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Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Kansas State soars as upsets shake up
college football rankings.

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After all the dust has settled from Week 9, the debate for the top spots in the newest college football rankings has only become more intriguing. Plus, with seven ranked teams taking losses Saturday, there are plenty of spots up for grabs and the potential for big risers from outside the top 25 as voters struggle with difficult decisions near the end of the ballot.

The top eight teams in the AP Top 25 poll all won, and with Clemson and Alabama off, the voters could decide to keep things easy when filling out their ballots. It's possible we don't see any major changes when the rankings are updated. But if even a small portion of voters decide to open up their previous thoughts on the No. 1 team in the country, we could see some adjustments inside the top three.

Georgia had 31-first place votes compared to 18 for Ohio State and 13 for Tennessee last week. (Clemson also receiving a single first-place vote.) But while the Bulldogs held a notable advantage, the Buckeyes faced an extremely narrow deficit in voting points (1530 points to 1513 points) with Tennessee a bit further off the pace. All Ohio State needs is a handful of voters to react to Saturday's 44-31 win against Penn State with a change at the top of the ballot, and we could see the Buckeyes take over
No. 1

When Florida had cut Georgia's lead to 28-20, it looked like No. 1 was hanging in the balance, but two second-half touchdowns gave the Bulldogs a 42-20 final that is likely strong enough of a result to keep most of those 31 first-place votes. It won't be a stunner if Ohio State does seize No. 1 on the back of its best win of the season, but poll inertia usually keeps these things in order among the top teams when we get late into the season.

The chaos in the rankings will occur outside the top eight, starting with the reaction to Kansas State stunning 48-0 win against a top-10 Oklahoma State team. The Wildcats are slated to be one of the week's biggest rises, soaring from No. 22 all the way to knocking on the door of the top 10, boasting a 6-2 profile with both losses coming to teams with a combined 15-1 record (TCU, Tulane). Plus, Saturday's win against the Cowboys puts the Wildcats in solo second place in the Big 12 standings. Oklahoma State is also certain to see a notable drop as voters are likely to penalize the margin of defeat as much as the loss itself.

While the Cowboys will be supported in their fall by losing to a ranked team, the same cannot be said for Wake Forest, Syracuse, Cincinnati and South Carolina. None of those teams should feel confident in their top 25 statuses after a costly
second (or third) loss of he season was delivered by an unranked team, but the
turnover in those spots at the end of the ballot will keep some of Saturday's losers
ranked head into week 10.


Here's how we think the new AP Top 25 poll will look on Sunday

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