It feels like fans have said this ad nauseam this season, but it remains true: just when you think you have college football figured out, its beautiful unpredictability snaps into focus.
Here’s a stab at guessing how the College Football Playoff top 25 might come together when the next set of rankings are released Tuesday.
1. Oregon Ducks: 11-0 (8-0 Big Ten)
This Week: Won 16–13 at Wisconsin
Week 13: Idle
2. Ohio State Buckeyes: 9-1 (6-1 Big Ten)
This Week: Won 31–7 at Northwestern
Week 13: Home vs. Indiana
3. Texas Longhorns: 9-1 (5-1 SEC)
This Week: Won 20–10 at Arkansas
Week 13: Home vs. Kentucky
4. Penn State Nittany Lions: 9-1 (6-1 Big Ten)
This Week: Won 49–10 at Purdue
Week 13: Away at Minnesota
5. Indiana Hoosiers: 10-0 (7-0 Big Ten)
This Week: Idle
Week 13: Away at Ohio State
6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 9-1
This Week: Won 35–14 vs. Virginia
Week 13: Neutral Site vs. Army
7. Miami Hurricanes: 9-1 (5-1 ACC)
This Week: Idle
Week 13: Home vs. Wake Forest
8. Alabama Crimson Tide: 8-2 (4-2 SEC)
This Week: Won 52–7 vs. Mercer
Week 13: Away at Oklahoma
9. Ole Miss Rebels: 8-2 (4-2 SEC)
This Week: Idle
Week 13: Away at Florida
10. Georgia Bulldogs: 8-2 (6-2 SEC)
This Week: Won 31–17 vs. Tennessee
Week 13: Home vs. Massachusetts
11. Boise State Broncos: 9-1 (6-0 Mountain West)
This Week: Won 42–21 at San Jose State
Week 13: Away at Wyoming
12. Tennessee Volunteers: 8-2 (5-2 SEC)
This Week: Lost 31–17 at Georgia
Week 13: Home vs. UTEP
13. BYU Cougars: 9-1 (6-1 Big 12)
This Week: Lost 17–13 vs. Kansas
Week 13: Away at Arizona State
14. SMU Mustangs: 9-1 (6-0 ACC)
This Week: Won 38–28 vs. Boston College
Week 13: Away at Virginia
15. South Carolina Gamecocks: 7-3 (5-3 SEC)
This Week: Won 34–30 vs. Missouri
Week 13: Home vs. Wofford
16. Texas A&M Aggies: 8-2 (5-1 SEC)
This Week: Won 38–3 vs. New Mexico State
Week 13: Away at Auburn
17. Colorado Buffaloes: 8-2 (6-1 Big 12)
This Week: Won 49–24 vs. Utah
Week 13: Away at Kansas
18. Clemson Tigers: 8-2 (7-1 ACC)
This Week: Won 24–20 at Pittsburgh
Week 13: Home vs. Citadel
19. Army Black Knights: 9-0 (7-0 American)
This Week: Idle
Week 13: Neutral Site vs. Notre Dame
20. Tulane Green Wave: 9-2 (7-0 American)
This Week: Won 35–0 at Navy
Week 13: Idle
21. Arizona State Sun Devils: 8-2 (5-2 Big 12)
This Week: Won 24–14 at Kansas State
Week 13: Home vs. BYU
22. Iowa State Cyclones: 8-2 (5-2 Big 12)
This Week: Won 34–17 vs. Cincinnati
Week 13: Away at Utah
23. Kansas State Wildcats: 7-3 (4-3 Big 12)
This Week: Lost 24–14 vs. Arizona State
Week 13: Home vs. Cincinnati
24. UNLV Rebels: 8-2 (4-1 Mountain West)
This Week: Won 41–20 vs. San Diego State
Week 13: Away at San Jose State
25. Missouri Tigers: 7-3 (3-3 SEC)
This Week: Lost 34–30 at South Carolina
Week 13: Away at Mississippi State
Dropped From Rankings: No. 18 Washington State, No. 19 Louisville, No. 22 LSU
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