kent State Golden Flashes (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 82
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Northern Illinois (Nov. 3)
86 Navy Midshipmen (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 94
Week 9: Navy 20, Tulsa 17
Week 10 Opponent: at Notre Dame
85 Ball State Cardinals (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 81
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at Akron (Nov. 2)
84 Arizona Wildcats (0-8)
Last Week’s Ranking: 109
Week 9: USC 41, Arizona 34
Week 10 Opponent: Cal
83 Colorado Buffaloes (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 104
Week 9: Oregon 52, Colorado 29
Week 10 Opponent: Oregon State
82 Memphis Tigers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 93
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: SMU
81 South Carolina Gamecocks (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 87
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Florida
80 UCF Knights (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 80
Week 9: UCF 49, Temple 7
Week 10 Opponent: Tulane
79 Boston College Eagles (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 73
Week 9: Syracuse 21, Boston College 6
Week 10 Opponent: Virginia Tech (Nov. 5)
78 Toledo Rockets (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 76
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Eastern Michigan (Nov. 2)
77 WKU Hilltoppers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 78
Week 9: WKU 45, Charlotte 13
Week 10 Opponent: Middle Tennessee
76 East Carolina Pirates (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 90
Week 9: East Carolina 29, USF 14
Week 10 Opponent: Temple
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 9
101-130 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 9 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: MSU, Georgia, OSU & more
Week 9 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 75
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 75
75 Northern Illinois Huskies (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 62
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at Kent State (Nov. 3)
74 Northwestern Wildcats (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 66
Week 9: Minnesota 41, Northwestern 14
Week 10 Opponent: Iowa
73 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 64
Week 9: Virginia Tech 26, Georgia Tech 17
Week 10 Opponent: at Miami
72 Army Black Knights (4-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 75
Week 9: Air Force (in Arlington)
Week 10 Opponent: Bucknell
71 Missouri Tigers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 72
Week 9: Missouri 37, Vanderbilt 28
Week 10 Opponent: at Georgia
70 Colorado State Rams (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 67
Week 9: Boise State 28, Colorado State 19
Week 10 Opponent: at Wyoming
69 Stanford Cardinal (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 54
Week 9: Washington 20, Stanford 13
Week 10 Opponent: Utah (Nov. 5)
68 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 55
Week 9: Purdue 28, Nebraska 23
Week 10 Opponent: Ohio State
67 Illinois Fighting Illini (3-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 52
Week 9: Rutgers 20, Illinois 14
Week 10 Opponent: at Minnesota
66 Cal Golden Bears (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 103
Week 9: Cal 39, Oregon State 25
Week 10 Opponent: at Arizona
65 Virginia Tech Hokies (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 71
Week 9: Virginia Tech 26, Georgia Tech 17
Week 10 Opponent: at Boston College (Nov. 5)
64 Indiana Hoosiers (2-6)
Last Week’s Ranking: 57
Week 9: Maryland 38, Indiana 35
Week 10 Opponent: at Michigan
63 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 68
Week 9: Rutgers 20, Illinois 14
Week 10 Opponent: Wisconsin
62 Washington Huskies (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 74
Week 9: Washington 20, Stanford 13
Week 10 Opponent: Oregon
61 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 65
Week 9: Coastal Carolina 35, Troy 28
Week 10 Opponent: at Georgia Southern
60 Syracuse Orange (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 70
Week 9: Syracuse 21, Boston College 6
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
59 Florida State Seminoles (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 69
Week 9: Clemson 30, Florida State 20
Week 10 Opponent: NC State
58 Louisville Cardinals (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 56
Week 9: NC State 37, Louisville 31
Week 10 Opponent: Clemson
57 Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 63
Week 9: Appalachian State 59, ULM 28
Week 10 Opponent: at Arkansas State
56 USC Trojans (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 58
Week 9: USC 41, Arizona 34
Week 10 Opponent: at Arizona State
55 Pitt Panthers (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 13
Week 9: Miami 38, Pitt 34
Week 10 Opponent: at Duke
54 Miami Hurricanes (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 61
Week 9: Miami 38, Pitt 34
Week 10 Opponent: Georgia Tech
53 Virginia Cavaliers (6-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 60
Week 9: BYU 66, Virginia 49
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
52 Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 41
Week 9: Oklahoma 52, Texas Tech 21
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
51 TCU Horned Frogs (3-5)
Last Week’s Ranking: 40
Week 9: Kansas State 31, TCU 12
Week 10 Opponent: Baylor
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 9
101-130 | 76-100 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 9 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: MSU, Georgia, OSU & more
Week 9 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 50
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 50
50 North Carolina Tar Heels (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 59
Week 9: Notre Dame 44, North Carolina 34
Week 10 Opponent: Wake Forest
49 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 51
Week 9: Louisiana 45, Texas State 0
Week 10 Opponent: Georgia State (Nov. 4)
48 Oregon State Beavers (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 49
Week 9: Cal 39, Oregon State 25
Week 10 Opponent: at Colorado
