Entering Week 9 of the college football season, both the Houston Cougars and Arizona State Sun Devils knew what the formula was to keep their hopes alive in the

Plus, Iowa and Cincinnati have officially thrown their names in the hat of potential playoff contenders after strong weeks

Georgia Tech remained unbeaten by thumping Syracuse, Vanderbilt beat Missouri to improve to 7-1 for its best start since 1941, Indiana rolled over UCLA to stake its claim as the best team in college football, and Navy won again, moving to 7-0.

Oklahoma has an FPI rating at 15.5, which is the same as the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Sooners' path to the College Football Playoff still remains, as they still have four teams that were ranked coming into Week 9 still on the schedule.

LSU's Playoff hopes are extinguished, but unexpected seasons from Vandy, Houston, Virginia and Cincinnati fuel a wide-open Playoff race.

With Ohio State humming along, you might be wondering when the first College Football Playoff rankings come out, and what the schedule of release is.

Coach Bret Bielema said Illinois needs to examine its defense after a 42-25 loss to Washington snuffed out any hopes of making the College Football Playoff.

SEC teams won in dramatic fashion, Texas A&M had no trouble against flailing LSU. Here's what to know about Week 9.

This was a hard-fought victory for Vanderbilt, which overcame a season-low offensive output and eight penalties to win this game. The Commodores of old would lose this game, but this is a new Vanderbilt with its sights on the College Football Playoff. And this team is off to the program’s best start since 1941 — and there’s nothing fluky about it.

Georgia's 2-1 against top-15 competition this season. Despite struggles on defense after giving up 41 and 35 points in wins over Tennessee and Ole Miss, the Bulldogs have made enough plays in late-game situations to avoid losses in those contests. Georgia Tech might be unbeaten, but one-loss Georgia has played a far more difficult schedule.