Is it possible for No. 10 upsetting Ohio State arch-rival No. 4 Michigan in a blowout to get upstaged? Seven overtimes say yes.

When it comes to the College Football Playoff final four, Ohio State’s 62-39 win over Michigan is the most important outcome of the weekend. For much of the SEC, however, the LSU-Texas A&M is the most important score of the weekend.

12-0 Alabama and 11-1 Georgia play next Saturday for the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide will be the favorites to win and get back to the CFP.

If Alabama goes to the CFP semifinal, the Sugar Bowl takes the highest-ranked available SEC team. Had LSU won Saturday night, there was a chance the Tigers (at 10-2) could have been in position to move ahead of a post-SEC Championship Game two-loss Georgia team.

Instead, LSU falls to 9-3, the same record as Florida (a team the Tigers lost to) and Kentucky (a team that beat Florida).

Where SEC teams go bowling, including the New Year’s Six at-large spots, will ultimately be determined by the CFP selection committee, but the next AP Top 25 will likely frame the conversation.

  1. Alabama (12-0) def. Auburn
  2. Clemson (12-0) def. South Carolina
  3. Notre Dame (12-0) def. USC
  4. Georgia (11-1) def. Georgia Tech
  5. Ohio State (11-1) def. No. 4 Michigan
  6. Oklahoma (11-1) def. No. 12 West Virginia
  7. UCF (11-0) def. USF
  8. Michigan (10-2) lost to No. 10 Ohio State
  9. LSU (9-3) lost to Texas A&M
  10. Washington (9-3) def. No. 7 Washington State
  11. Florida (9-3) def. Florida State
  12. Penn State (9-3) def. Maryland
  13. Texas (9-3) def. Kansas
  14. Washington State (10-2) lost to No. 16 Washington
  15. West Virginia (8-3) lost to No. 6 Oklahoma
  16. Kentucky (9-3) def. Louisville
  17. Boise State (10-2) def. No. 14 Utah State
  18. Utah (9-3) def. BYU
  19. Syracuse (9-3) def. Boston College
  20. Northwestern (8-4) def. Illinois
  21. Mississippi State (8-4) def. Ole Miss
  22. Texas A&M (8-4) def. No. 8 LSU
  23. Army (9-2) OFF
  24. Iowa State (7-4) def. Kansas State
  25. Utah State (10-2) lost to No. 21 Boise State

Predicted to fall out AP Top 25: No. 24 Pittsburgh (7-5) lost to Miami