As we take a look at the damage from Saturday’s final games, let’s look ahead to the AP top 25 college football rankings entering Week 9

Who’s going up? Who’s going down?

Please note: This is not our ranking of the top teams, but our prediction for how the top 25 voters will rank them in Sunday’s official poll

Dropping out: Michigan

25. Washington State. This could be the week we see the now bowl-eligible Cougars crack the top 25 of the rankings after moving to a solid 6-1 record after destroying Hawaii, while quarterback John Mateer was responsible for 5 touchdowns for all purposes.

24. Navy. Not the usual on-court dominance for the Midshipmen, but they forced 5 turnovers, including Dashaun Peele’s 2 pick-sixes, to beat Charlotte and move to 6-0, leaving them as a playoff sleeper from the AAC came forward and looked ahead to a great victory. next weekend against Notre Dame.

23. Army. The Black Knights predictably rolled up nearly 300 yards rushing and quarterback Bryson Daily was responsible for a total of six touchdowns, including all five on the ground, to put aside East Carolina and remain undefeated in two weeks with a date against Air Force at home.

22. SMU. Kevin Jennings passed for more than 300 yards and the Mustangs held Stanford to 23 yards rushing to improve to 3-0 in ACC play and with a road game against Duke next.

21. Pittsburg. This week, the ACC’s undefeated and hopeful Panthers return home next Thursday night against Syracuse as Eli Holstein runs an offense that averages over 305 yards per game and averages over 40 points.

20.Illinois. Luke Altmyer had only 80 yards passing, but he ran for a score and threw another touchdown and the Illini defense forced Michigan into 3 turnovers to improve to 3-1 in Big Ten play, but with a huge trip to undefeated Oregon next weekend.

19. Ole ma’am. This weekend the Rebels are 1-2 in SEC play, but just 6 combined points off their undefeated position and their third Air Raid will come against Oklahoma’s defense next Saturday.

18.Missouri. A gutsy return performance from quarterback Brady Cook after initially being injured helped the Tigers come from behind to secure a win against Auburn, avoiding a devastating second SEC loss with a date at Alabama next weekend.

17. State of Kansas. Avery Johnson threw for 3 touchdowns in a 412-yard effort to dominate West Virginia on the road and moved to 3-1 in Big 12 play, looking ahead to a date against Kansas next weekend.

16.Alabama. Crisis time for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama after a second loss, this time on the road against Tennessee, and actually one loss away from elimination in the playoffs. What a turn of events after Bama defeated Georgia and was the No. 1 team in the country. Since then, it has lost to Vanderbilt and the Vols and was nearly upset at home by South Carolina.

15. Boise State. Atop the Mountain West and with a 5-1 overall mark, the Broncos were free to rest this weekend before taking on UNLV next Friday with college football’s No. 3 ranked rushing attack led by Ashton Jeanty, who has 1,248 yards and 17 touchdowns this year. season.

14. Texas A&M. The Aggies went through two turnovers and played a back-and-forth game against Mississippi State, with Conner Weigman having two picks, earning a narrow 10-point victory and becoming the first SEC team with a 4-0 conference record this season, with a date against LSU next weekend.

13.Indiana. We were waiting to see how the Hoosiers offense would fare against a real defense, and it passed that test and more after dismantling Nebraska 56-7, piling up 8 touchdowns and suddenly Indiana looking more like a realistic playoff team. .

12. BYU. Officially the top team in the Big 12, the Cougars moved to 7-0 after Jake Retzlaff threw a game-winning touchdown with 10 seconds left against Oklahoma State, and will head to UCF next weekend.

11. Notre Dame. Riley Leonard threw for 203 yards and ran for 2 touchdowns as the Irish scored 31 unanswered points in a takedown of Georgia Tech, and now a huge matchup awaits against undefeated Navy, hoping to avoid a second loss of the year.

10.Clemson. Cade Klubnik passed for over 300 yards and Phil Mafah ran for 2 scores to pull away at halftime against Virginia, but the defense allowed 21 points in the fourth quarter, which some AP voters may be wary of, but the Tigers are up. 5-0 in ACC play.

9. Iowa State. Trailing by 5, Rocco Becht led an 80-yard drive in 2 minutes with no timeouts to take and hold a 3-point lead over UCF to keep the Cyclones undefeated in a frantic comeback bid.

8. Tennessee. Despite another number of big offensive struggles early in the game, the Vols came alive in the second half, as Dylan Sampson scored two touchdowns and Nico Iamaleava scored late and survived three turnovers to beat Alabama in a signature victory .

7. LSU. Make it six straight wins for the Tigers after Caden Durham ran for 101 yards and three touchdowns as the defense forced three wins in a key win at Arkansas with a road game against ranked Texas A&M next Saturday.

6. Miami. Louisville brought its A-game in a back-and-forth battle, but Cam Ward ran for 319 yards and 4 touchdowns with no picks and the Canes ran for 222 yards as part of a 541-yard performance to remain undefeated at 7-0 and I’m looking ahead to a very winnable schedule to finish.

5.Texas. Held scoreless in the first half by Georgia’s resurgent defense, the Longhorns stormed back after halftime to score 15 points in the third quarter, but it wasn’t enough as the No. 1 team fell.

4. Ohio State. This week the Buckeyes look to regroup from that 1-point loss at Oregon the weekend before sitting at 2-1 in Big Ten play with a date against Nebraska at home, ahead of a historic clash at Penn State the week after with conference title hopes may be on the line.

3. Penn State. Inactive this weekend, the Nittany Lions are still undefeated and playing the 9th ranked scoring defense in the country with a date at Wisconsin next before hosting Ohio State with one loss in a big Big Ten battle.

2. Georgia. Desperate to avoid a costly second loss, the Bulldogs made a statement against Texas, and with the first-place votes up for grabs, combined with a win over the No. 1 team, AP voters would send Georgia to the top of the polls can bring. this week, but one loss could be the deciding factor in most voting rounds.

1. Oregon. The Longhorns’ loss should propel the undefeated Ducks into the No. 1 spot this week, as voters may prefer the perfect record even more than Georgia’s win, but they’ll put some of those votes on the first sharing a spot with the Bulldogs.

More… When the Top 25 rankings are released

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