College football rankings: Projecting AP Top 25 after Rivalry Week
By SDS Staff
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Almost as if it were scripted, Rivalry Week has shaken up the top ten.
The big upset of Week 13 belongs to No. 10 Ohio State which thumped No. 4 Michigan 62-39 in Columbus. The Buckeyes are now 11-1 heading into a Big Ten Championship game against Northwestern, which moved to 8-4 after beating Illinois.
Georgia should take over Michigan’s No. 4 spot after beating in-state rival Georgia Tech 45-21. The ranking means little to the Bulldogs however. UGA needs to beat No. 1 Alabama to go to the College Football Playoff. This has been the case for the Bulldogs since the loss at LSU, the only blemish on their record.
The seven-overtime LSU-Texas A&M classic put the post-Week 13 Associated Press Top 25 projection on hold into early Sunday morning on the East coast, but alas, here we are:
Records reflect completed games. Betting lines via MyBookie.
- Alabama (12-0) def. Auburn
- Clemson (12-0) def. South Carolina
- Notre Dame (12-0) def. USC
- Georgia (11-1) def. Georgia Tech
- Ohio State (11-1) def. No. 4 Michigan
- Oklahoma (11-1) def. No. 12 West Virginia
- UCF (11-0) def. USF
- Michigan (10-2) lost to No. 10 Ohio State
- LSU (9-3) lost to Texas A&M
- Washington (9-3) def. No. 7 Washington State
- Florida (9-3) def. Florida State
- Penn State (9-3) def. Maryland
- Texas (9-3) def. Kansas
- Washington State (10-2) lost to No. 16 Washington
- West Virginia (8-3) lost to No. 6 Oklahoma
- Kentucky (9-3) def. Louisville
- Boise State (9-2) def. No. 14 Utah State
- Syracuse (9-3) def. Boston College
- Northwestern (8-4) def. Illinois
- Mississippi State (8-4) def. Ole Miss
- Texas A&M (8-4) def. No. 8 LSU
- Army (9-2) OFF
- Iowa State (7-4) def. Kansas State
- Utah State (10-1) lost to No. 21 Boise State
- Utah (8-3) def. BYU 35-27
Projected to fall out AP Top 25: No. 24 Pittsburgh (7-5) lost to Miami
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