College football rankings for week 9 of the 2024 season have been released, and the Oregon Ducks have claimed the top spot in both major polls.
Oregon ascended to the top spot in the AP and Coaches polls after its 35-0 road domination at Purdue. The Ducks are now 7-0 overall and 4-0 in Big Ten action.
The Texas Longhorns, previously the top-ranked team, were defeated at home by the Georgia Bulldogs, 30-15. Texas dropped to No. 5 in the AP Poll (6 Coaches), while Georgia moved up three spots to No. 2 in the AP Poll (2 Coaches).
The top five of the AP Poll is now Oregon, Georgia, Penn State, Ohio State, and Texas. In the Coaches Poll, the top four is the same with Miami in the fifth spot.
Another big move in the AP Poll this week belongs to the Indiana Hoosiers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten. Following its 52-7 domination over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Indiana moved up three spots to No. 13 in the AP Poll and up five spots to No. 13 in the Coaches Poll.
Bringing up the rear of the polls is an unusual combination, with Army 23, Navy 24, and Vanderbilt 25.
Michigan dropped out of both polls, while Nebraska fell from the Coaches Poll.
Below are the FBS and FCS college football rankings for Week 9 of the 2024 season (first-place votes in parentheses):
AP Poll – Week 9
1. Oregon (59)
2. Georgia (2)
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Texas
6. Miami FL
7. Tennessee
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Iowa State
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. Indiana
14. Texas A&M
15. Alabama
16. Kansas State
17. Boise State
18. Ole Miss
19. Pitt
20. Illinois
21. Missouri
22. SMU
23. Army
24. Navy
25. Vanderbilt
Others receiving votes: Washington State 46, Syracuse 15, UNLV 5, Duke 2, South Carolina 1, Nebraska 1, Liberty 1
Dropped from rankings: Michigan 24
FBS Coaches Poll – Week 9
1. Oregon (51)
2. Georgia (2)
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Miami
6. Texas
7. LSU
8. Tennessee
9. Clemson
10. Iowa State
11. Notre Dame
12. BYU
13. Indiana
14. Texas A&M
15. Alabama
16. Kansas State
17. Missouri
18. Ole Miss
19. Boise State
20. Pittsburgh
21. Illinois
22. SMU
23. Army
24. Navy
25. Vanderbilt
Others receiving votes: UNLV 28, Syracuse 27, Washington State 25, Duke 7, Liberty 6, Memphis 6, Tulane 3, Wisconsin 3, Cincinnati 2, Nebraska 1, Arizona State 1
Dropped from rankings: Michigan 22, Nebraska 25
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Week 9
1. North Dakota State (40)
2. Montana State (16)
3. South Dakota State
4. South Dakota
5. UC Davis
6. Southeast Missouri
7. North Dakota
8. Tarleton State
9. Montana
10. UIW
11. Idaho
12. Central Arkansas
13. Villanova
14. Mercer
15. Rhode Island
16. William & Mary
17. Abilene Christian
18. Richmond
19. Chattanooga
20. NC Central
21. Illinois State
22. Dartmouth
23. ETSU
24. Western Carolina
25. Tennessee State
Others receiving votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): UT Martin 82, Stony Brook 69, Duquesne 39, Sacramento State 36, Harvard 32, Monmouth 30, Jackson State 29, Northern Arizona 28, Southeastern Louisiana 18, Drake 14, New Hampshire 12, Florida A&M 6, Dayton 5, Samford 5, Lamar 4, Maine 2
Dropped from rankings: New Hampshire 24, Florida A&M 25 (tie), UT Martin 25 (tie)
FCS Coaches Poll – Week 9
1. North Dakota State (24)
2. Montana State (2)
3. South Dakota State
4. South Dakota
5. UC Davis
6. Southeast Missouri
7. North Dakota
8. Tarleton State
9. Montana
10. Central Arkansas
11. UIW
12. Idaho
13. Richmond
14. Villanova
15. William & Mary
16. Rhode Island
17. Mercer
18. Missouri State
19. ACU
20. Illinois State
21. NC Central
22. Dartmouth
23. Jackson State
24. Stony Brook
25. Chattanooga
Others receiving votes: Duquesne 37, New Hampshire 22, East Tennessee State 18, UT Martin 18, Western Carolina 18, Florida A&M 15, Monmouth 15, Tennessee State 13, Sacramento State 10, Harvard 8, Drake 7, Columbia 5, Lafayette 4, Robert Morris 4, Lamar 3, Butler 2, Northern Arizona 2, Samford 2, Southeastern Louisiana 1.
Dropped from rankings: Florida A&M 18, New Hampshire 19
Welcome to the Top 25, Vanderbilt! :) Hopefully your stay will last a good long while.
Mason C. Oury,
I’m grateful U interact / debate / comment on the Top 25 Popularity Rankings this week.
I’m surprised more Users of fbschedules.com do not Give their own researched & ‘my feelings on my sleeve’ agreement / disagreement / critical thinking about where-how-who-what the national “Associated Press” sports Establishment Media bases their exclusion – inclusion Choices on.
I’m excited for the Division 1 Championship 24 Team playoff Selections coming down in Five Mondays.
@Herr Todd Knaupp
Most likely its becuase the rankings themselves don’t mean much until November and we already know the Coaches Poll and AP voters don’t watch every game so they are only looking at box scores and basing their votes off their own biases.
It is fun/interesting though to see schools who haven’t been part of the rankings for a while make their way on the list each week.
Dan-ke, Reverend Winton Dupree,
Dittos, to your empirical based fandom along with measured passion for the programs we’re hoping to c in the 24 team playoff.
The 11 BCS Properties, LLC Playoff Select Committee Invitees won’t be nearly as interesting.
I hope that a superior Dependent Conference Program will be awarded the 1 outsider berth.
@ Herr Todd Knaupp Agreed, it’s what makes the college basketball tournament so much fun to watch and follow by having the smaller brand programs compete. Would love to see auto births for all conference winners or atleast have a play-in for the non-power conferences but we can only dream.
And likewise, looking forward to the FCS and even DII and III playoffs as well.