AP top-25 at a glance:
- 2-0 Ohio State -30.5 vs OhioU
- 2-0 Penn State vs FCS
- 2-0 Louisiana State -7.5 vs Florida
- 2-0 Oregon -27.5 at Northwestern
- 2-0 Miami, FL -17.5 vs #18 S. Florida
- 2-0 Georgia -3.5 at #15 Tennessee
- 1-1 Texas -40.5 vs UTEP
- 0-1 Notre Dame -6.5 vs #16 aTm
- 2-0 Illinois -27.5 vs WMU
- 2-0 Florida State
- 2-0 South Carolina -3.5 vs Vandy
- 1-1 Clemson -2.5 at GaTech
- 2-0 Oklahoma -23.5 at Temple
- 3-0 Iowa State -21.5 at ArkSt
- 2-0 Tennessee +3.5 vs #6 Georgia
- 2-0 aTm +6.5 at #8 Notre Dame
- 2-0 Ole Miss -6.5 vs Ark
- 2-0 South Florida +17.5 at #5 Miami
- 1-1 Alabama -20.5 vs Wisconsin
- 2-0 Utah -23.5 at Wyoming
- 2-0 Texas Tech -23.5 vs OrSU
- 2-0 Indiana -46.5 vs INST
- 1-1 Michigan -28.5 vs CMU
- 2-0 Auburn -24.5 vs S. Bama
- 2-0 Mizzou -27.5 vs Louisiana
#10 Florida State is off this week as they prepare for a big showdown with (checks notes) Kent State, LoL. The rest of the top-25 are in action but from the look of the spreads, it appears that most of them are basically scrimmaging.
There are three ranked vs ranked games and each is interesting:
#5 Miami, FL -17.5 vs South Florida:
South Florida already has wins over Boise and the Gators so a win here would put them at 3-0 in three-straight games against (then) ranked teams. This might be tougher for the Hurricanes than it seems.
#6 Georgia -3.5 at #15 Tennessee:
With Florida apparently in a spiral this could be crucial for winning the SEC-E (checks notes) Nevermind, there isn't an SEC-E anymore. Oh well, in any case this could wind up determining either a CFP bid or an SECCG bid or both.
#8 Notre Dame -6.5 vs #16 aTm:
At present there are only two ranked teams on Notre Dame's 12-game schedule. One is Miami and Notre Dame already lost that game in South Florida and the other is this game. That makes this game pretty important for the Irish' CFP hopes. A Notre Dame that goes 0-2 against ranked teams and 10-0 against unranked teams might not get in. Furthermore, a loss here would almost certainly eliminate Notre Dame's room for error as a 9-3 team against this schedule is almost certainly out. For the Aggies I think this is more about room for error. After this they have five more games against currently ranked teams (vs #24 Auburn on 9/27, at #3 LSU on 10/25, at #25 Mizzou on 11/8, vs #11 USCe on 11/15, and at #7 TX on 11/28). They obviously can't make the playoffs at 6-6 so they are going to have to win some of those.