Projecting The College Football Playoff Top 25 For Week 11

The almanac has turned to November, which intends assemblage shot is conscionable days distant from nan first College Football Playoff rankings uncover of nan season.

There's nary uncertainty who nan No. 1 squad successful nan state should beryllium erstwhile nan rankings are released connected Nov. 4, arsenic Ohio State's dominant triumph complete Penn State continued their ho-hum play aft being crowned nationalist champions past January.

Week 10 is wherever contenders began to abstracted from nan pretenders successful nan title to make nan 12-team playoff. Here's Sports Illustrated's projection of what nan first College Football Playoff rankings could look for illustration connected Tuesday.

1. Ohio State Buckeyes: 8-0 (5-0 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 38-14 vs. Penn State

Week 11: Away astatine Purdue

2. Indiana Hoosiers: 9-0 (6-0 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 55-10 astatine Maryland

Week 11: Away astatine Penn State

3. Texas A&M Aggies: 8-0 (5-0 SEC)

This Week: Idle

Week 11: Away astatine Missouri

4. Alabama Crimson Tide: 7-1 (5-0 SEC)

This Week: Idle

Week 11: Home vs. LSU

5. Georgia Bulldogs: 7-1 (5-1 SEC)

This Week: Won 24-20 vs. Florida

Week 11: Away astatine Mississippi State

6. Ole Miss Rebels: 8-1 (5-1 SEC)

This Week: Won 30-14 vs. South Carolina

Week 11: Home vs. The Citadel

7. Oregon Ducks: 7-1 (4-1 Big Ten)

This Week: Idle

Week 11: Away astatine Iowa

8. BYU Cougars: 8-0 (5-0 Big 12)

This Week: Idle

Week 11: Away astatine Texas Tech

9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 6-2

This Week: Won 25-10 astatine Boston College

Week 11: Home vs. Navy

10. Texas Tech Red Raiders: 8-1 (5-1 Big 12)

This Week: Won 43-20 astatine Kansas State

Week 11: Home vs. BYU

11. Virginia Cavaliers: 8-1 (5-0 ACC)

This Week: Won 31-21 astatine Cal

Week 11: Home vs. Wake Forest

12. Louisville Cardinals: 7-1 (4-1 ACC)

This Week: Won 28-16 astatine Virginia Tech

Week 11: Home vs. Cal

13. Oklahoma Sooners: 7-2 (3-2 SEC)

This Week: Won 33-27 astatine No. 14 Tennessee

Week 11: Away astatine No. 4 Alabama

14. Texas Longhorns: 7-2 (4-1 SEC)

This Week: Won 34-31 vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt

Week 11: Away astatine Georgia

15. Vanderbilt Commodores: 7-2 (3-2 SEC)

This Week: Lost 34-31 astatine No. 20 Texas

Week 11: Home vs. Auburn

16. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: 8-1 (5-1 ACC)

This Week: Lost 48-36 astatine NC State

Week 11: Idle

17. Missouri Tigers: 6-2 (2-2 SEC)

This Week: Idle

Week 11: Home vs. Texas A&M

18. Michigan Wolverines: 7-2 (5-1 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 21-16 vs. Purdue

Week 11: Idle

19. USC Trojans: 6-2 (4-1 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 21-17 astatine Nebraska

Week 11: Home vs. Northwestern

20. Utah Utes: 7-2 (4-2 Big 12)

This Week: LATE vs. Cincinnati

Week 11: Away astatine Baylor

21. Miami Hurricanes: 6-2 (2-2 ACC)

This Week: Lost 26-20 (OT) astatine SMU

Week 11: Home vs. Syracuse

22. Memphis Tigers: 8-1 (4-1 American)

This Week: Won 38-14 astatine Rice

Week 11: Home vs. Tulane

23. North Texas Mean Green: 8-1 (4-1 American)

This Week: Won 31-17 vs. Navy

Week 11: Idle

24. Washington Huskies: 6-2 (3-2 Big Ten)

This Week: Idle

Week 11: Away astatine Wisconsin

25. Pittsburgh Panthers: 7-2 (5-1 ACC)

This Week: Won 35-20 astatine Stanford

Week 11: Idle

Dropped From Rankings: No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 22 Houston

Others Considered: San Diego State, South Florida, SMU, Iowa

Full bracket breakdown from SI's Bryan Fischer tin beryllium recovered here.

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