Not much changed this week in college football. It was a bye week for most of the SEC. Ok, not a bye week, but with the caliber of the opponents, it looked like it.
With this weekend’s rivalry games poised to settle many debates, here are your Week 14 power rankings.
Alabama had a ton of players injured, but the Crimson Tide eventually blasted Western Carolina. Auburn comes to town this weekend, and the chance for revenge is only a few days away.
Oregon had no problem dispatching a woeful Colorado team and look to be the most dominant team outside of the SEC. The Ducks have Oregon State this weekend and then it’s on to the Pac-12 title game.
Mississippi State’s overall résumé took another hit with the free-fall of Ole Miss. But with a win in the Egg Bowl, the Bulldogs still have a strong case for a playoff spot.
Ohio State is playing some great football, but it needs some other teams to lose for a chance at the top four. Even if they don’t make it, we get to see how many points Urban Meyer hangs on Michigan on Saturday.
More of the same from the Seminoles. They probably should have lost to Boston College but they didn’t. The defending national champions have become football zombies, and it’s up to Florida this weekend to finally finish the job.
Baylor still has the head-to-head advantage over TCU but its schedule isn’t as strong. With wins over Texas Tech and Kansas State, the Bears still have an outside shot.
TCU still has Texas on Thanksgiving, and, when it all comes down to it, Baylor should get the nod with its win over the Horned Frogs.
Georgia needs Missouri to lose to win the SEC East and get a chance to knock off the SEC West champion. Losing Todd Gurley hurts but the Bulldogs still have Nick Chubb waiting in the wings.
UCLA won its third straight game over cross-town rivals USC and are the Pac-12 South leaders. The Bruins could potentially sneak into the playoff four, but that would require them upsetting Oregon in the Pac-12 championship.
Kansas State beat West Virginia on Thursday night, but its hopes for the final four are almost over. If any team(s) will make it from the Big 12, it’ll be TCU or Baylor. And that home loss to Auburn looks worse and worse as the weeks roll on.
