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
Others Considered: James Madison (ineligible for CFP in 2023 due to move from FCS), UCLA, Kansas State, Arizona, Air Force
Dropped from Rankings: No. 19 UCLA, No. 20 USC, No. 23 Kansas State, No. 25 Air Force
