The top three teams remained the same after Week Nine. Texas edged out fellow top 10 team Oklahoma State. Oklahoma handled Kansas State. Alabama took care of Tennessee.
Penn State knocked off Ohio State in the game of the week.
There are still several non-BCS teams in the hunt. Utah and Boise State have the inside track to crashing the party.
After yet another exciting week in college football, the top 50 teams have shuffled positions again. Here are the top programs after eight weeks of football. There are some changes from last week.
This poll takes into consideration the BCS, AP, and USA Today Coaches' polls. It also considers the ESPN Power Rankings and each team's strength of schedule.
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LW | Team | BCS | AP | USA | ESPN | SOS |
| 1. | 1 | Texas 8-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2. | 2 | Oklahoma 7-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3. | 3 | Alabama 8-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| 4. | 5 | Penn State 9-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| 5. | 4 | USC 6-1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 6. | 6 | Florida 6-1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
| 7. | 7 | Georgia 7-1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 8. | 10 | Texas Tech 8-0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 72 |
| 9. | 9 | Oklahoma State 7-1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 22 |
| 10. | 8 | Ohio State 7-2 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 11. | 13 | Boise State 7-0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 56 |
| 12. | 12 | Utah 8-0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 83 |
| 13. | 14 | Missouri 6-2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 14. | 15 | TCU 8-1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 69 |
| 15. | 22 | Florida State 6-1 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 41 |
| 16. | 11 | LSU 5-2 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 |
| 17. | 29 | North Carolina 6-2 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 8 |
| 18. | 24 | Minnesota 7-1 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 58 |
| 19. | 20 | Brigham Young 7-1 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 98 |
| 20. | 23 | Ball State 8-0 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 113 |
| 21. | 28 | Michigan State 7-2 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 40 |
| 22. | 21 | Tulsa 8-0 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 116 |
| 23. | 33 | Oregon 6-2 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 103 |
| 24. | 16 | South Florida 6-2 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 93 |
| 25. | 35 | Maryland 6-2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 96 |
| 26. | NR | Connecticut 6-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 28 |
| 27. | 18 | Kansas 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 35 |
| 28. | 37 | California 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 61 |
| 29. | 45 | Virginia 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 2 |
| 30. | 38 | West Virginia 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 100 |
| 31. | 19 | Georgia Tech 6-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 46 |
| 32. | 40 | Oregon State 4-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 |
| 33. | NR | Louisville 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 53 |
| 34. | 17 | Pittsburgh 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 71 |
| 35. | 42 | Notre Dame 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 86 |
| 36. | 47 | South Carolina 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 49 |
| 37. | 26 | Virginia Tech 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 |
| 38. | 31 | Wake Forest 4-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 45 |
| 39. | 25 | Northwestern 6-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 90 |
| 40. | 27 | Boston College 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 92 |
| 41. | NR | Troy 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 76 |
| 42. | 36 | Cincinnati 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 63 |
| 43. | NR | Air Force 6-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 70 |
| 44. | 44 | Fresno State 5-2 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 112 |
| 45. | NR | Navy 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 38 |
| 46. | 50 | Miami (FL) 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 |
| 47. | 46 | Nebraska 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 39 |
| 48. | 41 | Arizona 5-3 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 94 |
| 49. | 39 | Illinois 4-4 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 21 |
| 50. | NR | Wisconsin 4-4 | NR | NR | NR | NR | 26 |
Just Outside: Iowa, Vanderbilt, Mississippi, Kentucky, Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Colorado, Auburn, Clemson, Tennessee, UCLA, Stanford
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