Some teams are getting worse. Others are getting better.

The group of real contenders in the conference is becoming clearer, and top 10 rankings for such teams is a stamp of approval from the nation’s voters.

We won’t know until Sunday if three SEC teams land in the top ten, but here’s how we project the entire top 25 as of now:

1 – Alabama leading Ole Miss
2 – Clemson leading Virginia Tech
3 – Oklahoma bye week
4 – Penn State def. Indiana, 45-14
5 – Georgia def. Tennessee, 41-0
6 – Washington leading Oregon State
7 – Michigan bye week
8 – TCU bye week
9 – Wisconsin def. Northwestern, 33-24
10 – Ohio State leading Rutgers
11 – Auburn def. Miss. State 49-10
12 – Washington State def. USC, 30-27
13 – USC lost to Washington State, 30-27
14 – Miami def. Duke, 31-6
15 – Oklahoma State leading Texas Tech
16 – Louisville def. Murray State, 55-10
17 – USF def. ECU, 61-31
18 – San Diego State late game
19 – Utah bye week
20 – Florida def. Vanderbilt, 38-24
21 – Virginia Tech losing to Clemson
22 – Notre Dame def. Miami (OH), 52-17
23 – West Virginia bye week
24 – NC State def. Syracuse, 33-25
25 – Central Florida def. Memphis, 40-13

Dropped out: No. 24 Mississippi State, No. 25 LSU