Week 9 - 2011 College Football Rankings

Alabama and LSU are on a collision course for a #1 versus #2 showdown this weekend. The gap tightened between the two just a bit this week, suggesting that an LSU victory should be enough to move the Tigers to the top spot. On the other hand, the sizeable difference between LSU and Oklahoma State at #3 suggest that a close game might also result in the loser staying ahead of the Cowboys in next week's rankings, even if Oklahoma State remains undefeated. All of this, of course, is affected by the performance of other teams these teams have played, and in fact, since everything is connected, in some small portion, the results of every game in the schedule. It will be interesting to see how things turn out. But for now, here are the rankings after nine weeks of the college football season. Six teams remain undefeated while only two teams have yet to win a game:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0) - 1.3
2. LSU Tigers (8-0) - 1.7
3. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-0) - 3.2
4. Boise State Broncos (7-0) - 4.4
5. Stanford Cardinal (8-0) - 4.6
6. Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) - 6.5
7. Oregon Ducks (7-1) - 6.7
8. Wisconsin Badgers (6-2) - 9.0
9. Michigan Wolverines (7-1) - 9.2
10. Clemson Tigers (8-1) - 9.4
11. Houston Cougars (8-0) - 11.2
12. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1) - 11.4
13. Texas A&M Aggies (5-3) - 13.7
14. Virginia Tech Hokies (8-1) - 15.3
15. Arizona State Sun Devils (6-2) - 15.7
16. USC Trojans (6-2) - 16.1
17. South Carolina Gamecocks (7-1) - 17.9
18. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-1) - 19.5
19. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-1) - 20.1
20. Michigan State Spartans (6-2) - 21.2
21. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1) - 21.9
22. Texas Longhorns (5-2) - 22.1
23. Georgia Bulldogs (6-2) - 22.2
24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-3) - 22.7
25. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-2) - 24.2
26. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-3) - 25.8
27. Florida State Seminoles (5-3) - 26.5
28. Kansas State Wildcats (7-1) - 27.1
29. TCU Horned Frogs (6-2) - 28.1
30. Toledo Rockets (5-3) - 28.4
31. North Carolina Tar Heels (6-3) - 32.7
32. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-3) - 33.3
33. Missouri Tigers (4-4) - 33.5
34. Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1) - 33.6
35. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-3) - 34.3
36. West Virginia Mountaineers (6-2) - 35.7
37. Auburn Tigers (6-3) - 37.8
38. Baylor Bears (4-3) - 38.5
39. Miami Hurricanes (4-4) - 39.6
40. Washington Huskies (6-2) - 40.1
41. Tennessee Volunteers (3-5) - 41.0
42. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-3) - 41.3
43. Temple Owls (5-3) - 41.4
44. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-2) - 43.5
45. Florida Gators (4-4) - 44.1
46. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-3) - 46.4
47. South Florida Bulls (4-3) - 47.6
(tie) Vanderbilt Commodores (4-4) - 47.6
49. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-4) - 48.9
50. Nevada Wolf Pack (5-3) - 50.8
51. Louisville Cardinals (4-4) - 51.6
52. SMU Mustangs (5-3) - 53.3
53. Syracuse Orange (5-3) - 53.7
54. BYU Cougars (6-3) - 54.1
55. San Diego State Aztecs (4-3) - 54.3
56. Ohio Bobcats (5-3) - 57.0
(tie) Western Michigan Broncos (5-4) - 57.0
58. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-3) - 57.5
59. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (7-2) - 60.1
60. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3) - 60.7
61. Northern Illinois Huskies (5-3) - 61.3
62. Utah Utes (4-4) - 61.4
63. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-4) - 63.2
64. Virginia Cavaliers (5-3) - 63.5
65. NC State Wolfpack (4-4) - 63.8
66. Purdue Boilermakers (4-4) - 65.3
67. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (4-4) - 65.6
68. Wyoming Cowboys (5-2) - 69.0
69. Hawaii Warriors (5-3) - 70.0
70. California Golden Bears (4-4) - 72.2
71. ECU Pirates (4-4) - 72.4
(tie) Iowa State Cyclones (4-4) - 72.4
73. FIU Golden Panthers (5-3) - 72.9
74. Navy Midshipmen (2-6) - 75.9
75. Marshall Thundering Herd (4-5) - 76.1
76. UCF Knights (4-4) - 77.2
77. UCLA Bruins (4-4) - 77.3
78. Utah State Aggies (2-5) - 77.5
79. Northwestern Wildcats (3-5) - 77.6
80. Connecticut Huskies (3-5) - 77.9
81. Ball State Cardinals (5-4) - 80.6
82. UTEP Miners (4-4) - 83.0
83. Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-3) - 83.2
84. Arizona Wildcats (2-6) - 83.6
(tie) Bowling Green Falcons (4-5) - 83.6
86. Air Force Falcons (4-4) - 84.4
87. San Jose State Spartans (3-5) - 86.1
88. Maryland Terrapins (2-6) - 87.9
89. Ole Miss Rebels (2-6) - 88.1
90. Kentucky Wildcats (3-5) - 89.3
91. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-5) - 90.2
92. Boston College Eagles (2-6) - 93.5
93. Rice Owls (2-6) - 94.6
94. Miami University RedHawks (3-5) - 94.7
95. Kansas Jayhawks (2-6) - 96.2
96. Army Black Knights (3-5) - 96.3
97. Duke Blue Devils (3-5) - 96.8
98. New Mexico State Aggies (3-5) - 98.2
99. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5) - 99.0
100. Central Michigan Chippewas (3-6) - 99.6
101. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-6) - 100.2
102. Kent State Golden Flashes (2-6) - 101.4
103. Washington State Cougars (3-5) - 101.7
104. North Texas Mean Green (3-6) - 103.9
105. Troy Trojans (2-5) - 105.0
106. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-4) - 107.4
107. Colorado State Rams (3-5) - 107.6
108. Buffalo Bulls (2-7) - 109.1
109. Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-6) - 109.2
110. Colorado Buffaloes (1-8) - 109.5
111. UNLV Rebels (2-5) - 109.6
112. Indiana Hoosiers (1-8) - 110.7
113. Idaho Vandals (1-7) - 111.1
114. Oregon State Beavers (2-6) - 112.6
115. Akron Zips (1-7) - 113.2
116. Memphis Tigers (2-7) - 115.1
117. UAB Blazers (1-7) - 116.4
118. Tulane Green Wave (2-7) - 117.7
119. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-7) - 118.6
120. New Mexico Lobos (0-8) - 120.2