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College Football Playoff Rankings Reaction To Every Top 25 Slot

The first batch of 2021 College Football Playoff rankings are out. Here’s the instant reaction for each of the committee’s picks for the top 25.

The first batch of 2021 College Football Playoff rankings are out. Here’s the instant reaction for each of the committee’s picks for the top 25.

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The first round of the 2021 College Football Playoff rankings are out. How did the committee do?

The CFP committee goes pick by pick by pick, meticulously debating and scrutinizing each spot. There’s a thought process behind every part of the ranking.

Before breaking down every pick …

No UTSA. In a bit of a stunner, the unbeaten Roadrunners – with a win over Illinois on the road – weren’t thrown a bone and didn’t make the Top 25 cut.

The one other whiff … Arkansas. If you’re going to give love and respect to 3-loss Wisconsin, then Hog wins over Texas and Texas A&M – and acceptable losses to Georgia, Ole Miss, and Auburn – should’ve been enough for the top 25.

No American Athletic Conference teams got in besides Cincinnati. Houston? SMU? Nope. Outside of a few Mountain West teams, the committee just thunder-dunked on the Group of Five schedules.

Apparently, the committee really, really paid attention to the schedules. It punished teams that didn’t have a slew of big wins over top teams, and it didn’t over-love the teams with just one great victory and not much else.

This isn’t bad. There’s always some nitpicking with these things, but as the opening run of the College Football Playoff rankings go, this was a strong first effort.

These get thrown out and it all starts over next week. Did you win your Power Five conference championship? Did you finish unbeaten or with one loss? That’s all that really matters. And with that, the reaction of every top 25 slot in the first College Football Playoff Rankings of 2021.

College Football Playoff Rankings Top 25 Reaction

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25. Pittsburgh Panthers 6-2

The committee must of loved the wins over Tennessee and Clemson, but there wasn’t much of a punishment for losing to Western Michigan. It’s fine, but 8-0 UTSA probably should’ve slipped in here.

24. San Diego State Aztecs 6-1

This is all about the win over Utah. Beating Arizona isn’t that big of a deal, but it’s a Power Five road victory – there isn’t a whole lot more to go off of. The committee likely loved the great defense, and again, gave credit for the win over the Utes.

23. Fresno State Bulldogs 7-2

This is too low. It’s good that the committee got Fresno State in, and 23 really is fine considering one loss was to Hawaii in Honolulu, but the other loss was to Oregon. Winning at UCLA was good, beating Nevada was sneaky-great, and being the team that handed San Diego State its first loss was big.

22. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, okay, but this one is a bit rough considering how bad the Iowa offense is. The road win over Iowa State by ten and the victory over Penn State appeared to be enough to sneak the Hawkeyes in.

21. Wisconsin Badgers 5-3

This is a TON of love being given to one win over Iowa. For the committee, though, it’s about the team as a whole, and it has to like one of the best defenses in America for a team on a four-game winning streak. This one’s a tad questionable, though.

11-20 | Top 10 | Top 4

NEXT: College Football Playoff Rankings Reaction, Top 20

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College Football Playoff Rankings Top 25: Week 1, November 2

The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2021 are out. Georgia is No. 1, but how does the rest of the top 25 shake out?

How do the top teams rank in the top 25 after the first round of the 2021 College Football Playoff Rankings?

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College Football Playoff Rankings Top 25: Week 1, November 2

25. Pittsburgh Panthers 6-2

24. San Diego State Aztecs 6-1

23. Fresno State Bulldogs 7-2

22. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2

21. Wisconsin Badgers 5-3

20. Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-2

19. NC State Wolfpack 6-2

18. Kentucky Wildcats 6-2

17. Mississippi State Bulldogs 5-3

16. Ole Miss Rebels 6-2

15. BYU Cougars 7-2

14. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2

13. Auburn Tigers 6-2

12. Baylor Bears 7-1

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1

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10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-1

9. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 8-0

8. Oklahoma Sooners 9-0

7. Michigan Wolverines 7-1

6. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0

5. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-1

4. Oregon Ducks 7-1

3. Michigan State Spartans 8-0

2. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-1

1. Georgia Bulldogs 8-0

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College Football Playoff Rankings: Helping The Committee With The Top 25

The first batch of College Football Playoff rankings are coming out Tuesday night. How should the committee rank the top 25?