47 West Virginia Mountaineers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 48
Week 9: West Virginia 38, Iowa State 31
Week 10 Opponent: Oklahoma State
46 Maryland Terrapins (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 46
Week 9: Maryland 38, Indiana 35
Week 10 Opponent: Penn State
45 UCLA Bruins (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 25
Week 9: Utah 44, UCLA 24
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
44 Boise State Broncos (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 47
Week 9: Boise State 28, Colorado State 19
Week 10 Opponent: at Fresno State
43 Arizona State Sun Devils (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 24
Week 9: Washington State 34, Arizona State 21
Week 10 Opponent: USC
42 Air Force Falcons (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 44
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Army
41 Washington State Cougars (5-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 53
Week 9: Washington State 34, Arizona State 21
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
40 Utah State Aggies (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 43
Week 9: Utah State 51, Hawaii 31
Week 10 Opponent: at New Mexico State
39 Clemson Tigers (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 34
Week 9: Clemson 30, Florida State 20
Week 10 Opponent: at Louisville
38 Nevada Wolf Pack (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 39
Week 9: Nevada 51, UNLV 20
Week 10 Opponent: San Jose State
37 SMU Mustangs (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 29
Week 9: Houston 44, SMU 37
Week 10 Opponent: at Memphis
36 UTSA Roadrunners (8-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 35
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at UTEP
35 Utah Utes (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 50
Week 9: Utah 44, UCLA 24
Week 10 Opponent: at Stanford (Nov. 5)
34 San Diego State Aztecs (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 32
Week 9: Fresno State 30, San Diego State 20
Week 10 Opponent: at Hawaii
33 Kansas State Wildcats (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 31
Week 9: Kansas State 31, TCU 12
Week 10 Opponent: at Kansas
32 Texas Longhorns (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 21
Week 9: Baylor 31, Texas 24
Week 10 Opponent: at Iowa State
31 Iowa State Cyclones (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 20
Week 9: West Virginia 38, Iowa State 31
Week 10 Opponent: Texas
30 Tennessee Volunteers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 30
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at Kentucky
29 Houston Cougars (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 45
Week 9: Houston 44, SMU 37
Week 10 Opponent: at USF
28 Fresno State Bulldogs (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 37
Week 9: Fresno State 30, San Diego State 20
Week 10 Opponent: Boise State
27 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 16
Week 9: Wisconsin 27, Iowa 7
Week 10 Opponent: at Northwestern
26 Purdue Boilermakers (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 42
Week 9: Purdue 28, Nebraska 23
Week 10 Opponent: Michigan State
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 8
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
– Week 8 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: Illinois, Oregon, Pitt & more
Week 8 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 25
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 25
25 Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 38
Week 9: Minnesota 41, Northwestern 14
Week 10 Opponent: Illinois
24 NC State Wolfpack (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 33
Week 9: NC State 37, Louisville 31
Week 10 Opponent: at Florida State
23 Florida Gators (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 28
Week 9: Georgia 34, Florida 7
Week 10 Opponent: at South Carolina
22 LSU Tigers (4-4)
Last Week’s Ranking: 26
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: at Alabama
21 Wisconsin Badgers (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 36
Week 9: Wisconsin 27, Iowa 7
Week 10 Opponent: at Rutgers
20 Penn State Nittany Lions (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 22
Week 9: Ohio State 33, Penn State 24
Week 10 Opponent: at Maryland
19 Kentucky Wildcats (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 11
Week 9: Mississippi State 31, Kentucky 17
Week 10 Opponent: Tennessee
18 Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 27
Week 9: Mississippi State 31, Kentucky 17
Week 10 Opponent: at Arkansas
17 BYU Cougars (7-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 23
Week 9: BYU 66, Virginia 49
Week 10 Opponent: Idaho State
16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 18
Week 9: Wake Forest 45, Duke 7
Week 10 Opponent: at North Carolina
15 Baylor Bears (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 19
Week 9: Baylor 31, Texas 24
Week 10 Opponent: at TCU
14 Texas A&M Aggies (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 15
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Auburn
13 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 17
Week 9: Oklahoma State 55, Kansas 3
Week 10 Opponent: at West Virginia
12 Arkansas Razorbacks (5-3)
Last Week’s Ranking: 14
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: Mississippi State
11 Ole Miss Rebels (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 7
Week 9: Auburn 31, Ole Miss 20
Week 10 Opponent: Liberty
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 9
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | Top 10
– Week 9 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: MSU, Georgia, OSU & more
Week 9 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll
NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 10
CFN College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 10
10 Auburn Tigers (6-2)
Last Week’s Ranking: 12
Week 9: Auburn 31, Ole Miss 20
Week 10 Opponent: at Texas A&M
Yeah, there’s the loss at Penn State in mid-September, but there’s no punishing the loss to Georgia. With back-to-back double-digit wins over Arkansas and Ole Miss, and with a victory at LSU, the Tigers are on a terrific run of four wins in the last five games with the lone loss coming to the Bulldogs.
