My top 25 going into a week that could be filled with chaos:
- Ohio State Buckeyes 11-0: at 19 Michigan
- Texas A&M Aggies 11-0: at 12 Texas
- Indiana Hoosiers 11-0: at Purdue
- Georgia Bulldogs 10-1: vs Georgia Tech
- Alabama Crimson Tide 9-2: at Auburn
- Ole Miss Rebels 10-1: at Mississippi State
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-2: at Stanford
- Texas Tech Red Raiders 10-1: at West Virginia
- Oklahoma Sooners 9-2: vs LSU
- Oregon Ducks 10-1: at Washington
- BYU Cougars 10-1: vs UCF
- Texas Longhorns 8-3: vs 2 Texas A&M
- Utah Utes 9-2: at Kansas
- Miami Hurricanes 9-2: at Pittsburgh
- Vanderbilt Commodores 9-2: at 16 Tennessee
- Tennessee Volunteers 8-3: vs 15 Vanderbilt
- Missouri Tigers 7-4: at Arkansas
- USC Trojans 8-3: vs UCLA
- Michigan Wolverines 9-2: vs 1 Ohio State
- North Texas Mean Green 10-1: vs Temple
- Virginia Cavaliers 9-2: vs Virginia Tech
- SMU Mustangs 8-3: at California
- Arizona State Sun Devils 8-3: vs 24 Arizona
- Arizona Wildcats 8-3: at 23 Arizona State
- Iowa Hawkeyes 7-4: at Nebraska
Just Missed
- Washington Huskies
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- James Madison Dukes
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Navy Midshipmen
Conference Comparison
SEC: 9 (2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17)
Big Ten: 6 (1, 3, 10, 18, 19, 25)
Big 12: 5 (8, 11, 13, 23, 24)
ACC: 3 (14, 21, 22)
Independent: 1 (7)
American: 1 (20)
Playoffs
1 Ohio State
2 Texas A&M
3 Indiana
4 Georgia
5 Alabama vs 12 Virginia
6 Ole Miss vs 11 North Texas
7 Notre Dame vs 10 Oregon
8 Texas Tech vs 9 Oklahoma
That’s what the playoffs would be with my rankings, but this is how I think the committee will do it when it is all said and done:
1 Ohio State
2 Texas A&M
3 Indiana
4 Georgia
5 Texas Tech vs 12 North Texas
6 Oregon vs 11 Virginia
7 Ole Miss vs 10 Alabama
8 Oklahoma vs 9 Notre Dame