Week 9 Football Top 25 Rankings
October 27, 2013 · CSM Staff
| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  |
Alabama | Alabama took a 35-0 halftime lead over Tennessee and cruised from there. After a week off they host LSU. | 1 |
| 2 |  |
Oregon | The Ducks pulled away from UCLA in the second half and made it look easy. They head to Stanford next. | 3 |
| 3 |  |
Ohio State | Ohio State crushed Penn State and they will do the same next week to poor 1-6 Purdue. | 2 |
| 4 |  |
Florida State | The Seminoles had scored 40 or more points in all seven of their wins. Maybe Miami can slow them down. | 4 |
| 5 |  |
Baylor | We finally get to see what Baylor’s offense can do against a good team when they host OU on November 7th. | 6 |
| 6 |  |
Miami (FL) | The Hurricanes had to come back to beat Wake Forest. They will not be able to play poorly this week at FSU. | 5 |
| 7 |  |
Stanford | Stanford is back in business with a nice win at OSU. They can get back into the national title picture if they beat UO. | 7 |
| 8 |  |
Clemson | It took a little while before Clemson’s offense rebounded from their loss to FSU, but they scored 21 in the 4th. | 9 |
| 9 |  |
LSU | With a victory over Furman, LSU pretty much gets two weeks off to prepare for the huge trip to Alabama. | 10 |
| 10 |  |
Auburn | Auburn hits the road this week to face off against a reeling Arkansas team still looking for their first conference win. | 18 |
| 11 |  |
Oklahoma | The Sooners got a huge win over previously undefeated Texas Tech. The tough games continue with a trip to Waco. | 16 |
| 12 |  |
Missouri | Missouri fell in double overtime to South Carolina. The schedule eases up now if they can remain focused. | 8 |
| 13 |  |
Texas A&M | The Aggies got another solid performance from Johnny Manziel en route to a 56-24 win over Vanderbilt. | 11 |
| 14 |  |
South Carolina | The Gamecocks scored 17 fourth quarter points to take Mizzou to overtime and eventually got a very nice win. | 15 |
| 15 |  |
Fresno State | Fresno State remained among the unbeatens with a hard-fought win against a hot San Diego State team. | 17 |
| 16 |  |
Louisville | Louisville’s defense kept South Florida out of the end zone in an easy 34-3 win. The Cardinals get a week off now. | 14 |
| 17 |  |
UCLA | UCLA hung in there with Oregon for a half. The Pac-12 South title is still attainable despite back-to-back losses. | 12 |
| 18 |  |
Texas Tech | The Red Raiders suffered their first blemish of the season at OU. This week they host Oklahoma State. | 13 |
| 19 |  |
Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State dropped 58 points on Iowa State. Next up is perhaps their toughest test to date at Texas Tech. | 19 |
| 20 |  |
Michigan | The Wolverines spent their week resting up for the huge contest at Michigan State on November 2nd. | 20 |
| 21 |  |
Northern Illinois | Jordan Lynch ran for a touchdown, caught a touchdown and threw for three touchdowns…in the first half alone. | 24 |
| 22 |  |
UCF | Behind five total touchdowns by Bortles, UCF absolutely crushed winless Uconn. Fireworks await 11/9 vs Houston. | 25 |
| 23 |  |
Michigan State | Michigan State’s offense is occasionally decent and the defense is among the best in the entire nation. | NR |
| 24 |  |
Georgia | Georgia is probably the best three loss team out there and a week off certainly helps them get healthier. | 21 |
| 25 |  |
Wisconsin | The Badgers creep back into the top 25 despite enjoying a bye week. This week they take on a pretty good Iowa team. | NR |
