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Projecting the College Football Playoff Rankings for Week 11

Week 10 across college football produced the most interesting Saturday to-date.

From start to finish, there were near upsets, actual upsets and everything in between.

When the day was done, Oklahoma was the only top-10 team to falter in the stunning final matchup of Bedlam before the Sooners head to the SEC in 2024.

With Week 11 around the corner and plenty of primetime matchups ahead in the second weekend of November, here’s Sports Illustrated‘s updated College Football Playoff projection when the rankings are released on Tuesday night.

The Projected Ranking

1. Ohio State Buckeyes: 9–0 (6–0 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 35–16 at Rutgers

Week 11: Home vs. Michigan State

2. Georgia Bulldogs: 9–0 (6–0 SEC)

This Week: Won 30–21 vs. No. 12 Missouri

Week 11: Home vs. Ole Miss

3. Michigan Wolverines: 9–0 (6–0 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 41–13 vs. Purdue

Week 11: Away at Penn State

4. Florida State Seminoles: 9–0 (7–0 ACC)

This Week: Won 24–7 at Pittsburgh

Week 11: Home vs. Miami

5. Washington Huskies: 9–0 (6–0 Pac-12)

This Week: Won 52–42 at No. 20 USC

Week 11: Home vs. Utah

6. Oregon Ducks: 8–1 (5–1 Pac-12)

This Week: Won 63–19 vs. Cal

Week 11: Home vs. USC

7. Texas Longhorns: 8–1 (5–1 Big 12)

This Week: Won 33–30 vs. No. 23 Kansas State (OT)

Week 11: Away at TCU

8. Alabama Crimson Tide: 8–1 (6–0 SEC)

This Week: Won 42–28 vs. No. 14 LSU

Week 11: Away at Kentucky

9. Ole Miss Rebels: 8–1 (5–1 SEC)

This Week: Won 38–35 vs. Texas A&M

Week 11: Away at Georgia

10. Penn State Nittany Lions: 8–1 (5–1 Big Ten)

This Week: Won 51–15 at Maryland

Week 11: Home vs. Michigan

11. Louisville Cardinals: 8–1 (5–1 ACC)

This Week: Won 34–3 vs. Virginia Tech

Week 11: Home vs. Virginia

12. Oregon State Beavers: 7–2 (4–2 Pac-12)

This Week: Won 26-19 at Colorado

Week 11: Home vs. Stanford

13. Tennessee Volunteers: 7–2 (3–2 SEC)

This Week: Won 59–3 vs. UConn

Week 11: Away at Missouri

14. Utah Utes: 7–2 (4–2 Pac-12)

This Week: Won 55–3 vs. Arizona State

Week 11: Away at Washington

15. Missouri Tigers: 7–2 (3–2 SEC)

This Week: Lost 30–21 at No. 2 Georgia

Week 11: Home vs. Tennessee

16. Oklahoma State Cowboys: 7–2 (5–1 Big 12)

This Week: Won 27–24 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma

Week 11: Away at UCF

17. Oklahoma Sooners: 7–2 (4–2 Big 12)

This Week: Lost 27–24 at No. 22 Oklahoma State

Week 11: Home vs. West Virginia

18. Kansas Jayhawks: 7–2 (4–2 Big 12)

This Week: Won 28–21 at Iowa State

Week 11: Home vs. Texas Tech

19. LSU Tigers: 6–3 (4–2 SEC)

This Week: Lost 42–28 at No. 8 Alabama

Week 11: Home vs. Florida

20. Tulane Green Wave: 8–1 (5–0 American)

This Week: Won 13–10 at East Carolina

Week 11: Home vs. Tulsa

21. North Carolina Tar Heels: 7–2 (3–2 ACC)

This Week: Won 59–7 vs. Campbell

Week 11: Home vs. Duke

22. Liberty Flames: 9–0 (7–0 Conference USA)

This Week: Won 56–30 vs. Louisiana Tech

Week 11: Home vs. Old Dominion

23. Fresno State Bulldogs: 8-1 (4-1 Mountain West)

This week: Won 37-30 vs. Boise State

Week 11: Away at San Jose State

24. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 7–3

This Week: Lost 31–23 at Clemson

Week 11: Idle

25. Duke Blue Devils: 6–3 (3–2 ACC)

This Week: Won 24–21 vs. Wake Forest

Week 11: Away at North Carolina

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