As I discussed last week, necessary for "outsider" teams like Bama and Oregon to move up would be a collapse of the strong win network built upon Georgia and LSU. Sure enough, with Vanderbilt and Ole Miss wins, the whole thing comes crashing down, doing damage to Missouri, Clemson, and now also Florida State. The title of most impressive wins goes now to Alabama. Ole Miss, Fresno State, Texas Tech, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt enter the top 25.
Week 9 Rankings (Explanation; Full Rankings)
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Missouri
- Florida State
- Clemson
- Miami
- Oregon State*
- Auburn
- Georgia
- LSU
- Baylor
- Ohio State
- Ole Miss
- Virginia Tech
- Texas A&M
- South Carolina
- Fresno State
- UCF
- Northern Illinois
- Pittsburgh
- Texas Tech
- Tennessee
- Florida
- Vanderbilt
- Louisville
* Loss to FCS team not included in the network