We’re down to four unbeatens in FBS. Georgia Tech and Navy fell on Saturday. The four left are the top four teams in my rankings: #1 Ohio State, #2 Indiana, #3 Texas A&M and #4 BYU. Georgia, Alabama, Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Oregon and Utah round out my top 10.
The SEC leads the way with 12 teams in my top 40. The Big 10 and Big 12 both have 9 teams, the ACC with 7 teams and the AAC with 2 teams.
The coaching openings list gets longer each week.
Coaching openings
- UAB
- Arkansas
- Colorado State
- Florida
- LSU
- Oklahoma State
- Oregon State
- Penn State
- Stanford
- UCLA
- Virginia Tech
Possible openings
- Auburn
- Florida State
- North Carolina
- North Carolina St
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
FBS Top 25
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO ST. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 55 | 140.100 | 124.567 |
| 2 | INDIANA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 97 | 139.101 | 125.463 |
| 3 | TEXAS A&M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 189 | 135.718 | 127.128 |
| 4 | BYU | 8 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 136 | 135.301 | 124.627 |
| 5 | GEORGIA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 157 | 134.874 | 126.866 |
| 6 | ALABAMA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 146 | 134.733 | 127.889 |
| 7 | TEXAS TECH | 8 | 1 | 0 | 392 | 119 | 134.276 | 121.845 |
| 8 | OLE MISS | 8 | 1 | 0 | 326 | 198 | 134.229 | 126.796 |
| 9 | OREGON | 7 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 108 | 133.695 | 124.344 |
| 10 | UTAH | 7 | 2 | 0 | 356 | 128 | 133.684 | 125.979 |
| 11 | TEXAS | 7 | 2 | 0 | 266 | 148 | 133.163 | 125.915 |
| 12 | NOTRE DAME | 6 | 2 | 0 | 299 | 159 | 133.065 | 126.927 |
| 13 | MIAMI (FL) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 125 | 132.885 | 125.957 |
| 14 | OKLAHOMA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 127 | 132.735 | 126.018 |
| 15 | VANDERBILT | 7 | 2 | 0 | 338 | 184 | 132.504 | 124.959 |
| 16 | LOUISVILLE | 7 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 166 | 131.821 | 123.559 |
| 17 | ILLINOIS | 6 | 3 | 0 | 298 | 233 | 131.533 | 126.703 |
| 18 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 318 | 179 | 131.017 | 125.788 |
| 19 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 151 | 130.918 | 127.559 |
| 20 | WASHINGTON | 6 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 167 | 130.891 | 126.435 |
| 21 | MISSOURI | 6 | 2 | 0 | 283 | 134 | 130.811 | 122.111 |
| 22 | VIRGINIA | 8 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 200 | 130.674 | 123.587 |
| 23 | MICHIGAN | 7 | 2 | 0 | 253 | 155 | 130.560 | 125.729 |
| 24 | IOWA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 105 | 130.425 | 121.360 |
| 25 | GEORGIA TECH | 8 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 208 | 130.017 | 123.628 |
FBS Unbeatens
Here’s the unbeaten teams through week 9 and their ranking:
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO ST. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 55 | 140.100 | 124.567 |
| 2 | INDIANA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 97 | 139.101 | 125.463 |
| 3 | TEXAS A&M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 189 | 135.718 | 127.128 |
| 4 | BYU | 8 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 136 | 135.301 | 124.627 |
FCS Top 10
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTH DAKOTA ST. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 107 | 125.570 | 112.770 |
| 2 | MONTANA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 210 | 121.279 | 112.667 |
| 3 | HARVARD | 7 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 79 | 121.043 | 108.017 |
| 4 | MONTANA ST. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 323 | 147 | 120.950 | 114.738 |
| 5 | TARLETON ST. | 9 | 1 | 0 | 436 | 177 | 120.756 | 110.861 |
| 6 | LEHIGH | 9 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 125 | 119.008 | 108.633 |
| 7 | NORTH DAKOTA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 341 | 175 | 118.991 | 113.399 |
| 8 | SOUTH DAKOTA ST. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 258 | 164 | 118.973 | 113.641 |
| 9 | TENNESSEE TECH | 9 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 144 | 118.222 | 38.769 |
| 10 | UC DAVIS | 6 | 2 | 0 | 267 | 245 | 117.505 | 114.691 |
D2 Top 10
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARDING | 9 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 43 | 114.677 | 99.007 |
| 2 | FERRIS ST. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 485 | 133 | 108.727 | 17.127 |
| 3 | KUTZTOWN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 65 | 108.012 | 92.494 |
| 4 | CENTRAL WASH. | 8 | 1 | 0 | 404 | 169 | 107.923 | 98.721 |
| 5 | FINDLAY | 9 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 108 | 107.251 | 95.109 |
| 6 | UINDY | 8 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 164 | 106.845 | 97.314 |
| 7 | ASHLAND | 8 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 135 | 105.300 | 97.463 |
| 8 | WEST FLORIDA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 159 | 105.272 | 94.495 |
| 9 | NORTHWEST MO. ST. | 8 | 1 | 0 | 312 | 144 | 105.202 | 98.508 |
| 10 | PITTSBURG ST. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 166 | 103.976 | 99.451 |
D3 Top 10
| Rank | School | W | L | T | PF | PA | Rating | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NORTH CENTRAL (IL) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 59 | 109.670 | 89.997 |
| 2 | BETHEL (MN) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 58 | 109.252 | 88.955 |
| 3 | TRINITY (CT) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 104 | 105.227 | 98.961 |
| 4 | SAINT JOHN’S (MN) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 372 | 46 | 104.705 | 90.064 |
| 5 | UW-RIVER FALLS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 394 | 164 | 104.689 | 97.110 |
| 6 | MOUNT UNION | 8 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 103 | 103.800 | 89.070 |
| 7 | WIS.-LA CROSSE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 142 | 103.723 | 97.292 |
| 8 | WARTBURG | 9 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 80 | 103.418 | 89.400 |
| 9 | WIS.-WHITEWATER | 6 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 130 | 103.392 | 97.423 |
| 10 | WESLEYAN (CT) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 236 | 141 | 103.087 | 98.961 |
All rankings can be found here: