College Football News 2020 college football rankings after Week 9
Non-conference schedules have consequences.
We’re now trying to compare different kinds of apples with almost everyone in conference-only play, but there’s going to be a problem all year long with the Big 12.
Oklahoma is playing a whole lot better now than it did at the start of the season, and it didn’t lose its cream-puff game against Missouri State. However, it did lose to Kansas State and Iowa State, and those two teams lost at home to Sun Belt teams.
So to be totally fair after the Oklahoma State loss to Texas – as wrong as it might be – the entire Big 12 technically should be ranked below a whole slew of teams in the Sun Belt.
But Oklahoma looks great, right? Yeah, but does it look great because it’s improving, or is it because it beat up on a bad Texas Tech team and whacked a TCU squad that also lost to Kansas State and Iowa State? It’s the former, but …
What do you do with Tulsa, who lost to Oklahoma State? And that’s where this all breaks down. If you wanted to, you could six-degree the Tulsa loss to Cowboys all the way to North Carolina, which then wipes out most of the ACC teams.
So here’s how we’re going to do this.
Iowa State, Kansas State, and Kansas will be eternally punished for their Sun Belt loss sins, but that’s as far as it goes. This is when reason and judgment have to enter more into the picture.
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CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
127 UMass Minutemen (0-1)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 127
Week 10 Opponent: NO GAME
126 FIU Golden Panthers (0-3)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 126
Week 10 Opponent: at UTEP
125 ULM Warhawks (0-6)
Week 9: Appalachian State 31, ULM 13
Last Week Ranking: 125
Week 10 Opponent: at Georgia State
124 Akron Zips (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 124
Week 10 Opponent: at Ohio
123 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-5)
Week 9: Rice 30, Southern Miss 6
Last Week Ranking: 116
Week 10 Opponent: at North Alabama
122 New Mexico Lobos (0-1)
Week 9: San Jose State 38, New Mexico 21
Last Week Ranking: 122
Week 10 Opponent: at Hawaii
121 Rice Owls (1-1)
Week 9: Rice 30, Southern Miss 6
Last Week Ranking: 123
Week 10 Opponent: UTSA
120 Bowling Green Falcons (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 120
Week 10 Opponent: at Toledo
119 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 121
Week 10 Opponent: Charlotte
118 UNLV Rebels (0-2)
Week 9: Nevada 37, UNLV 19
Last Week Ranking: 119
Week 10 Opponent: Fresno State
117 Texas State Bobcats (1-7)
Week 9: Louisiana 44, Texas State 34
Last Week Ranking: 118
Week 10 Opponent: Appalachian State
116 UTEP Miners (2-3)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 117
Week 10 Opponent: FIU
115 North Texas Mean Green (2-3)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 115
Week 10 Opponent: Louisiana Tech
114 WKU Hilltoppers (2-5)
Week 9: BYU 41, WKU 10
Last Week Ranking: 114
Week 10 Opponent: at Florida Atlantic
113 Northern Illinois Huskies (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 113
Week 10 Opponent: Buffalo
112 USF Bulls (1-5)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 112
Week 10 Opponent: at Memphis
111 Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 111
Week 10 Opponent: Ohio
110 Kansas Jayhawks (0-6)
Week 9: Iowa State 52, Kansas 22
Last Week Ranking: 110
Week 10 Opponent: at Oklahoma
109 Temple Owls (1-3)
Week 9: Tulane 38, Temple 3
Last Week Ranking: 109
Week 10 Opponent: SMU
108 Kent State Golden Flashes (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 107
Week 10 Opponent: Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4)
107 Eastern Michigan Eagles (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 106
Week 10 Opponent: at Kent State
106 East Carolina Pirates (1-4
Week 9: Tulsa 34, East Carolina 30
Last Week Ranking: 105
Week 10 Opponent: Tulane
105 Ohio Bobcats (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 104
Week 10 Opponent: at Central Michigan
104 Miami University RedHawks (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 103
Week 10 Opponent: Ball State
103 Charlotte 49ers (2-3)
Week 9: Duke 53, Charlotte 19
Last Week Ranking: 102
Week 10 Opponent: at Middle Tennessee
102 UTSA Roadrunners (4-4)
Week 9: Florida Atlantic 24, UTSA 3
Last Week Ranking: 86
Week 10 Opponent: at Rice
101 Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1)
Week 9: Florida Atlantic 24, UTSA 3
Last Week Ranking: 99
Week 10 Opponent: WKU
CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 100
College Football News Rankings Top 100
100 Western Michigan Broncos (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 97
Week 10 Opponent: at Akron
99 UAB Blazers (3-3)
Week 9: Louisiana Tech 37, UAB 34 OT
Last Week Ranking: 80
Week 10 Opponent: North Texas (Nov. 14)
98 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-3)
Week 9: Louisiana Tech 37, UAB 34 OT
Last Week Ranking: 96
Week 10 Opponent: at North Texas
97 Colorado State Rams (0-1)
Week 9: Fresno State 38, Colorado State 17
Last Week Ranking: 93
Week 10 Opponent: Wyoming
96 Utah State Aggies (0-2)
Week 9: San Diego State 38, Utah State 7
Last Week Ranking: 101
Week 10 Opponent: at Nevada
95 Toledo Rockets (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 92
Week 10 Opponent: Bowling Green (Nov. 4)
94 South Alabama Jaguars (3-3)
Week 9: Georgia Southern 24, South Alabama 17
Last Week Ranking: 91
Week 10 Opponent: at Coastal Carolina
93 Georgia State Panthers (2-3)
Week 9: Coastal Carolina 51, Georgia State 0
Last Week Ranking: 90
Week 10 Opponent: ULM
92 Fresno State Bulldogs (1-1)
Week 9: Fresno State 38, Colorado State 17
Last Week Ranking: 100
Week 10 Opponent: at UNLV
91 Ball State Cardinals (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 89
Week 10 Opponent: at Miami Univ.
