College Football Power Rankings: Arizona State surges, playoff contenders reshuffle after upsets

1

Oregon

Life’s good if you’re a Duck. Oregon sat at home and got a much-needed rest after eight straight weeks and watched two top-five Big Ten opponents clash. They still don’t know if they’ll face Ohio State again, this time in the Big Ten Championship Game, but it appears destined at this point. The Ducks clinched a spot in the Big Ten title game nine days ago, though the conference’s mathematicians needed an additional 72 hours last week to figure that out thanks to complicated (and confusing) tiebreaker scenarios.

11-0

2

Ohio State

Ohio State proved why it may have the best defense in the country after slowing and downright demolishing Indiana’s explosive offense in a 38-15 beatdown. Ryan Day entered the season 2-6 against top-five teams but is 2-1 against them this fall, with his only blemish being the one-point loss at Oregon. The Buckeyes can clinch a rematch against Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game with a win this week against Michigan. You can bet the Bucks will be out for blood following a three-game losing streak to the Wolverines.

10-1

3

Notre Dame

Might Notre…


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Author : Brandon Marcello

Publish date : 2024-11-25 17:01:00

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