Little Movement in Top of Week 9 College Football Polls

There was little movement at the top of the Week 9 college football polls. Alabama remains the top team in all three polls and is the unanimous number one in the Coaches Poll.

South Carolina fell out of the Top 10 in all three polls after their 44-11 loss at Florida. The Gamecocks are now 17th in the AP and 16th in the Coaches and Harris Poll.

USC was the beneficiary of South Carolina’s fall. They moved up to 8th in the Coaches Poll, 9th in the Harris, and 10th in the AP. Oregon State also moved into the Top 10 (9th) in the Coaches Poll.

The Top 5 of the AP and Harris Poll remains unchanged. Alabama is number one, followed by Oregon, Florida, Kansas State, and Notre Dame.

In the Coaches Poll, Florida jumped over Kansas State into 3rd place. The Coaches Top 5 is now Alabama, Oregon, Florida, Kansas State, and Notre Dame. The full polls are listed below.

AP Poll (Week 9)

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Kansas State
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Oregon State
8. Oklahoma
9. Ohio State
10. USC
11. Florida State
12. Georgia
13. Mississippi State
14. Clemson
15. Texas Tech
16. Louisville
17. South Carolina
18. Rutgers
19. Stanford
20. Michigan
21. Boise State
22. Texas A&M
23. Ohio
24. Louisiana Tech
25. West Virginia

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 21

Others receiving votes: Toledo 49, Texas 33, Wisconsin 31, TCU 29, Nebraska 24, Penn State 18, North Carolina State 13, Oklahoma State 12, Arizona 7, UCLA 7, Tulsa 6, Arizona State 5, Northern Illinois 5, Cincinnati 3

Coaches Poll (Week 9)

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Kansas State
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Oklahoma
8. USC
9. Oregon State
10. Florida State
11. Georgia
12. Mississippi State
13. Clemson
14. Louisville
15. Rutgers
16. South Carolina
17. Texas Tech
18. Boise State
19. Stanford
20. Michigan
21. Texas A&M
22. West Virginia
23. Ohio
24. Texas
25. Wisconsin

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 18, TCU 21, Arizona State 24

Others receiving votes: Louisiana Tech 100, Nebraska 71, TCU 71, Cincinnati 51, Oklahoma State 37, Toledo 30, Tulsa 21, Arizona State 21, Duke 16, Northern Illinois 14, Northwestern 11, ULM 7, Western Kentucky 3, UCLA 1

Notes: Ohio State is ineligible to be ranked due to NCAA sanctions.
Harris Poll (Week 9)

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Kansas State
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Oklahoma
8. Oregon State
9. USC
10. Florida State
11. Georgia
12. Mississippi State
13. Clemson
14. Louisville
15. Rutgers
16. South Carolina
17. Texas Tech
18. Stanford
19. Boise State
20. Michigan
21. Texas A&M
22. West Virginia
23. Ohio
24. Texas
25. TCU

Dropped from rankings: Cincinnati 18, Arizona State 24

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 136, Nebraska 128, Louisiana Tech 127, Cincinnati 116, Oklahoma State 72, Toledo 44, Tulsa 39, Arizona State 37, North Carolina State 31, Northwestern 17, Duke 10, Northern Illinois 7, UCLA 7, Nevada 6, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Iowa State 2

Notes: Ohio State is ineligible to be ranked due to NCAA sanctions.