Yahoo Top 10: There’s no question as to who’s the best team in college football after Week 9

Week 9 brought us a fairly boring daytime college football schedule of games.

And a nightcap to remember!

The playoff race tightened considerably with some wild Saturday night results. The Aggies of Texas A&M checked into our Top 10 after storming back to beat LSU. Are the Tigers out? Perhaps. The SMU Mustangs remained in the playoff race with an overtime victory over Duke, which likely slipped out of any playoff considerations. Penn State remained undefeated by ruining any small playoff hope that Wisconsin had. The Buckeyes survived a scare from Nebraska, eliminating the Huskers.

TCU, down 13 points midway through the fourth quarter, put together a fourth-quarter blitz to knock out in-state rival Texas Tech. Notre Dame eliminated Navy from the list of FBS unbeatens (there are now eight undefeated teams left).

And then there are the Indiana Hoosiers, who soared to 8-0 for the first time in more than 50 years. Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns followed the loss to Georgia with a survival at Vanderbilt, and Kansas fumbled away a game to rival Kansas State, which keeps its CFP and Big 12 title hopes alive.

Onward to the Top 10!

Oregon has made clear it is the No. 1 team in the country this college football season. (Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

1. Oregon Ducks

This week: beat Illinois 38-9

Next week: at Michigan

The top-ranked Ducks didn’t waste time against the Illini, jumping out to leads of 14-0 and 21-3 and never really looking back. After the emotionally and physically exhausting victory over Ohio State two weeks ago, all Dan Lanning’s team has done is pitch a shutout at Purdue and stomp a top-25 team at home. No squad can make a better argument for the top spot.

2. Penn State Nittany Lions

This week: beat Wisconsin 28-13

Next week: vs. Ohio State

James Franklin’s team turned a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter into a…

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Publish date : 2024-10-27 04:34:10

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