Week 9 of the college football season nearly brought a new No. 1 team in the country.
Instead, Miami will head into its Week 10 top-five matchup at Notre Dame once again as the hunted thanks to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns — and botched onside kicks — that helped the Hurricanes stave off a potential upset to Bill Belichick and North Carolina.
Speaking of potential upsets, Indiana needed overtime for a second straight week to avoid its second loss of the season. The Hoosiers turned to backup quarterback Grant Wilson in the second half, and the move paid off. A 60-yard field goal by Paddy McAteer forced overtime, where Wilson connected with Charlie Becker on a 25-yard touchdown pass before Indiana's defense sealed the win with back-to-back sacks of Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey.
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Southern California picked up a signature win over No. 2 Ohio State, who played its first game without starting quarterback Julian Sayin. Jayden Maiava threw for 222 yards and a touchdown against the Buckeyes, who got just 10 catches for 83 yards and a score from Jeremiah Smith.
Here's a look at how the results from Week 9 of the college football season impacted the Week 10 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings:
College football rankings after Week 9
US LBM Coaches Poll
First-place votes in parentheses
- Miami (68)
- Georgia (4)
- Indiana
- Utah
- UCLA
- Notre Dame
- Kentucky (1)
- BYU
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Ole Miss
- Texas Tech
- Wake Forest
- LSU
- Tennessee
- USC
- Houston
- Missouri
- Iowa
- Boise State
- Arizona
- Northwestern
- SMU
- New Mexico
Others receiving votes: South Carolina 91; Florida 81; UTSA 76; Duke 76; Virginia Tech 53; Oregon 41; Minnesota 10; Oklahoma State 9; Liberty 6; North Texas 4; Wisconsin 3; Memphis 2; North Dakota State 1; Nebraska 1; Cincinnati 1.
AP Top 25
First-place votes in parentheses
- Miami (62)
- Georgia (7)
- Utah (1)
- Notre Dame
- UCLA
- Indiana
- BYU
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Texas
- Ohio State
- Ole Miss
- Texas Tech
- Wake Forest
- LSU
- Tennessee
- Houston
- USC
- Missouri
- Boise State
- Iowa
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Arizona
- Florida
Others receiving votes: Northwestern 79; Oregon 55; UTSA 43; SMU 27; Virginia Tech 12; Duke 10; Minnesota 8; Liberty 4; Oklahoma State 3; Louisville 1
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football rankings after Week 9: Updated US LBM Coaches Poll, AP Top 25
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