90 Syracuse Orange (1-6)
Week 9: Wake Forest 38, Syracuse 14
Last Week Ranking: 88
Week 10 Opponent: Boston College
89 Buffalo Bulls (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 87
Week 10 Opponent: at Northern Illinois
88 Liberty Flames (6-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 85
Week 10 Opponent: at Virginia Tech
87 Tulane Green Wave (3-4)
Week 9: Tulane 38, Temple 3
Last Week Ranking: 84
Week 10 Opponent: at East Carolina
86 Navy Midshipmen (3-4)
Week 9: SMU 51, Navy 37
Last Week Ranking: 83
Week 10 Opponent: Tulsa
85 Arizona Wildcats (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 82
Week 10 Opponent: at Utah
84 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1-1)
Week 9: Wyoming 31, Hawaii 7
Last Week Ranking: 81
Week 10 Opponent: New Mexico
83 Wyoming Cowboys (1-1)
Week 9: Wyoming 31, Hawaii 7
Last Week Ranking: 98
Week 10 Opponent: at Colorado State
82 Baylor Bears (1-3)
Week 9: TCU 33, Baylor 23
Last Week Ranking: 62
Week 10 Opponent: at Iowa State
81 Nevada Wolf Pack (2-0)
Week 9: Nevada 37, UNLV 19
Last Week Ranking: 94
Week 10 Opponent: Utah State
80 Illinois Fighting Illini (0-2)
Week 9: Purdue 31, Illinois 24
Last Week Ranking: 79
Week 10 Opponent: Minnesota
79 Colorado Buffaloes (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 77
Week 10 Opponent: UCLA
78 Army Black Knights (6-1)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 76
Week 10 Opponent: Air Force
77 Florida State Seminoles (2-4)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 72
Week 10 Opponent: Pitt
76 UCLA Bruins (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 75
Week 10 Opponent: at Colorado
CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 75
College Football News Rankings Top 75
75 San Jose State Spartans (2-0)
Week 9: San Jose State 38, New Mexico 21
Last Week Ranking: 71
Week 10 Opponent: at San Diego State
74 Georgia Southern Eagles (4-2)
Week 9: Georgia Southern 24, South Alabama 17
Last Week Ranking: 74
Week 10 Opponent: Troy
73 Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-4)
Week 9: Alabama 41, Mississippi State 0
Last Week Ranking: 42
Week 10 Opponent: Vanderbilt
72 Oregon State Beavers (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 68
Week 10 Opponent: Washington State
71 Air Force Falcons (1-2)
Week 9: Boise State 49, Air Force 30
Last Week Ranking: 73
Week 10 Opponent: Boise State
70 Duke Blue Devils (2-5)
Week 9: Duke 53, Charlotte 19
Last Week Ranking: 67
Week 10 Opponent: North Carolina
69 Vanderbilt Commodores (0-4)
Week 9: Ole Miss 54, Vanderbilt 21
Last Week Ranking: 66
Week 10 Opponent: at Mississippi State
68 Washington State Cougars (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 64
Week 10 Opponent: at Oregon State
67 Louisville Cardinals (2-5)
Week 9: Virginia Tech 42, Louisville 35
Last Week Ranking: 70
Week 10 Opponent: at Virginia
66 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-5)
Week 9: Notre Dame 31, Georgia Tech 13
Last Week Ranking: 69
Week 10 Opponent: Pitt (Nov. 14)
65 Pitt Panthers (4-3)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 54
Week 10 Opponent: at Georgia Tech
64 Cal Golden Bears (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 60
Week 10 Opponent: Washington
63 Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-4)
Week 9: Oklahoma 62, Texas Tech 28
Last Week Ranking: 53
Week 10 Opponent: at TCU
62 Arizona State Sun Devils (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 59
Week 10 Opponent: at USC
61 Houston Cougars (2-2)
Week 9: UCF 44, Houston 21
Last Week Ranking: 46
Week 10 Opponent: at Cincinnati
60 TCU Horned Frogs (2-3)
Week 9: TCU 33, Baylor 23
Last Week Ranking: 51
Week 10 Opponent: Texas Tech
59 Iowa Hawkeyes (0-2)
Week 9: Northwestern 21, Iowa 20
Last Week Ranking: 43
Week 10 Opponent: Michigan State
