B/R's 2026 College Football Experts Top 25 Rankings After Week 9
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Bleacher Report provides an updated look at the top 25 college football rankings following Week 9 of the 2026 season. The analysis highlights key upsets and the rising potential of Group of Six teams like New Mexico and UTSA.
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01:14 Featured Video Predicting First CFP Bracket 🔮 Previous Next Home College Football Copyright Bleacher Report via Getty Images College Football B/R's 2026 College Football Experts Top 25 Rankings After Week 9 Joel Reuter Nov 1, 2026 The biggest surprise of the Week 9 college football slate was USC knocking off Ohio State, but the weekend was almost significantly more chaotic.
Miami, Indiana and BYU all avoided suffering their own upset losses, escaping with narrow victories, and in the case of the Hoosiers needing overtime to do it.
As more teams on the fringe of the Top 25 rankings add a second and third loss to their resume, the door has opened for one-loss Group of Six contenders UTSA and New Mexico to enter the conversation.
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