9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 9
Week 9: Notre Dame 44, North Carolina 34
Week 10 Opponent: Navy
Here’s the problem. We would LOVE to put Notre Dame in the top five with a resumé full of restaurant quality wins over at Florida State, Purdue, Wisconsin, at Virginia Tech, USC, and North Carolina, but there’s a problem.
The same reason Notre Dame deserves to be ranked a whole lot higher – the week-to-week grind means more than coming up with just one strong victory and a lot of fluff – is the reason why there’s a hard ceiling on how high it can go as long there isn’t a loss by …
8 Cincinnati Bearcats (8-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 8
Week 9: Cincinnati 31, Tulane 12
Week 10 Opponent: Tulsa
Here’s the problem. We would LOVE to put Cincinnati a whole lot lower with a resumé full of hoo-ha and one terrific victory to pump up everything else. As long as Notre Dame keeps beating good teams, the Bearcats will continue to get credit for that one amazing win in South Bend.
However, the last two mediocre performances against awful Navy and Tulane teams aren’t good enough when the other big boys are beating each other up in Power Five showdowns.
7 Michigan Wolverines (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 4
Week 9: Michigan State 37, Michigan 33
Week 10 Opponent: Indiana
There’s no punishing the Wolverines too much for a loss in a fun and wild game on the road against a top ten-caliber Big Ten team. It would be nice if there’s a better win than at Wisconsin, but that’s looking better and better as is the win over over Washington.
6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 6
Week 9: Ohio State 33, Penn State 24
Week 10 Opponent: at Nebraska
How do you know you’re good? You’re shaky, and yet you still come up with a nine-point win over a Penn State team that came in with its A effort and game. However, there needs to be a bit more than that – the best win on the slate might be that opener at Minnesota.
The wins have to stack up now with at Nebraska and Purdue before dealing with Michigan State and Michigan. For now, there’s still the problem of not being able to get past …
5 Oregon Ducks (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 5
Week 9: Oregon 52, Colorado 29
Week 10 Opponent: at Washington
This continues to be a very, very shaky ranking considering the loss to Stanford and the bad performances against a slew of mediocre teams. The win at Ohio State – considering it was on the road and Texas A&M’s win over Bama was at home – is still the best victory by anyone this year, but we’re going to need more.
4 Michigan State Spartans (8-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 10
Week 9: Michigan State 37, Michigan 33
Week 10 Opponent: at Purdue
Are you buying, Michigan State, or are you renting this high-end spot?
The win at Miami looks stronger now, but this is all about being the lone remaining unbeaten Big Ten team after the thrilling win over Michigan. Now don’t blow it in West Lafayette next week.
3 Oklahoma Sooners (9-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 3
Week 9: Oklahoma 52, Texas Tech 21
Week 10 Opponent: OPEN DATE
9-0 is 9-0 is 9-0. The performance against Texas Tech was terrific – that’s the offense we’ve been eating for, but here we go – at Baylor, Iowa State, at Oklahoma State.
2 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)
Last Week’s Ranking: 2
Week 9: OPEN DATE
Week 10 Opponent: LSU
All the impressive blowouts over decent teams – Miami, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee – are enough to overcome the lone road loss to a Texas A&M team that followed that up by playing well.
1 Georgia Bulldogs (8-0)
Last Week’s Ranking: 1
Week 9: Georgia 34, Florida 7
Week 10 Opponent: Missouri
That 10-3 win over Clemson in the opener doesn’t seem like any big deal now and …
Yeah, whatever. Seven straight blowout wins since then with one of the best defenses college football has ever seen. There’s no other option for No. 1 right now.
CFN 2021 Rankings: Week 9
101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25
– Week 9 Scoreboard, Predictions For Every Game
Big Game Reactions: MSU, Georgia, OSU & more
Week 9 AP Rankings | Coaches Poll
