With just a few days before the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season, Week 9 was a chance for the undefeated teams stay alive and impress the committee.
For other teams, wins and losses help positioning for conference championship runs or bowl positions.
While top-10 teams like Georgia, Florida State, Oregon and Texas handled their business, Oklahoma fell from the ranks of the unbeatens and Penn State got a scare against Indiana.
Here's how the power rankings play out after Week 9 results:
The only real blip for Georgia on a day the Bulldogs extended their winning streak to 25 straight games was Florida driving 66 yards for a touchdown on the opening possession. It was all Red and Black after that, as the Bulldogs scored 36 unanswered points to race past the Gators for a 43-20 victory, the sixth time in the past seven meetings that Georgia has won in this long-standing rivalry. It was the first game the Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0) have played in since star tight end Brock Bowers was injured. Quarterback Carson Beck passed for 315 yards and two touchdowns, one of those to Ladd McConkey, who had six catches for 135 yards. Georgia now faces the toughest stretch of its season with three straight games against nationally ranked teams, starting with Missouri at home next week. — Chris Low
Up next: vs. Missouri (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
While the specter of sign-stealing allegations hangs over the program, Michigan had a bye this week, right before the Wolverines head into their toughest month of the season. The team is undefeated after a 49-0 win over Michigan State and has Purdue next on the schedule on Nov. 4. After the Boilermakers, the Wolverines will take on Penn State, Maryland and Ohio State to close out the season.
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