58 Kansas State Wildcats (4-2)
Week 9: West Virginia 37, Kansas State 10
Last Week Ranking: 49
Week 10 Opponent: Oklahoma State
57 Arkansas State Red Wolves (3-3)
Week 9: Troy 38, Arkansas State 10
Last Week Ranking: 48
Week 10 Opponent: at Louisiana
56 Troy Trojans (4-2)
Week 9: Troy 38, Arkansas State 10
Last Week Ranking: 108
Week 10 Opponent: at Georgia Southern
55 Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-2)
Week 9: Maryland 45, Minnesota 44 OT
Last Week Ranking: 30
Week 10 Opponent: at Illinois
54 Maryland Terrapins (1-1)
Week 9: Maryland 45, Minnesota 44 OT
Last Week Ranking: 95
Week 10 Opponent: at Penn State
53 West Virginia Mountaineers (4-2)
Week 9: West Virginia 37, Kansas State 10
Last Week Ranking: 56
Week 10 Opponent: at Texas
52 SMU Mustangs (6-1)
Week 9: SMU 51, Navy 37
Last Week Ranking: 35
Week 10 Opponent: at Temple
51 Missouri Tigers (2-3)
Week 9: Florida 41, Missouri 17
Last Week Ranking: 18
Week 10 Opponent: Georgia (Nov. 14)
CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 11-25 | 26-50 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 50
College Football News Rankings Top 50
50 Stanford Cardinal (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 57
Week 10 Opponent: at Oregon
49 San Diego State Aztecs (1-0)
Week 9: San Diego State 38, Utah State 7
Last Week Ranking: 61
Week 10 Opponent: San Jose State
48 Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-1)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 55
Week 10 Opponent: at Northwestern
47 Iowa State Cyclones (4-2)
Week 9: Iowa State 52, Kansas 22
Last Week Ranking: 45
Week 10 Opponent: Baylor
46 UCF Knights (4-2)
Week 9: UCF 44, Houston 21
Last Week Ranking: 41
Week 10 Opponent: Temple (Nov. 14)
45 Virginia Cavaliers (2-4)
Week 9: Virginia 44, North Carolina 41
Last Week Ranking: 63
Week 10 Opponent: Louisville
44 Memphis Tigers (3-2)
Week 9: Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10
Last Week Ranking: 38
Week 10 Opponent: USF
43 Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-1)
Week 9: Tulsa 34, East Carolina 30
Last Week Ranking: 40
Week 10 Opponent: at Navy
42 Ole Miss Rebels (2-4)
Week 9: Ole Miss 54, Vanderbilt 21
Last Week Ranking: 37
Week 10 Opponent: South Carolina (Nov. 14)
41 Michigan Wolverines (1-1)
Week 9: Michigan State 27, Michigan 24
Last Week Ranking: 5
Week 10 Opponent: at Indiana
40 Michigan State Spartans (1-1)
Week 9: Michigan State 27, Michigan 24
Last Week Ranking: 78
Week 10 Opponent: at Iowa
39 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-1)
Week 9: Indiana 37, Rutgers 21
Last Week Ranking: 65
Week 10 Opponent: at Ohio State
38 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (5-1)
Week 9: Louisiana 44, Texas State 34
Last Week Ranking: 44
Week 10 Opponent: Arkansas State
37 NC State Wolfpack (4-2)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 36
Week 10 Opponent: at Duke
36 South Carolina Gamecocks (2-3)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 25
Week 10 Opponent: Texas A&M
35 LSU Tigers (2-3)
Week 9: Auburn 48, LSU 11
Last Week Ranking: 23
Week 10 Opponent: Alabama (Nov. 14)
34 Kentucky Wildcats (2-4)
Week 9: Georgia 14, Kentucky 3
Last Week Ranking: 29
Week 10 Opponent: Vanderbilt (Nov. 14)
33 Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2)
Week 9: Virginia Tech 42, Louisville 35
Last Week Ranking: 24
Week 10 Opponent: Liberty
32 Appalachian State Mountaineers (4-1)
Week 9: Appalachian State 31, ULM 13
Last Week Ranking: 47
Week 10 Opponent: at Texas State
31 Boston College Eagles (4-3)
Week 9: Clemson 34, Boston College 28
Last Week Ranking: 34
Week 10 Opponent: at Syracuse
30 North Carolina Tar Heels (4-2)
Week 9: Virginia 44, North Carolina 41
Last Week Ranking: 17
Week 10 Opponent: at Duke
