Texas A&M established itself as a national title contender while ending the Brian Kelly era at LSU in one fell swoop on Saturday.

Elsewhere in the CBS Sports 136, we see some notable moves up for one-loss Big 12 teams Cincinnati (up four spots) and Houston (up seven spots), as each logged key wins in conference play over the weekend and continue to build their case as top-20 teams nationally with their 7-1 records.

The Florida Gators had a bye week during college football's Week 9 of action, and predictably, did not make any moves during their week off.

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Studs like Ashton Bethel-Roman, KC Concepcion and Mario Craver are making highlight-worthy plays on a routine basis. If the defense performs like it did Saturday -- and it has for most the season, outside those stinkers against Notre Dame and Arkansas -- than Texas A&M is the most complete team in the country.

Vanderbilt beat Missouri 17-10 to improve to 7-1, and the Tigers suffered an even bigger loss at quarterback. CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reported that Beau Pribula's ankle injury, which he sustained during the game, would keep him out of the rest of the regular season.

What are Vanderbilt football's chances to make SEC Championship? Vanderbilt does not control its own destiny for the SEC title game because Alabama and Texas A&M are both undefeat