Week 9 Rankings

Your Top 25:

Rk	Δ	Team	Pts
1	0	Oregon	88.6

Oregon stays at #1, beating UCLA 42-14, perhaps less than might have been hoped for by Ducks fans. But with Stanford's victory over Oregon State, Oregon is now the only Pac-12 team with a perfect conference record.

2

0

Baylor

79.8

Baylor easily rolled over Kansas, 59-14. The Bears are scoring an FBS-best 63.9 points per game.

3

+3

Ohio State

76.7

The Buckeyes balloon to third after crushing Penn State, 63-14. The Nittany Lions have not lost that badly since the '90s. The 1890s.

4

0

Alabama

76.5

Bama wins the Third Fourth Saturday in October, 45-10.

5

-2

Florida State

76.2

The Seminoles sink slightly after only beating a subpar North Carolina State team 49-17 at home. Notice though that Ohio State, Alabama, and Florida State are all neck-and-neck around 76.5 points.

6	-1	Missouri	63.6
7	0	Miami (FL)	63.5
8	+1	Auburn	62.8
9	-1	Stanford	61.8
10	+1	BYU	58.5
11	-1	Wisconsin	55.5
12	+6	Georgia Tech	54.7
13	+3	Clemson	53.4
14	-1	LSU	52.8
15	-1	Louisville	52.5
16	-1	Arizona State	51.8
17	+3	South Carolina	51.4
18	+5	Houston	50.5
19	+8	Arizona	49.6
20	+4	Oklahoma State	49.2
21	+8	Michigan State	49.2
22	+4	Oklahoma	48.8
23	-11	Virginia Tech	47.3
24	-3	Northern Illinois	47.0
25	-3	UCF	46.6

Teams falling out of the Top 25: (#26) UCLA, (#28) Michigan, (#31) Texas Tech

Teams worse than the average FCS team: (#121) Western Michigan, (#122) Southern Miss, (#123) Georgia State, (#124) Miami (OH), (#125) FIU, (#126) New Mexico State

Largest improvement in rank: +14 Kansas State rises after beating West Virginia 35-12.

Largest drop in rank: -14 Nebraska and Penn State: Nebraska falls after being upset by Minnesota, 34-23, the first time the Gophers have beaten Nebraska since 1960. Penn State falls after getting destroyed by Ohio State.

Most consistent team: Pittsburgh wasn't supposed to lose to Navy, but losing to the Midshipmen by 3 is not far off par.

Most inconsistent team: Kansas State's 23-point victory over West Virginia was close to average for the Wildcats, but they've still swung from losing to FCS North Dakota State to giving undefeated Baylor their biggest challenge yet.

Conference rankings:

Conference USA and the MAC continue to fight for worst league.

Conference	Average
SEC	43.02
Pac-12	42.35
ACC	38.05
Big Ten	36.83
Big 12	34.57
American	25.93
Sun Belt	22.13
MWC	21.43
C-USA	18.41
MAC	18.31

Games to watch next week:

(#7) Miami (FL) at (#5) Florida State (8:00 PM ET, ABC) This game is by far the best game on Saturday's slate. Two of the eight remaining undefeated teams face off, and they also happen to be intra-conference rivals. The losing team would likely be knocked out of national championship contention; the winning team will have a solid addition to their resume. And it's certainly possible that the loser may get their revenge in a repeat in the ACC title game. Line: Florida State by 19.5

Honorable mention:

• (#28) Michigan at (#21) Michigan State (3:30 PM ET, ABC)
• (#20) Oklahoma State at (#31) Texas Tech (7:00 PM ET, Fox)
• (#34) Georgia vs. (#33) Florida (3:30 PM ET, CBS)