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I already posted about the B1G Divisional races, here I'll discuss the other P5 races.  I decided to post this when I realized that the SECCG could be set this weekend.  

ACC-Atlantic:
It is effectively between Clemson and Boston College and will likely be decided when they play in Chestnut Hill in two weeks.  Cuse and NCST are still mathematically in the race but they would need Clemson to lose out so, not happening.  

ACC-Coastal:
This one is a lot more complex because at least five of the six teams are still in the hunt.  Virginia (NCST), VaTech (GaTech), and Pitt (UNC) each only have one loss and they haven't played each other yet so they are clearly the front runners.  Pitt/UVA is this week in Charlottesville while Pitt/VaTech is next week in Pittsburgh.  UVA/VaTech is the day after Thanksgiving in Blacksburg.  Those three games are key because those three teams control their own destiny and can get to the ACCCG by winning out.  Miami (2-2) is still in the hunt as they have yet to play VaTech and Pitt.  They would need UVA to lose twice but, as mentioned above, the Cavaliers still have to host the Panthers and travel to the Hokies.  GaTech and Dook are mathematically in the running but practically eliminated.  

B12:
There are no divisions in the B12, the top two teams simply play a rematch (it is always a rematch) in the B12CG.  Texas (OkSU), Oklahoma (TX), and WVU (ISU) each have one loss.  West Virginia still has to play the other two.  All three control their own destiny.  The key remaining games are WVU at Texas this weekend and Oklahoma at WVU on the Friday after Thanksgiving.  Iowa State and Texas Tech are both 3-2 and very much in the race but they need help.  OkSU, Baylor, Kansas, KSU, and TCU are all mathematically in the running but practically eliminated.  

P12-N:
WSU (4-1) and Washington (4-2) control their own destiny and will meet in Seattle the Friday after Thanksgiving.  Stanford (3-2) is in the race but they lost to WSU so they'll need help.  Aside from the Apple Cup, the biggest remaining game is Stanford at Washington this weekend.  Oregon, California, and OrSU are theoretically in the running but practically eliminated.  

P12-S:
This is the messiest division in the P5.  None of the teams are better than 4-2 (Utah) nor worse than 2-3 (Colorado, UCLA, ASU) so all six teams still have a legitimate shot.  Utah is in the best shape both because they have the fewest loses (2) and because their losses were both to P12-N teams.  If they can win in Tempe this weekend then they'll own every potential tiebreaker except Colorado which will be determined in a few weeks and will not matter if the Buffaloes' skid continues (they have lost three straight since starting 5-0 and head to Tucson to play Zona this weekend).  

SEC-E:
The SEC-E is the only P5 division that will definitely be determined this weekend.  The UGA/UK winner will play in the SECCG in Atlanta.  UF, USCe, Vandy, TN, and Mizzou are all eliminated.  

SEC-W:
Other than the SEC-E, the SEC-W is the only other division that *COULD* be determined this weekend.  If Bama wins at LSU then the Tide will play the UGA/UK winner in the SECCG in Atlanta.  If LSU wins it is a lot more complicated.  aTm has a theoretical shot but it involves Bama losing three games so it isn't going to happen.  MissSt, Auburn, and Ole Miss each have three losses and a mathematical chance but they are practically eliminated.  Arkansas is mathematically eliminated.  

Awesome Medina. 

It's a shame that the Big XII feels the need to have a Ccg when they are the only P5 Conference that still plays a round robin. 

I could see maybe in the event of a tiebreaker, perhaps, if they aren't content with simply crowning the winner of the H-H.

In theory you could have a three way tie under the current system, and a team that would otherwise be "co-champs" would instead be left out of the Ccg altogether. 

Awesome Medina.

It's a shame that the Big XII feels the need to have a Ccg when they are the only P5 Conference that still plays a round robin.

I could see maybe in the event of a tiebreaker, perhaps, if they aren't content with simply crowning the winner of the H-H.

In theory you could have a three way tie under the current system, and a team that would otherwise be "co-champs" would instead be left out of the Ccg altogether.

It’s ridiculous 

It was a knee-jerk reaction to a nonexistent problem. 

Anyway, beating OU twice in the same season will be a lot of fun.

Replying to @Kris60 and @Brutus Buckeye :
I think the B12 pretty much had to add a CG for CFP purposes after what happened to them in 2014.  The other four P5 Champions will always have a win on CG weekend over a high quality opponent.  We saw what happened in 2014 when the B12's two CFP contenders didn't get that opportunity.  Instead, Ohio State's 59-0 CG win over #13 Wisconsin propelled them into the CFP ahead of TCU and Baylor.  That final weekend while Ohio State was steamrolling the Badgers the Bears had an 11 point win over #9 KSU and the Horned Frogs trounced ISU.  

