Below is a breakdown of the playoff picture conference by conference entering Week 9.

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All Times EDT No. 2 Houston (0-0) vs. Lehigh (0-0), 8 p.m. No. 3 Florida (0-0) vs. No. 13 Arizona (0-0) at Las Vegas, 7 p.m. No. 4 UConn (0-0) vs. New Haven (0-0), 7 p.m. No. 5 St. John's (0-0) vs.