The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2021 will come out Tuesday night, November 2nd. How should the committee rank the top 25?

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The College Football Playoff rankings season is finally here.

The committee will get together, there will be snacks, they’ll do what they do – all without the slightest bit of transparency – and then the top 25 will be unveiled.

Finally, these are the rankings that matter … sort of. This is all just a fun exercise until the final College Football Playoff rankings come out right after the conference championships.

I’ve been in the room in Grapevine, Texas, I’ve been through the process, and I’ve worked with this operation and know how this group makes the sausage. For all the criticism, and hollering, and anger from the fan bases, start with this …

The process is meticulous, and everyone is 100% totally sincere in trying to create the best ranking possible.

This isn’t like the other ranking systems that are thrown together on a late Saturday night. The committee debates and discusses each and every one of the spots, starting at 25 all the way down to No. 1. There will be mistakes, and there will be inconsistencies, but at the very least there’s a rationale behind every slot.

No, there is no agenda like some think there is. They legitimately want the four best teams in the College Football Playoff, no matter what.

Now, is this silly that college football bases its playoff system on the whims of a panel of judges? Of course. But for now, this is what we’ve got.

I’m going to tell the College Football Playoff committee what the top 25 should be – by the way, it’s beyond ridiculous that there’s no media member or someone who follows college football for a living on the panel.

Before getting going and before these come out for real, remember …

1. These rankings are just a snapshot. They’re thrown out and done all over again next week.

2. There aren’t any rules. The committee can pick anyone it wants to. And …

3. And I can’t stress this enough, DON’T GET INTO A TWIST over the rankings. Again, wait until the entire season is done. At that point the committee cares about two things – did you win your Power Five conference championship, and did you do it with no more than one loss? That’s the baseline for everything else.

These isn’t the prediction and projection of the first round of College Football Playoff rankings – that’s this. This is me telling the committee what to do – no, this group hasn’t seen all the teams and all the games because they have real lives and jobs that actually matter.

I do, however, try to keep this within the framework of how the commitee rolls. It LOVES big wins, and while it doesn’t punish losses to great teams, it doesn’t give enough credit to Team A for playing Alabama on the same day that Team B played Central Cupcake Tech.

One last thing – the committee uses its own proprietary stat system. Other rankings and other metrics don’t exist in their world.

So if I may be so forward, College Football Playoff committee, this is what your first top 25 should be.

College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Top 25 Should Be Done, November 2

25. Pitt Panthers (6-2)

The Case For This Spot: There actually isn’t anything that great to point to, and the 44-41 loss to Western Michigan is an anchor, but there’s something to be said for being the first team since 2014 Georgia Tech to beat Clemson by double-digits in the regular season.

The Panthers also won at Tennessee, and the wins at Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech are good enough to matter.

Win That Matters: Pitt 27, Clemson 17

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Western Michigan 44, Pitt 41

Up Next: at Duke

24. Houston Cougars (7-1)

The Case For This Spot: Here’s the deal I’ll make with you, College Football Playoff committee. I’ll indulge your love of rewarding teams with one big win – Houston just handed SMU its first loss of the season – if you’ll at least listen to my argument about 17, 19, and 20.

The Cougars lost to Texas Tech by 17 and haven’t beaten anyone other than an SMU team that beat absolutely no one other than a bad TCU.

Win That Matters: Houston 44, SMU 37

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Texas Tech 38, Houston 21

Up Next: at USF

23. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2)

The Case For This Spot: There’s enough there with wins over Iowa State and Maryland on the road and the home victory over Penn State to put the Hawkeyes somewhere in the top 25.

