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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 22, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Tim Williams (56) celebrates his sack of Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Trevor Knight (8) during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 22, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Tim Williams (56) celebrates his sack of Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Trevor Knight (8) during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

After playing the first eight weeks of the season, Nick Saban’s team finally takes its first break of 2016. Given the lead they have in the AP Top 25, after earning 60 of the 61 first-place votes each of the past two weeks, there is no way that the voters are going to knock down the Crimson Tide this week. Entering Week 9, Alabama was ranked seventh in both scoring offense and points allowed. The defending national champions have been humming on all cylinders so far this season. Barring an upset the Tide are on track to return to the College Football Playoff for a third straight year.

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They play against resurgent LSU in Death Valley next weekend, but that will be the last road game they play during the regular season. Alabama closes the season out with home games against Mississippi State, FCS Chattanooga, and the Iron Bowl against rival Auburn. The Tide’s schedule strength to this point has been a bit of a mirage, as only two of their five opponents that were ranked at the time of the game remain in the Top 25. But that won’t stop the CFP committee from picking them and AP voters from keeping them at number one.

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