Week 9 of the 2025 college football season brings another big slate for the SEC. That conference is home to all three ranked matchups on Saturday, each with their own implications on the league and the nation as a whole.

After a flurry of upsets and wild results throughout October, the final weekend of the month hardly altered the College Football Playoff race.

As the contenders begin to separate themselves from pretenders, here’s a look at predicted conference champions for every FBS conference.

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.

It's the eve of November and the College Football Playoff picture is getting clearer in this week's bowl projections.

The No. 3 Aggies visit LSU in Death Valley on Saturday night in their toughest SEC test to date. Another full Saturday of college football is upon us. We have the usual ranked-vs.-ranked SEC games in every window, plus plenty of other intriguing options to choose from if you skew more toward different regions of the country.

The transfer portal and NIL money have helped level the playing field across college football. The result is the type of parity that makes the NFL must-see TV with the competition tighter than ever, especially in the Power Four conferences.