However, the offense is bad when the defense isn’t taking the ball away, and losing to Purdue and Wisconsin by a combined score of 51-14 over the last two weeks is the sort of trend-down thing the committee doesn’t dig.

Win That Matters: Iowa 23, Penn State 20

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Purdue 24, Iowa 7

Up Next: at Northwestern

22. Wisconsin Badgers (5-3)

The Case For This Spot: The Badger offense has been BRUTAL at times, but the committee is going to give credit to the nation’s No. 1 defense – at least statistically – against, technically, one of the nation’s toughest schedules.

The losses to Notre Dame, Michigan, and Penn State will be slightly forgivable, and the wins over Army, Purdue, and Iowa will trend the team up just enough that it should slip into the top 25.

Win That Matters: Wisconsin 27, Iowa 7

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Penn State 16, Wisconsin 10

Up Next: at Rutgers

21. Fresno State Bulldogs (7-2)

The Case For This Spot: This is my ultra-pretentious How Much Does The College Football Playoff Committee Actually Know test, Part 1

Fresno State lost at Hawaii – which in and of itself is always a quirky road game, finishing about 3 am ET – but it was way banged up before getting a two-week break. The other loss? At Oregon 31-24.

That loss, though, to the Rainbow Warriors with a backup quarterback is enough to put Fresno State a bit lower. However, it just handed San Diego State its first loss of the season, and it beat a fabulous Nevada team the week before that. Throw in the win over UCLA on the road, and this is a sneaky-good top 20ish team.

Win That Matters: Fresno State 30, San Diego State 20

Loss (or bad performance) That Matters: Hawaii 27, Fresno State 24

Up Next: Boise State

NEXT: College Football Playoff Rankings: How The Top 25 Should Be Done – Top 20

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College Football Playoff Chase: Ranking The 15 Teams Still Alive After Week 9

Who has the easiest and hardest paths among the teams still realistically in the College Football Playoff chase? Here’s our ranking of the 15 teams still alive and their ease of possibly getting in.

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2021-2022 College Football Playoff? After Week 9, here’s our ranking of the 15 teams still in the mix.

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Six teams tapped out of the chase among those with a realistic shot of getting into the College Football Playoff.

There’s always something crazy that could happen, but you’re almost certainly not getting in if you’re a Power Five program with multiple losses, or a Group of Five team with one loss. It might not seem fair, and this needs to change with an expanded playoff, but that’s the deal.

Pitt, Iowa, Kentucky, Ole Miss, San Diego State, and SMU – thanks. The New Year’s Six bowls are still on the table by winning out and catching a break, but the College Football Playoff? Nah.

So now we’re down to 15 teams out of 130 who are are still alive for this thing. We rank their chances of getting in from the ones who need the most help, to the ones who still control their own respective destinies.

This isn’t a College Football Playoff ranking projection – that’s this. This is all based on likelihood of getting in and the clearest paths. Starting with the dreamiest of the dreamy …

15. UTSA Roadrunners (8-0)

It’s not happening, but with San Diego State losing to Fresno State and SMU dropping a thriller to Houston, there’s Cincinnati, there’s UTSA, and that’s it for the unbeatens among the Group of Five programs.

UTSA would need to win out against at UTEP, Southern Miss, UAB, and at North Texas – and then win the Conference USA Championship – doing it with the types of blowouts that Cincinnati isn’t getting against its weak slate. It would also need the entire Power Five conference world to melt down.

Again, it’s not happening, but getting a New Year’s Six bowl could be on the table no matter what Cincinnati does.

14. Texas A&M Aggies (6-2)

No, a two-loss team has never made it into the College Football Playoff. However, A&M has the win over Alabama – that’s the key to the dream of getting in.

Win out against Auburn, at Ole Miss, Prairie View A&M, and at LSU, and hope for one stunning defeat by Alabama somewhere – maybe against LSU on the wrong day, or Arkansas, or at Auburn – and it’s off to the SEC Championship. Win that, and no way, no how, no chance is the team that Alabama, and Georgia will be left out.

