Week 8 was not a good one for ranked college football teams, as nine suffered losses and four dropped out of the top 25 -- two of which were beaten by unranked opponents. Louisville (No. 19), Illinois (No. 23), Arizona State (No. 24) and Michigan (No. 25) replaced those four schools, with the latter three returning to the top 25 after a one-week absence.

Louisville and Arizona State earned their spots in the rankings by respectively defeating then-No. 2 Miami and then-No. 7 Texas Tech last week. Illinois, which was 17th in the nation two weeks ago, jumped back into the top 25 despite being idle.

Week 9 of the 2025 college football season has 22 of the top 25 teams in action, and three games pit ranked clubs against each other in SEC showdowns on Saturday. The first takes pl

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