CFB Barometer: Who's Up, Who's Down Week 9

For the most part, the top teams in the college football nation escaped Week 8 unscathed. Some big-name SEC schools lost, but both South Carolina and Texas A&M were beaten by teams that had higher rankings. The BCS standings saw Kansas State move past Oregon based on the Wildcats’ win over West Virginia.

This week the Barometer (which is sometimes pronounced "thermometer") will put a special emphasis on the Big East, which has two undefeated teams remaining after Cincinnati was knocked off by Toledo. The Bearcats head to one of the unbeaten teams this Friday against Louisville. Rutgers, the other conference team without a loss, has one of the most ferocious defensive fronts in the country.

Let's look at who's up and who's down this week in college football.

UPGRADE

Montel Harris, RB, Temple - Harris struggled early in the season with hamstring issues, and it looked like th

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