Week 9 Football Top 25
October 29, 2011 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Alabama | Coming off a bye week, Alabama is ready to host the game of the century against the Tigers of LSU. |
1 |
| 2 |  |
LSU |
Like Alabama, LSU also had a week off leading into their huge contest with SEC and BCS title implications. |
2 |
| 3 |  |
Oklahoma State |
OSU beat Baylor in a one-way shootout last week and will move up the rankings if they can knock off Kansas State. |
3 |
| 4 |  |
Stanford |
It took triple overtime, but Stanford beat USC. Their last true road game of the season is up next in Corvallis. |
5 |
| 5 |  |
Boise State |
Boise State got a little rest before a relatively tough stretch that begins with a trip to UNLV before hosting TCU. |
4 |
| 6 |  |
Oregon |
The Oregon defense has not been that great and they will be tested this week when they travel to Washington. |
7 |
| 7 |  |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma got their revenge against an outmatched Kansas State squad. Now TAMU is looking for its own revenge. |
8 |
| 8 |  |
Arkansas |
Vanderbilt gave Arkansas all they could handle and the Razorbacks better be ready for South Carolina. |
10 |
| 9 |  |
Nebraska |
Nebraska’s defense finally looked good against Michigan State and they will be tested against Northwestern too. |
12 |
| 10 |  |
Clemson |
Clemson may have lost to Georgia Tech, but they are still in line to win the ACC Atlantic Division. |
6 |
| 11 |  |
South Carolina | South Carolina needs to prove they belong in the second tier of the SEC and they can with a win at Arkansas. |
13 |
| 12 |  |
Michigan |
The Wolverines are right back in the Big Ten Leaders Division race with the MSU loss. A big game at Iowa is next. |
17 |
| 13 |  |
Penn State |
It was not pretty, again, but Penn State won game #409 for Joe Paterno. PSU gets a week off before the stretch. |
18 |
| 14 |  |
Kansas State |
Kansas State could not compete with Oklahoma and now they have to travel to Stillwater. |
14 |
| 15 |  |
Houston | Case Keenum threw for nine touchdowns last week and six the week before that. Watch out UAB. |
20 |
| 16 |  |
Michigan State | MSU’s tough October ended on a sour note against Nebraska, but they should get back on track with Minnesota. |
9 |
| 17 |  |
Arizona State |
ASU is looking for good to win the Pac-12 South Division, but UCLA will look to make things interesting. |
21 |
| 18 |  |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin lost another heartbreaker, this time at Ohio State. The Badgers get to go home and beat up on Purdue. |
11 |
| 19 |  |
Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech got the job done, but it was an ugly win against Duke. The Hokies get a week off to pull together. |
16 |
| 20 |  |
Auburn |
Auburn has been rather inconsistent this season, but they can beat anybody on any given day…or lose to anybody. |
NR |
| 21 |  |
West Virginia |
West Virginia had to come from behind to behind to beat Rutgers and Louisville is a hot team right now. |
19 |
| 22 |  |
Georgia Tech |
Georgia Tech looked bad for a couple weeks, but then knocked off Clemson. If they are for real, GT could beat VT. |
NR |
| 23 |  |
Texas | Texas blanked Kansas last week and now will go against a Texas Tech offense that struggled against Iowa State. |
23 |
| 24 |  |
Georgia |
Georgia takes a game off against SEC foes to play a non-conference game against New Mexico State on Saturday. |
24 |
| 25 |  |
Washington |
Washington snuck past Arizona thanks to Chris Polk. If they want to be a contender, they will have to beat Oregon. |
25 |
