Week 9 of the college football season was filled with fireworks, but the elite tier of playoff contenders remained in tact on Saturday.

That much was reflected in Sunday's updated Associated Press Top 25 poll, which features the Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 1, followed by the Michigan Wolverines, Clemson Tigers and Washington Huskies: 

So before the first College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of the 2016 season are Bleacher Report - College Football
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