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College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 9

By Zach Bigalke

Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Dante Pettis (8) returns a punt for a touchdown during the second half against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Washington won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) is tackled by Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Ryan Connelly (43) during the first quarter at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (4) is tackled by Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Ryan Connelly (43) during the first quarter at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

Nebraska suffered its first defeat of the season on its road trip to Madison. The Badgers effectively neutralized the dual-threat skills of Cornhuskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., who finished with fewer than 200 combined passing and rushing yards and two interceptions. Though they had the ball for five more minutes than the Badgers, Mike Riley’s team will definitely drop a few positions in the Top 25 this week after going four and out on their overtime drive to fall six points short against Wisconsin.

Nebraska technically remains ahead of Wisconsin in the Big Ten West standings, but there is no margin of error for the Huskers. They head to Columbus to face Ohio State next week, a game in which they will be a definite underdog. If they lose, Wisconsin will take the lead in the division by virtue of their head-to-head win. If they get past the Buckeyes, Nebraska spends two straight weeks at home against Minnesota and Maryland before concluding the regular season at Iowa.

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