| Rank | Team | Comments | Prior | |
| 1 |  | Alabama | Alabama cruised past Mississippi State. The big trip to LSU is up next and Bama will be seriously tested now. | 1 |
| 2 |  | Oregon | Oregon crushed Colorado. This week they head to USC and finally face a team that could slow down their offense. | 2 |
| 3 |  | Notre Dame | Notre Dame finally got a high quality win. The next three weeks will keep many complaining about the easy slate. | 4 |
| 4 |  | Kansas State | Kansas State's offense was no match for Texas Tech. The Wildcats will keep moving up as others lose. | 5 |
| 5 |  | Ohio State | Ohio State remained perfect with a nice win at Penn State. Illinois at the Horseshoe shouldn't be a problem. | 6 |
| 6 |  | LSU | LSU got a bye week to prepare for Alabama. As good as the Tide may be, this game has huge SEC West implications. | 7 |
| 7 |  | Georgia | Georgia will win the SEC East with wins over Mississippi and Auburn over the next two weeks. That is very doable. | 9 |
| 8 |  | Florida | Florida probably won't even make the SEC Championship Game now, but the BCS could still come calling. | 3 |
| 9 |  | Florida State | Florida State crushed Duke. After a week off, the Seminoles head to Virginia Tech for a Thursday night game. | 10 |
| 10 |  | South Carolina | South Carolina held on to get a nice win against Tennessee. But the injury to Marcus Lattimore is a big concern. | 14 |
| 11 |  | Clemson | Clemson's offense was clicking on Thursday night at Wake Forest. This week the Tigers are back on the road at Duke. | 13 |
| 12 |  | Oklahoma | The Sooners have lost twice at home this year. They could keep winning on the road though with ISU next. | 8 |
| 13 |  | Oregon State | OSU QB Sean Marrion had a tough game and UW took advantage of all of the turnovers in the Beavers first loss. | 12 |
| 14 |  | USC | The Trojans are not exactly going into the Oregon game with momentum after losing at Arizona. | 11 |
| 15 |  | Stanford | Stanford did not look very good against WSU, but they did come away with a win and that's what matters. | 15 |
| 16 |  | Louisville | Louisville got a huge win over Cincy on Friday night. Now all eyes turn towards the Rutgers game on 11/29. | 16 |
| 17 |  | Boise State | Wyoming did not give Boise State any trouble. SDSU is a good team, but that'd be a big upset on the blue turf. | 21 |
| 18 |  | West Virginia | Following back to back losses in which the offense struggled, WVU got a much needed week off. TCU is next. | 20 |
| 19 |  | Mississippi State | Mississippi State could not crack the Alabama defense. That's not a big surprise and TAMU will be a bit easier. | 19 |
| 20 |  | Texas A&M | The Aggies crushed Auburn. A trip to MSU may determine the best SEC West team behind Alabama and LSU. | 25 |
| 21 |  | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech will keep building their win total. Utah State and San Jose State could be interesting contests. | NR |
| 22 |  | Texas Tech | The Red Raiders brutal stretch continues this week as they host Texas. The Longhorns are beatable this year. | 18 |
| 23 |  | Toledo | Toledo snuck past Buffalo. The NIU game on 11/14 will likely decide the MAC West winner, but Ball State is first. | NR |
| 24 |  | Texas | The defense at least played better, but that is not tough to do against Kansas. Texas has to pull it all together. | 23 |
| 25 |  | Nebraska | Nebraska is hoping for a trip to the Big Ten Championship game. MSU may play spoiler and help out the Wolverines. | NR |
Week 9 Football Top 25 Rankings
Sat, 10/27/2012
