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College Football Rankings 2023: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 9

By Connor Muldowney

Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Kayden McDonald (56) celebrates during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won 20-12.
Oct 21, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive lineman Kayden McDonald (56) celebrates during the second half of the NCAA football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won 20-12. /
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Unlike previous weeks, Week 8 didn’t have any truly exciting Thursday or Friday night college football games to give us all an appetizer before an action-packed Saturday slate.

The weekend really started with the noon slate on Saturday with Ohio State hosting Penn State. The Nittany Lions were looking to make a statement and James Franklin was hoping to finally pick up a big road win, but they fell short, 20-12. Ohio State showed that it might just have the best defense in the Big Ten, suffocating Drew Allar and that offense.

Alabama stormed back from down 13-0 in the afternoon slate to beat Tennessee in Tuscaloosa as Nick Saban avoided a nightmare situation. Texas also had quite the scare in the afternoon slate, but the Longhorns were able to hold on for a win over Houston on the road.

Michigan took care of Michigan State at night without a second thought in the annual rivalry game and that meant that the top three should stay the same, but there could be a different order.

What will the AP Top 25 look like in Week 9?

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