My Top 25 after rivalry week:
- Ohio State Buckeyes 12-0: vs 2 Indiana
- Indiana Hoosiers 12-0: vs 1 Ohio State
- Georgia Bulldogs 11-1: vs 4 Alabama
- Alabama Crimson Tide 10-2: vs 3 Georgia
- Ole Miss Rebels 11-1: BYE
- Texas A&M Aggies 11-1: BYE
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-2: BYE
- Texas Tech Red Raiders 11-1: vs 13 BYU
- Texas Longhorns 9-3: BYE
- Oregon Ducks 11-1: BYE
- Oklahoma Sooners 10-2: BYE
- Vanderbilt Commodores 10-2: BYE
- BYU Cougars 11-1: vs 8 Texas Tech
- Utah Utes 10-2: BYE
- Miami Hurricanes 10-2: BYE
- Missouri Tigers 8-4: BYE
- USC Trojans 9-3: BYE
- Tennessee Volunteers 8-4: BYE
- Michigan Wolverines 9-3: BYE
- North Texas Mean Green 11-1: vs 25 Tulane
- Virginia Cavaliers 10-2: vs Duke
- Arizona Wildcats 9-3: BYE
- Iowa Haweyes 8-4: BYE
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9-3: BYE
- Tulane Green Wave 10-2: vs 20 North Texas
Just Missed
- Houston Cougars
- Navy Midshipmen
- James Madison Dukes
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Washington Huskies
Conference Comparison
SEC: 9 (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18)
Big Ten: 6 (1, 2, 10, 17, 19, 23)
Big 12: 4 (8, 13, 14, 22)
ACC: 3 (15, 21, 24)
American: 2 (20, 25)
Independent: 1 (7)
Playoffs
1 Ohio State
2 Indiana
3 Georgia
4 Alabama
5 Ole Miss vs 12 Virginia
6 Texas A&M vs 11 North Texas
7 Notre Dame vs 10 Oregon
8 Texas Tech vs 9 Texas
What the Committee will do after next week:
1 Ohio State
2 Georgia
3 Indiana
4 Texas Tech
5 Oregon vs 12 North Texas
6 Texas A&M vs 11 Virginia
7 Ole Miss vs 10 Alabama
8 Oklahoma vs 9 Notre Dame