29 Tennessee Volunteers (2-3)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 31
Week 10 Opponent: at Arkansas
28 Utah Utes (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 32
Week 10 Opponent: Arizona
27 Marshall Thundering Herd (5-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 33
Week 10 Opponent: Middle Tennessee (Nov. 14)
26 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2)
Week 9: Wake Forest 38, Syracuse 14
Last Week Ranking: 19
Week 10 Opponent: at North Carolina (Nov. 14)
CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 11-25 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top 25
College Football News Rankings Top 25
25 Washington Huskies (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 26
Week 10 Opponent: at Cal
24 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-2)
Week 9: Ohio State 38, Penn State 25
Last Week Ranking: 28
Week 10 Opponent: Maryland
23 Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-1)
Week 9: Texas 41, Oklahoma State 34 OT
Last Week Ranking: 11
Week 10 Opponent: at Kansas State
22 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-0)
Week 9: Coastal Carolina 51, Georgia State 0
Last Week Ranking: 39
Week 10 Opponent: South Alabama
21 Purdue Boilermakers (2-0)
Week 9: Purdue 31, Illinois 24
Last Week Ranking: 22
Week 10 Opponent: at Wisconsin
20 Texas Longhorns (4-2)
Week 9: Texas 41, Oklahoma State 34 OT
Last Week Ranking: 52
Week 10 Opponent: West Virginia
19 Oklahoma Sooners (4-2)
Week 9: Oklahoma 62, Texas Tech 28
Last Week Ranking: 50
Week 10 Opponent: Kansas
18 Northwestern Wildcats (2-0)
Week 9: Northwestern 21, Iowa 20
Last Week Ranking: 58
Week 10 Opponent: Nebraska
17 Indiana Hoosiers (2-0)
Week 9: Indiana 37, Rutgers 21
Last Week Ranking: 27
Week 10 Opponent: Michigan
16 Arkansas Razorbacks (2-3)
Week 9: Texas A&M 42, Arkansas 31
Last Week Ranking: 15
Week 10 Opponent: Tennessee
15 Boise State Broncos (2-0)
Week 9: Boise State 49, Air Force 30
Last Week Ranking: 21
Week 10 Opponent: BYU
14 Oregon Ducks (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 16
Week 10 Opponent: Stanford
13 Wisconsin Badgers (1-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 8
Week 10 Opponent: Purdue
12 BYU Cougars (7-0)
Week 9: BYU 41, WKU 10
Last Week Ranking: 20
Week 10 Opponent: at Boise State
11 Miami Hurricanes (5-1)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 12
Week 10 Opponent: at NC State
CFN Rankings After Week 9
Top 10 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
NEXT: College Football News Rankings Top Ten
College Football News Rankings Top Ten
10 USC Trojans (0-0)
Week 9: NO GAME
Last Week Ranking: 9
Week 10 Opponent: Arizona State
9 Cincinnati Bearcats (5-0)
Week 9: Cincinnati 49, Memphis 10
Last Week Ranking: 14
Week 10 Opponent: Houston
8 Auburn Tigers (4-2)
Week 9: Auburn 48, LSU 11
Last Week Ranking: 13
Week 10 Opponent: at Mississippi State (Nov. 14)
7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-0)
Week 9: Notre Dame 31, Georgia Tech 13
Last Week Ranking: 10
Week 10 Opponent: Clemson
6 Florida Gators (3-1)
Week 9: Florida 41, Missouri 17
Last Week Ranking: 7
Week 10 Opponent: Georgia
5 Texas A&M Aggies (4-1)
Week 9: Texas A&M 42, Arkansas 31
Last Week Ranking: 6
Week 10 Opponent: at South Carolina
4 Georgia Bulldogs (4-1)
Week 9: Georgia 14, Kentucky 3
Last Week Ranking: 4
Week 10 Opponent: Florida
3 Clemson Tigers (7-0)
Week 9: Clemson 34, Boston College 28
Last Week Ranking: 1
Week 10 Opponent: at Notre Dame
2 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0)
Week 9: Ohio State 38, Penn State 25
Last Week Ranking: 3
Week 10 Opponent: Rutgers
1 Alabama Crimson Tide (6-0)
Week 9: Alabama 41, Mississippi State 0
Last Week Ranking: 2
Week 10 Opponent: at LSU
CFN Rankings After Week 9
11-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-127
