Yellowhammer’s Week 11 CFB Power Rankings

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November 3, 2014

There wasn’t as much upheaval in college football over weekend as there has been in recent weeks, but don’t worry, things are probably about to get wild as the days get shorter and the games get better. Florida State survived its Thursday night contest, Auburn outlasted Ole Miss, Oregon squashed Stanford, and Alabama didn’t play.

Here are this week’s power rankings

Like Alabama, Miss. State had to hang on against Arkansas on Saturday, proving that the Bulldogs are resilient and the Razorbacks will be a very annoying team in the years to come.

Auburn keeps doing what Auburn does. It is rarely pretty, but they continue to find ways to win. They traveled to Ole Miss and emerged with a victory — something Alabama failed to do.

The Crimson Tide took a week off to heal up and get ready for their trip to LSU on Saturday. Alabama has Miss. State and Auburn at home this season, but surviving a trip to Baton Rouge comes first.

So, Stanford is no longer an issue for Oregon, as the Ducks trounced their usual conference rival and looked as dominant as ever.

Its opponents are not highly ranked, nor are they very imposing, but Florida State keeps winning. The Seminoles’ victories have been unconvincing this season. They struggled mightily against Louisville on Thursday, but to their credit, they continue to fight back and tear down deficits against inferior opponents.

TCU survived its trip to West Virginia on Saturday, winning 31-30. While their wins haven’t been by large margins — except for last week’s 82-27 win over Texas Tech — the Horned Frogs are playing well. The true test of Big 12 powers will be this weekend as TCU takes on Kansas State.

Michigan State has one final hurdle left in its season and it comes this week against Ohio State. If the Spartans win, they have a decent case to take before the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.

Kansas State’s only loss of the season is to Auburn, which looks better and better each week. The Wildcats are playing well, but with games against TCU and West Virginia coming up, their ranking could look much different in two weeks.

Arizona State has won four straight games and beaten three top 25 teams since its blowout loss to UCLA. Beating Utah on the road was impressive, but if anyone is reaching the final four from the Pac-12, it’s Oregon.

Ohio State would be in the thick of the playoff hunt if it had not lost to Virginia Tech in Week 2. But this week’s monumental matchup with Michigan State could be the surge the Buckeyes need to get back into the conversation.