But, again, it only works with an Alabama loss somewhere.

13. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1)

This one is totally not fair, but Notre Dame has a rock-hard Cincinnati ceiling it might not be able to bust through.

Remember, these rankings are based on who has the clearest paths and who controls their own destiny.

The Irish will be a top ten team in the College Football Playoff rankings and will move up to around the top five, but even if Cincinnati loses once, that 24-13 home loss is a killer.

Notre Dame would need to win out – Navy, at Virginia, Georgia Tech, at Stanford – and hope for a whole bunch of multi-loss Power Five champions.

Again, this about being in control, and Notre Dame isn’t as long as Cincinnati keeps winning. However, it’s the same deal for …

12. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-0)

Cincinnati is going to be in the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings at some point, if not be up there in the first batch that comes out on Tuesday, November 2nd.

Here’s the problem.

Once the entire regular season is over – including the conference championship – the College Football Playoff committee has the unwritten rule of starting with this one big question.

“Did you win your Power Five conference championship?”

That’s followed up by, “did you win going unbeaten or finish 12-1?”

DO NOT ASSUME that Cincinnati being in the top four means it’s going to stay there. It needs Wake Forest to lose – probably twice – and it will. It needs Oregon to lose – it probably will – and it can’t have Alabama winning the SEC Championship and be 12-1 along with Georgia finishing 12-1.

It can’t have an unbeaten or one-loss Big Ten champion or an unbeaten or one-loss Big 12 champion to go along with two other viable options. A whole lot of things have to go right for a 13-0 Cincinnati to get in.

For what it’s worth, we think it’ll happen, but Cincinnati doesn’t control its path, and for now, neither does …

11. Michigan Wolverines (7-1)

There’s a funky scenario that hasn’t been discussed and almost certainly won’t happen, but it’s worth a theoretical hypothetical – if that can be such a thing.

Michigan State wins out and goes 13-0, and Michigan wins out by beating Indiana, at Penn State, at Maryland, Ohio State. Because that 37-33 loss on the road to the Spartans was such a close fight – unlike, say, Texas A&M’s only loss at Alabama last year a 52-24 blowout – would both brothers get in?

That’s almost certainly not going to happen on any level. Here’s the more likely scenario, if you can buy into the idea that Michigan can beat Ohio State.

Either 1) Michigan State loses twice – with the remaining Spartans’ schedule, that’s possible; more on that in a moment – or 2) Ohio State beats Michigan State and Michigan wins out, which would then likely help the Wolverines because the win over Wisconsin would potentially be the difference in the Big Ten East tie-breaker world …

Again, more on that in a bit.

NEXT: Top 10 College Football Playoff Chase Rankings

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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. We readjust and gear up for what should be a big November.

College Football News 2021 college football rankings after Week 9 for all 130 teams with results and who’s up next week.

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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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101-130 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10
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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
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NEXT: CFN 2021 College Football Rankings: Week 9 Top 100

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AP Top 25 College Football Poll, Rankings: Week 9

AP Top 25 Poll – where do all the top teams stand in the latest AP college football rankings after Week 9?

Where do all the top teams rank in the Week 9 AP Top 25 college football poll? Which teams just missed out, but received votes?

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2021 AP Top 25 College Football Poll: Week 9

Others Receiving Votes
Pitt 117, North Carolina State 104, Wisconsin 91, Mississippi State 79, Arkansas 72, Minnesota 51, San Diego State 50, Appalachian State 23, Utah 11, Iowa State 9, Nevada 2

Number in parentheses is where each team finished in last week’s rankings.

