No teams are safe in college football, a lesson a few programs learned the hard way over the weekend. And as always, that shook up the latest Amway Coaches Poll, though most of the nation's top contenders remained safe.
Below, we'll take a look at the poll and a look back at the major results from the weekend.
Rankings
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. LSU
5. Michigan
5. Georgia
7. Oklahoma
8. Ohio State
9. UCF
10. West Virginia
11. Washington State
12. Kentucky
13. Penn State
14. Florida
15. Texas
16. Utah
17. Houston
18. Iowa
19. Washington
20. Utah State
21. Mississippi State
22. Virginia
23. Fresno State
24. Syracuse
25. Boston College
Analysis
Most of the teams hovering around the top 10 heading into Week 9 escaped the weekend unscathed. Two weren't so lucky.
Florida was the first to fall, seeing its SEC title and playoff hopes take a major hit with a 36-17 drubbing at the hands of Georgia. The Gators' inability to get the Bulldogs off the field—Georgia converted eight of its 14 third-down attempts and scored all four of its touchdowns on third down—was the difference.
"When you can't get off the field, you get the results we got today," Florida defensive end Cece Jefferson said, per the Associated Press.
Georgia's win kept it firmly in the national title conversation. That conversation still includes teams like Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma, who also picked up big wins Saturday.
That conversation no longer includes Texas, however, after Oklahoma State upset the Longhorns, 38-35, jumping ahead with 31 first-half points before holding on. Texas showed heart, coming back from a 31-14 halftime deficit, but it was too little, too late.
"Extremely proud of the way that our guys fought in the second half," Longhorns head coach Tom Herman told reports, per the AP. "When we pulled to within three with 11 minutes left, I don't think there was any doubt in anyone's mind on that sideline that we were going to win the game. But we didn't, and we didn't play our best down the stretch."
Kentucky, on the other hand, saved its best for last. The upstart Wildcats kept their magical season going, beating Missouri 15-14 on Terry Wilson's game-winning touchdown pass to tight end C.J. Conrad with no time left on the clock.
"Amazing victory by our team," head coach Mark Stoops said, per the AP. "Just could not be more proud of this group, the way we just stuck together."
"I had that championship-winning mentality," Wilson said, referring to the game-winning toss. "At that point in the game, you've got to have that mindset. Playing quarterback, you've got to have it. I felt like it was unacceptable for us not go down there and score, because we had so many opportunities to go put it up."
Next week's rankings should include more movement with major matchups on tap, including Penn State at Michigan, Texas A&M at Auburn, West Virginia at Texas, Georgia at Kentucky, Stanford at Washington and the game of the week, Alabama at LSU.
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