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Given all the upsets this season, college football fans must be wondering what surprises are in store for Week 9.Ten teams in The Associated Press Top 25 have lost over the last three weeks, including two No. 1s and a No. 2 that were beaten by unranked opponents. Will Halloween be even more frightening for ranked teams?Like last week, there are only two Top 25 matchups on Saturday: No. 22 Arizona against No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 17 Florida takes on No. 3 Georgia in Atlanta as the cocktail party moves north from its familiar Jacksonville setting.That does not mean there won’t be some surprises. It has been that kind of a year, with 128 conference games decided by eight or fewer points, most through Week 8 since at least 1973.The early slateNo. 22 Arizona (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) takes a five-game winning streak to No. 13 Texas Tech (6-1, 3-1). The winner gets an inside track to the Big 12 championship game. Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita is passing for 295 yards per game as the most accurat