25. Fresno State Bulldogs 7-2 151 (NR)

24. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 7-1 161 (NR)

23. SMU Mustangs 7-1 176 (19)

22. NC State Wolfpack 6-2 (NR)

22. Penn State Nittany Lions 5-3 182 (20)

21. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 7-1 237 (24)

– College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction

20. Houston Cougars 7-1 338 (NR)

19. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2 (9)

18. Kentucky Wildcats 6-2 409 (12)

17. BYU Cougars 7-2 450 (25)

16. UTSA Roadrunners 8-0 460 (23)

15. Ole Miss Rebels 6-2 678 (10)

14. Baylor Bears 7-1 833 (16)

13. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2 847 (14)

12. Auburn Tigers 6-2 853 (18)

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1 915 (15)

– Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY: Week 9

10. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 8-0 1025 (13)

9. Michigan Wolverines 7-1 1048 (6)

8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-1 1067 (11)

7. Oregon Ducks 7-1 1233 (7)

6. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-1 1296 (5)

5. Michigan State Spartans 8-0 1340 (8)

4. Oklahoma Sooners 9-0 1382 (4)

3. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-1 1413 (3)

2. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0 1455 (2)

1. Georgia Bulldogs 8-0 1575, 63 1st place votes (1)

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Coaches Top 25 Poll powered by USA TODAY, Rankings: Week 9

Where do all the top teams rank in the latest Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports Top 25 after Week 9? Which teams just missed out and are also receiving votes?

Where do all the top teams rank in the latest Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports Top 25? Which teams just missed out and are also receiving votes?

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2021 Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY: Week 9

Number in parentheses is last week’s ranking.

Others Receiving Votes
Louisiana 156; Fresno State 73; San Diego State 65; Arkansas 65; Minnesota 29; Wisconsin 26; Mississippi State 20; Utah 10; Appalachian State 10; Air Force 9; Liberty 4; Iowa State 4; Clemson 4; Arizona State 1

Number in parentheses is where each team was in last week’s rankings.

25. Pitt Panthers 6-2 162 (19)

24. SMU Mustangs 7-1 192 (16)

23. Penn State Nittany Lions 5-3 215 (17)

22. NC State Wolfpack 6-2 265 (25)

21. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 7-1 301 (24)

20. BYU Cougars 7-2 310 (NR)

19. Houston Cougars 7-1 349 (NR)

18. UTSA Roadrunners 8-0 401 (22)

17. Kentucky Wildcats 6-2 497 (12)

16. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2 512 (10)

15. Ole Miss Rebels 6-2 680 (9)

14. Auburn Tigers 6-2 802 (21)

13. Baylor Bears 7-1 815 (18)

12. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2 910 (14)

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1 922 (15)

– College Football Playoff Rankings prediction

10. Michigan Wolverines 7-1 1050 (6)

9. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 8-0 1051 (13)

8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-1 1095 (11)

7. Oregon Ducks 7-1 1198 (8)

6. Michigan State Spartans 8-0 1325 (7)

5. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-1 1336 (5)

4. Oklahoma Sooners 9-0 1423 (4)

3. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-1 1453 (3)

2. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0 1460 (2)

1. Georgia Bulldogs 8-0 1600, 64 1st place votes (1)

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College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction: Week 1, November 2

The College Football Playoff rankings come out on Tuesday night November 2nd. What will they be and what will they look like? We give our best guess and prediction.

What will the first round of the College Football Playoff rankings potentially be? It’s our predicted guess on the top 25 when they come out on November 2.

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Note that below are NOT the actual 2021 College Football Playoff rankings – those come out Tuesday night. This is our prediction and projection of what the top 25 might be.

The idea here is to try to think like the College Football Playoff committee and its process. Unlikes trying to predict the AP and Coaches polls – which are normally just about momentum – these are about arguments, discussions, metrics, strength of schedules, and yeah, opinions from a panel of judges.

In general, the committee LOVES big wins, doesn’t give enough credit for tough losses to great teams, and it too often falls for the shiny object before the final rankings that are almost always based on who won their conferences.

