UPDATED PREDICTION (10/05/25):
SEC
Georgia (4-1,2-1) - @ Auburn, Ole Miss, Florida, @ Mississippi St, Texas, Charlotte, @ Georgia Tech
Ole Miss (5-0, 3-0) - Washington St, @ Georgia, @ Oklahoma, South Carolina, The Citadel, Florida, @ Mississippi St
Tennessee (4-1, 1-1) - Arkansas, @ Alabama, @ Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Mexico St, @ Florida, Vanderbilt
Oklahoma (5-0, 1-1) - Texas, @ South Carolina, Ole Miss, @ Tennessee, @ Alabama, Mizzou, LSU
LSU (4-1, 1-1) - South Carolina, @ Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, @ Alabama, Arkansas, Western Kentucky, @ Oklahoma
Texas A&M (5-0, 2-0) - Florida, @ Arkansas, @ LSU, @ Mizzou, South Carolina, Samford, @ Texas
Alabama (4-1, 2-0) - @ Mizzou, Tennessee, @ South Carolina, LSU, Oklahoma, E. Illinois, @ Auburn
Mizzou (5-0, 1-0) - Alabama, @ Auburn, @ Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Mississippi St, @ Oklahoma, @ Arkansas
- UGA, Ole Miss, and Tennessee all win
- With Texas losing, they are likely out unless they win out (not happening)
- This week, Texas beating Oklahoma would knock another team down for us, but really us beating undefeated Oklahoma would help us too, so a wash
- LSU losing to SC would be nice, but I doubt that happens at home
- Texas A&M losing to Florida would knock another team down and help us for the SEC title race
- We want Bama to beat Mizzou
Big Ten
Oregon (5-0, 2-0) - Indiana, @ Rutgers, Wisconsin, @ Iowa, Minnesota, USC, @ Washington
Ohio St (5-0, 2-0) - @ Illinois, @ Wisconsin, Penn St, @ Purdue, UCLA, Rutgers, @ Michigan
Indiana (5-0, 2-0) - @ Oregon, Michigan St, UCLA, @ Maryland, @ Penn St, Wisconsin, @ Purdue
USC (4-1, 2-1) - Michigan, @ Notre Dame, @ Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa, @ Oregon, UCLA
Michigan (4-1, 2-0) - @ USC, Washington, @ Michigan St, Purdue, @ Northwestern, @ Maryland, Ohio St
Illinois (5-1, 2-1) - Ohio St, @ Washington, Rutgers, Maryland, @ Wisconsin, Northwestern
- Oregon and Ohio St are still locks
- Penn St is eliminated for all intents and purposes
- Indiana is a lock at 10-2, but if they lose a 3rd game they are done
- USC has a good shot if they win 2 of 3 vs ND, Michigan, Oregon
- Michigan has an outside shot at 10-2
- Illinois has an outside shot even though they are mediocre due to schedule
- Washington and Nebraska are still long shots
ACC
Miami (5-0, 1-0) - Louisville, Stanford, @ SMU, Syracuse, NC State, @ Virginia Tech, @ Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech (5-0, 2-0) - Virginia Tech, @ Duke, Syracuse, @ NC State, @ Boston College, Pittsburgh, Georgia
Virginia (5-1, 3-0) - Washington St, @ UNC, @ California, Wake Forest, @ Duke, Virginia Tech
- Miami is probably a lock in the ACC title game, and the other teams losing helps their at-large bid if they go 11-2
- Ga Tech has the schedule to make the ACC title game, could be a possible at-large at 10-2
- UVA and Duke still have a legitimate shot at the ACC title game as well
Big XII
Arizona St (4-1, 2-0) - @ Utah, Texas Tech, Houston, @ Iowa St, WVU, @ Colorado, Arizona
Texas Tech (5-0, 2-0) -Kansas, @ Arizona St, Oklahoma St, @ Kansas St, BYU, UCF, @ WVU
Iowa State (5-1, 2-1) - @ Colorado, BYU, Arizona St, @ TCU, Kansas, @ Oklahoma St
BYU (5-0, 2-0) - @ Arizona, Utah, @ Iowa St, @ Texas Tech, TCU, @ Cincinnati, UCF
Utah (4-1, 1-1) - Arizona St, @ BYU, Colorado, Cincinnati, @ Baylor, Kansas St, @ Kansas
- Tx Tech, Iowa St, Arizona St, Utah, BYU etc. are all about the same so no real advantage at this point, whoever wins road games gets to the title game
Everyone Else (The Undeserving)
Notre Dame (3-2) - NC State, USC, @ Boston College, Navy, @ Pittsburgh, Syracuse, @ Stanford
UNLV (5-0, 1-0) - Air Force, @ Boise St, New Mexico, @ Colorado St, Utah St, Hawaii, @ Nevada
Navy (5-0, 3-0) - @ Temple, FAU, @ North Texas, @ Notre Dame, USF, @ Memphis, Army
Tulane (4-1, 1-0) - East Carolina, Army, @ UTSA, @ Memphis, FAU, at Temple, Charlotte
North Texas (5-0, 1-0) - USF, UTSA, @ Charlotte, Navy, @ UAB, @ Rice, Temple
Memphis (6-0, 2-0) - Tulsa, @ UAB, USF, @ Rice, Tulane, @ East Carolina, Navy
- Notre Dame MIGHT get in at 10-2, but it's not a given; but any more losses and they are done; I don't see them winning out even with their weak schedule
- UNLV has a shot if they go undefeated, but it still might not be enough schedule wise to grab the G5 spot over the AAC champ
- The AAC Champ will go pretty much as long as they are 11-2 are better (any of the four teams could win it, they are all basically the same garbage at this point)
PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS
First Round
(9) USC vs. (8) Alabama
(12) Tulane vs. (5) Tennessee
(11) Indiana vs. (6) Oklahoma
(10) Ole Miss vs. (7) Texas Tech
2nd Round
USC vs. (1) Oregon (Rose Bowl)
Tennessee vs. (4) Ohio State (Cotton Bowl)
Oklahoma vs. (3) Miami (Orange Bowl)
Ole Miss vs. (2) Georgia (Sugar Bowl)
Final 4
Tennessee vs. Oregon (Fiesta Bowl)
Miami vs. Georgia (Peach Bowl)
NC - Tennessee vs. Miami (Miami)
