College Football Rankings 2014: Week 10 AP and Amway Standings Revealed
The 2014 college football regular season has been full of shocking upsets and blowout losses, and the weekly rankings have reflected the major changes each time.
While there were still several upset losses from ranked teams—namely Ole Miss and USC—the vast majority of the elite teams in action during Week 9 were able to pull out much-needed victories.
Here are the full Amway coaches, Associated Press and Bleacher Report Top 25 polls and a breakdown of Week 10 of the college football season.
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| 1 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 2 | Florida State Seminoles | Florida State Seminoles | Florida State Seminoles |
| 3 | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama Crimson Tide | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers | Auburn Tigers | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 5 | Oregon Ducks | Michigan State Spartans | Auburn Tigers |
| 6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Oregon Ducks | Oregon Ducks |
| 7 | Ole Miss Rebels | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Michigan State Spartans |
| 8 | Michigan State Spartans | Georgia Bulldogs | Ole Miss Rebels |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs | Ole Miss Rebels | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 10 | TCU Horned Frogs | TCU Horned Frogs | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 11 | Kansas State Wildcats | Kansas State Wildcats | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 12 | Baylor Bears | Baylor Bears | Baylor Bears |
| 13 | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 14 | Arizona Wildcats | Arizona State Sun Devils | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 15 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Arizona Wildcats | Arizona Wildcats |
| 16 | LSU Tigers | Nebraska Cornhuskers | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | LSU Tigers | LSU Tigers |
| 18 | Utah Utes | Utah Utes | Utah Utes |
| 19 | Oklahoma Sooners | East Carolina Pirates | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 20 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Oklahoma Sooners | East Carolina Pirates |
| 21 | East Carolina Pirates | Clemson Tigers | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 22 | Clemson Tigers | West Virginia Mountaineers | Clemson Tigers |
| 23 | Marshall Thundering Herd | Marshall Thundering Herd | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 24 | Duke Blue Devils | Duke Blue Devils | Duke Blue Devils |
| 25 | UCLA Bruins | UCLA Bruins | USC Trojans |
Breaking Down Week 9
Just because there weren’t several upsets and shocking outcomes doesn’t mean Week 9 of the season was any less entertaining than the rest.
With Florida State on the bye, much of the national focus fell on No. 1 overall Mississippi State and how it would handle playing SEC rival Kentucky. The game was much closer than anticipated, 45-31, but the Bulldogs were able to pull out the victory.
It’s not always pretty, but Mississippi State continues to win.
Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen told Brian Bennett of ESPN.com, “I am very happy with the way our guys played today in a tough environment against Kentucky, which is a very good football team that gave us everything out there.”
On the other hand, it was a sad day to be a fan of Ole Miss. Regarded as one of the best teams in the nation, the Rebels were favorites against a struggling LSU program. In what turned into a defensive battle, Ole Miss could amass only seven points and was unable to control the ball long enough to win the game.
A major winner from Week 9 was the Alabama Crimson Tide. As losses for top-ranked teams continue to mount, the Crimson Tide continue to climb the rankings. A big win over Tennessee is a great sign for the program, but the schedule gets tougher than ever for Alabama.
With matchups against LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn still on the schedule, the Crimson Tide should enjoy their high Amway, AP and Bleacher Report rankings now. It may not last very long.
Speaking of Auburn, the Tigers managed to pull out the hard-fought victory over South Carolina. The Gamecocks have underperformed this season, but the program still has enough fight to almost beat Auburn.
One team that didn’t have any trouble in Week 9 was the TCU Horned Frogs. When the team blows out a program like Texas Tech, 82-27, fans of the school have to be very excited about the playoff possibilities moving forward.
The most thrilling game of the week was a two-overtime thriller between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Ohio State proved its tenacity with the victory, and even without Braxton Miller, the Buckeyes continue to climb the rankings.
Teams like Michigan State, Kansas State, Arizona State, Arizona, Nebraska and others managed to win their respective matchups, and college football fans are ready for an incredibly intriguing Week 10 schedule of games.
With Florida State playing Thursday, Auburn squaring off against Ole Miss and many other marquee matchups, Week 9 has set the stage for an incredible Week 10 of the college football season.
*Stats via ESPN.com.
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