College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction: Week 1, November 2

25. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 7-1

24. Fresno State Bulldogs 6-2

23. SMU Mustangs 7-1

22. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 7-1

21. Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-2

– AP Top 25 poll prediction: Week 9

20. UTSA Roadrunners 8-0

19. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2

18. NC State Wolfpack 6-2

17. Houston Cougars 7-1

16. Kentucky Wildcats 6-2

15. Ole Miss Rebels 6-2

14. Auburn Tigers 6-2

13. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2

12. Baylor Bears 7-1

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1

– Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY prediction: Week 9

10. Michigan Wolverines 7-1

9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-1

8. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 8-0

7. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-1

6. Oregon Ducks 7-1

5. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0

4. Oklahoma Sooners 9-0

3. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-1

2. Michigan State Spartans 8-0

1. Georgia Bulldogs 8-0

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AP Top 25 Poll, Rankings Prediction: Week 9

What will the AP Top 25 college football poll be after Week 9? We take our best guess prediction before the real poll comes out on Sunday morning

What will the 2021 AP Poll potentially look like? It’s our predicted best guess on the early college football rankings after Week 9

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Note that this is NOT the actual 2021 Week 9 AP Poll – it’s our prediction and projection of what it might be before its release.

2021 Week 9 AP Poll Prediction

Number in parentheses is where each team finished in last week’s rankings.

25. Pitt Panthers 6-2 (17)

24. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 7-1 (NR)

23. SMU Mustangs 7-1 (19)

22. NC State Wolfpack 6-2 (NR)

21. Houston Cougars 7-1 (NR)

20. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 7-1 (24)

19. Kentucky Wildcats 6-2 (12)

18. BYU Cougars 7-2 (25)

17. Ole Miss Rebels 6-2 (10)

16. UTSA Roadrunners 8-0 (23)

15. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2 (9)

14. Auburn Tigers 6-2 (18)

13. Baylor Bears 7-1 (16)

12. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1 (15)

11. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2 (14)

– Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY prediction: Week 9

10. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 8-0 (13)

9. Michigan Wolverines 7-1 (6)

8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-1 (11)

7. Oregon Ducks 7-1 (7)

6. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-1 (5)

5. Michigan State Spartans 8-0 (8)

4. Oklahoma Sooners 9-0 (4)

3. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0 (2)

2. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-1 (3)

1. Georgia Bulldogs 8-0 (1)

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Coaches Top 25 Poll powered by USA TODAY, Rankings Prediction: Week 9

There should be some interesting changes after a huge weekend of college football. What will the Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY possibly look like? It’s our prediction and best guess on what the latest rankings will be after Week 9.

What will the Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY potentially be? It’s our predicted guess on the college football rankings after Week 9

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Note that below is NOT the actual 2021 Week 9 Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY – it’s our prediction and projection of what it might be.

2021 Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Prediction: Week 9

Number in parentheses is where each team was in last week’s rankings.

25. Pitt Panthers 6-2 (19)

24. BYU Cougars 7-2 (NR)

23. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 7-1 (NR)

22. SMU Mustangs 7-1 (16)

21. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 7-1 (24)

20. Kentucky Wildcats 6-2 (12)

19. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2 (10)

18. NC State Wolfpack 6-2 (25)

17. Houston Cougars 7-1 (NR)

16. UTSA Roadrunners 8-0 (22)

15. Ole Miss Rebels 6-2 (9)

14. Auburn Tigers 6-2 (21)

13. Baylor Bears 7-1 (18)

12. Oklahoma State Cowboys 7-1 (15)

11. Texas A&M Aggies 6-2 (14)

10. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 8-0 (13)

9. Michigan Wolverines 7-1 (6)

8. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-1 (11)

7. Oregon Ducks 7-1 (8)

6. Ohio State Buckeyes 7-1 (5)

5. Oklahoma Sooners 9-0 (4)

4. Michigan State Spartans 8-0 (7)

3. Alabama Crimson Tide 7-1 (3)

2. Cincinnati Bearcats 8-0 (2)

1. Georgia Bulldogs 8-0 (1)

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