Ohio State, TCU, and Baylor games against teams listed in the final 2014 CFP Rankings:

• #5 Baylor:  TCU lost on the road by a FG
• #6 TCU:  Baylor won at home by a FG
• #8 MSU:  tOSU won on the road by 12.  
• #11 KSU:  Baylor won at home by 11, TCU won at home by 21.  
• #18 Wisconsin:  tOSU won at a neutral site by 59.  
• #25 Minnesota:  tOSU won on the road by 7, TCU won at home by 23.  

All told:

• tOSU was 3-0 with an additional loss.  
• TCU was 2-1.  
• Baylor was 2-0 with an additional loss.  

One consistent thing that we have learned in the CFP era is that the concept of a "bad loss" has virtually disappeared.  

• In 2014 they had both tOSU and Baylor ahead of TCU despite the fact that TCU's three point road loss to Baylor was VASTLY better than tOSU's and Baylor's losses to mediocre VaTech and WVU teams.  
• In 2015 MSU's and Oklahoma's losss to a Nebraska and Texas teams that finished 5-7 did not keep them out of the playoffs.  
• In 2016 Clemson's loss to a Pitt team that finished 8-4 did not keep them out of the playoffs.  
• In 2017 Oklahoma's loss to an ISU team that finished 7-5 and Clemson's loss to a Syracuse team that finished 4-8 did not keep them out of the playoffs.  

One consistent thing that we have learned in the CFP era is that the concept of a "bad loss" has virtually disappeared.  

• In 2014 they had both tOSU and Baylor ahead of TCU despite the fact that TCU's three point road loss to Baylor was VASTLY better than tOSU's and Baylor's losses to mediocre VaTech and WVU teams.  

Yes, the voters are dumb.  

Replying to @Kris60 and @Brutus Buckeye :
I think the B12 pretty much had to add a CG for CFP purposes after what happened to them in 2014.  The other four P5 Champions will always have a win on CG weekend over a high quality opponent.  We saw what happened in 2014 when the B12's two CFP contenders didn't get that opportunity.  Instead, Ohio State's 59-0 CG win over #13 Wisconsin propelled them into the CFP ahead of TCU and Baylor.  That final weekend while Ohio State was steamrolling the Badgers the Bears had an 11 point win over #9 KSU and the Horned Frogs trounced ISU.  

Ohio State, TCU, and Baylor games against teams listed in the final 2014 CFP Rankings:

• #5 Baylor:  TCU lost on the road by a FG
• #6 TCU:  Baylor won at home by a FG
• #8 MSU:  tOSU won on the road by 12.  
• #11 KSU:  Baylor won at home by 11, TCU won at home by 21.  
• #18 Wisconsin:  tOSU won at a neutral site by 59.  
• #25 Minnesota:  tOSU won on the road by 7, TCU won at home by 23.  

All told:

• tOSU was 3-0 with an additional loss.  
• TCU was 2-1.  
• Baylor was 2-0 with an additional loss.  

One consistent thing that we have learned in the CFP era is that the concept of a "bad loss" has virtually disappeared.  

• In 2014 they had both tOSU and Baylor ahead of TCU despite the fact that TCU's three point road loss to Baylor was VASTLY better than tOSU's and Baylor's losses to mediocre VaTech and WVU teams.  
• In 2015 MSU's and Oklahoma's losss to a Nebraska and Texas teams that finished 5-7 did not keep them out of the playoffs.  
• In 2016 Clemson's loss to a Pitt team that finished 8-4 did not keep them out of the playoffs.  
• In 2017 Oklahoma's loss to an ISU team that finished 7-5 and Clemson's loss to a Syracuse team that finished 4-8 did not keep them out of the playoffs.  

I thought it was an overreaction to 2014 and, as we have detailed, the 13th data point was only part of the reason that Big 12 didn’t get a team in.  It was far from the only reason.  The very next season Oklahoma made the CFP comfortably without a CCG and would have last year too.  In 2016, OU wouldn’t have made it even with a CCG win.
And that’s sort of what I’ve always thought.  Some years a CCG would help you, some years it would hurt you, and some years it wouldn’t matter because a team would be too strong to leave out or weak to consider regardless of CCG result.  Apparently, the Big 12 ran tens of thousands of simulations and determined a 13th game would help the conference get it in a little more than without one.  So, whatever.  That’s much more scientific than my gut feeling about them I guess.
But I hate it.  Not only does it just not make sense because they already play a round robin but the Big 12 format now is brutal.  It’s the only conference that plays a round robin, the only one that guarantees a rematch, and the only one that guarantees the top 2 teams will play in the CCG.  They’ve made it too tough, IMO.