DDIV CFB Rankings- Week 9

1. LSU Tigers (7-0)

LSU stays atop the rankings.

Key Wins: @Texas, Florida, Utah State

This Week: W; 36-13 @Mississippi State

Up Next: 11 Auburn (6-1) Sat 3:30 CBS

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0)

The Buckeyes pass Alabama once more after another impressive blowout win over Northwestern.

Key Wins: Michigan State, @Nebraska, Cincinnati

This Week: W; 52-3 @Northwestern

Up Next: 16 Wisconsin (6-1) Sat 12:00 FOX

3. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-1)

Bama drops a spot as Tua goes down injured against Tennessee.

Key Wins: @Texas A&M, South Carolina, Duke

This Week: W; 35-13 over Tennessee

Up Next: Arkansas (2-5)

4. Oklahoma Sooners (7-0)

The Sooners move up a spot from #5.

Key Wins: Texas, Houston, West Virginia

This Week: W; 52-14 over West Virginia

Up Next: @Kansas State (4-2) Sat 12:00 ABC

5. Clemson Tigers (7-0)

Clemson drops a spot from #4.

Key Wins: Texas A&M, @North Carolina, Florida State

This Week: W; 45-10 @Louisville

Up Next: Boston College (4-3) Sat 7:30 ACCN

6. Penn State Nittany Lions (7-0)

Penn State moves up a spot after another big win over Michigan.

Key Wins: @Iowa, Michigan, Pittsburgh

This Week: W; 28-21 over Michigan

Up Next: @Michigan State (4-3) Sat 3:30 ABC

7. Florida Gators (7-1)

Florida moves up a spot from #8.

Key Wins: Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky

Loss: 28-42 @LSU week 7

This Week: W; 37-28 @South Carolina

Up Next: Idle

8. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1)

Georgia moves up a spot from #9.

Key Wins: Notre Dame, Kentucky, @Vanderbilt

Loss: 17-20 to South Carolina week 8

This Week: W; 21-0 over Kentucky

Up Next: Idle

9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1)

The Iris move up a spot from #10.

Key Wins: Virginia, USC, @Louisville

Loss: 17-23 @Georgia Week 5

This Week: Idle

Up Next: @19 Michigan (5-2)

10. Auburn Tigers (6-1)

Auburn moves back into the top 10 from #11.

Key Wins: Oregon, @Texas A&M, Tulane

Loss: 13-24 @Florida week 6

This Week: W; 51-10 @Auburn

Up Next: @1 LSU (7-0) Sat 3:30 CBS

11. Oregon Ducks (6-1)

The Ducks move up a spot from #12.

Key Wins: California, @Washington, @Stanford

Loss: 21-27 to Auburn week 1

This Week: W; 35-31 @Washington

Up Next: Washington State (4-3) Sat 10:30 ESPN

12. Utah Utes

The Utes move up a spot from #13.

Key Wins: Arizona State, Washington State, @BYU

Loss: 23-30 @USC week 4

This Week: W; 21-3 over 18 Arizona State

Up Next: California (4-3) Sat 10:00 FS1

13. Baylor Bears (7-0)

Baylor moves up three spots from #16 after an underdog win at Oklahoma State.

Key Wins: @Oklahoma State, Iowa State, @Kansas State

This Week: W; 45-27 @Oklahoma State

Up Next: Idle

14. Texas Longhorns (5-2)

The Longhorns move up one spot, despite surviving a scare from Kansas.

Key Wins: Oklahoma State, @West Virginia, Louisiana Tech

Losses: LSU, Oklahoma

This Week: W; 50-48 over Kansas

Up Next: @TCU (3-4) Sat 3:30 FOX

15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-0)

The Gophers climb four spots from #19.

Key Wins: @Fresno State, Georgia Southern, @Nebraska

This Week: W; 42-7 @Rutgers

Up Next: Maryland (3-4) Sat 3:30 ESPN

16. Wisconsin Badgers (6-1)

The Badgers drop 10 spots after being upset in Champaign.

Key Wins: @Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern

This Week: L; 23-24 @Illinois

Up Next: @2 Ohio State (7-0) Sat 12:00 FOX

17. SMU Mustangs (7-0)

SMU moves up four spots from #21.

Key Wins: @TCU, Temple, Tulsa

This Week: W; 45-21 over Temple

Up Next: @Houston (3-4) Thu 7:30 ESPN

18. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-0)

App State moves up four spots from #22.

Key Wins: @North Carolina, Charlotte, @Louisiana

This Week: W; 52-7 over Louisiana-Monroe

Up Next: @South Alabama (1-6) Sat 12:00 ESPNU

19. Michigan Wolverines (5-2)

Michigan drops two spots following the loss in Happy Valley.

Key Wins: Iowa, Army, Rutgers

Other Loss: 14-35 to Wisconsin Week 4

This Week: L; 21-28 @Penn State

Up Next: 9 Notre Dame (5-1) Sat 7:30 ABC

20. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2)

The Hawkeyes move up three spots from #23.

Key Wins: @Iowa State, Purdue, Middle Tennessee

Losses: @Michigan, Penn State

This Week: W; 26-20 over Purdue

Up Next: @Northwestern (1-5) Sat 12:00 ESPN2

21. Iowa State Cyclones (5-2)

Iowa State moves up three spots to #21.

Key Wins: TCU, @West Virginia, @Texas Tech

This Week: W; 34-24 @Texas Tech

Up Next: Oklahoma State (4-3) Sat 3:30 ESPN2

22. Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2)

The Sun Devils drop four spots after the loss.

Key Wins: @Michigan State, California, Washington State

Other Loss: 31-34 to Colorado Week 4

This Week: L; 3-21 @13 Utah

Up Next: @UCLA (2-5) Sat 7:30 PAC12

23. Memphis Tigers (6-1)

Memphis gets back in the rankings after a big blowout win over Tulane.

Key Wins: Tulane, Navy, Ole Miss

Loss: 28-30 @Temple

This Week: W; 47-17 over 20 Tulane

Up Next: @Tulsa (2-5) Sat 7:00 CBSSN

24. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1)

Cincinnati makes its first appearance in the DDIV rankings.

Key Wins: UCF, UCLA, @Houston

Loss: 0-42 @Ohio State Week 2

This Week: W; 24-13 over Tulsa

Up Next: Idle

25. Boise State Broncos (6-1)

Boise State drops 11 spots following the loss.

Key Wins: @Florida State, Air Force, Hawaii

This Week: L; 25-28 @BYU

Up Next: Idle

Dropped Out: (20) Tulane, (25) Washington

Others Considered: Wake Forest, Navy, Texas A&M, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Washington, USC, Louisiana Tech, South Carolina

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