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College Football Rankings: Projecting the new AP Top 25 for Week 12

SDS Staff

By SDS Staff

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This Saturday, we had fewer postponements of ranked teams. More ranked teams were back in action with a few ranked-vs-rank matchups. The top 8 should stay the same with no losses in that group.

The Big Ten looks to be responsible for the biggest AP Top 25 shakeup. Northwestern, currently ranked No. 19, knocked off No. 10 Wisconsin to improve to 5-0. With many teams in the teens already at two losses and one-loss Miami off this week due to postponement, the undefeated Wildcats are likely to climb to No. 10.

Indiana lost to No. 3 Ohio State, but by only one score. With just one-loss and a strong showing Saturday, the Hoosiers seem likely to stay at No. 9. It helps that No. 10 Wisconsin also lost and, again, many teams in the teens are either off, have two losses, or didn’t impress.

As far as any team dropping out of the Top 25, there is one situation to watch. Hugh Freeze’s Liberty Flames fell to NC State 15-14. Liberty was No. 21. From the “others receiving votes” pool, Washington was already on the radar of a few voters and defeated Arizona 44-27, so the Huskies taking Liberty’s spot is a potential situation to watch. For now, We’ll give Freeze’s Flames the benefit of the doubt with voters, an 8-1 mark with a one-point loss is likely still Top 25-worthy to most.

Here’s how we project the new AP Top 25:

  1. Alabama (7-0) def. Kentucky, 63-3
  2. Notre Dame (8-0), did not play
  3. Ohio State (4-0) def. No. 9 Indiana, 42-35
  4. Clemson (7-1), did not play
  5. Texas A&M (5-1), did not play
  6. Florida (6-1) def. Vanderbilt, 38-17
  7. Cincinnati (8-0) def. UCF, 36-33
  8. BYU (9-0) def. North Alabama, 66-14
  9. Indiana (4-1) lost to No. 3 Ohio State, 42-35
  10. Northwestern (5-0) def. No. 10 Wisconsin, 42-35
  11. Oregon (3-0) def. UCLA, 38-35
  12. Miami (7-1), did not play
  13. Oklahoma (6-2) def. No. 14 Oklahoma State, 41-13
  14. Georgia (5-2) def. Mississippi State, 31-24
  15. Coastal Carolina (8-0) def. App State, 34-23
  16. Iowa State (6-2) def. Kansas State, 45-0
  17. Marshall (7-0), did not play
  18. Wisconsin (2-1) lost to Northwestern, 17-7
  19. USC (3-0) def. Utah, 33-17
  20. Oklahoma  State (5-2) lost to No. 18 Oklahoma, 41-13
  21. Texas (5-2), did not play
  22. Auburn (5-2) def. Tennessee, 30-17
  23. Louisiana (7-1), did not play
  24. Tulsa (5-1) def. Tulane, 30-24
  25. Liberty (8-1) lost to NC State, 15-14
SDS Staff

Saturday Down South reports and comments on the news around the Southeastern Conference as well as larger college football topics.

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