THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TOP 25 TEAMS AND HOW THEY FARED NOV. 12-14
Results of games Nov. 12 through Nov. 14 involving the College Football Playoff Top 25 teams from Nov. 10. The numbers in parentheses separated by dashes are, in order, that team’s rankings in three polls as of Nov. 15: The Football Writers Association of America/National Football Foundation Super 16 teams; the Associated Press Top 25 media; the USA Today-Amway Top 25 coaches.
1. (1/1/1) CLEMSON (10-0, 7-0 ACC Atlantic) beat Syracuse Saturday, 37-27. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2).
2. (3/3/3) ALABAMA (9-1, 6-1 SEC West) beat No. 17 Mississippi State Saturday, 31-6. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Charleston Southern, 4 p.m. (SEC).
3. (2/2/2) OHIO STATE (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten East) beat Illinois Saturday, 28-3. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. No. 13 Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC).
4. (4/5/5) NOTRE DAME (9-1) beat Wake Forest Saturday, 28-7. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Boston College at Boston, Mass. (Fenway Park), 7:30 p.m. (NBC).
5. (6/6/6) IOWA (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten West) beat Minnesota Saturday, 40-35. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Purdue, 12 p.m. (ESPN2).
6. (10/10/10) BAYLOR (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) lost to No. 12 Oklahoma Saturday, 44-34. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at No. 8 Oklahoma State, 7:30 p.m. (FOX).
7. (14/15/15) STANFORD (8-2, 7-1 Pac-12 North) lost to Oregon Saturday, 38-36. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. California, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN).
8. (5/4/4) OKLAHOMA STATE (10-0, 7-0 Big 12) beat Iowa State Saturday, 35-31. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. No. 6 Baylor, 7:30 p.m. (FOX).
9. (nr/17/17) LOUISIANA STATE (7-2, 4-2 SEC West) lost to Arkansas Saturday, 31-14. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at Mississippi, 3:30 p.m. (CBS).
10. (nr/18/18) UTAH (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12 South) lost to Arizona Saturday, 37-30 (2OT). Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. No. 19 UCLA, 3:30 p.m. (FOX).
11. (8/8/8) FLORIDA (9-1, 7-1 SEC West) beat South Carolina Saturday, 24-14. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Florida Atlantic, 12 p.m. (SEC).
12. (7/7/7) OKLAHOMA (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) beat No. 6 Baylor Saturday, 44-34. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. No. 15 Texas Christian, 8 p.m. (ABC).
13. (9/9/9) MICHIGAN STATE (9-1, 5-1 Big Ten East) beat Maryland Saturday, 24-7. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at No. 3 Ohio State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC).
14. (12/14/13) MICHIGAN (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten East) beat Indiana Saturday, 48-41 (2OT). Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at Penn State, 12 p.m. (ABC).
15. (11/11/11) TEXAS CHRISTIAN (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) beat Kansas Saturday, 23-17. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at No. 12 Oklahoma, 8 p.m. (ABC).
16. (16/16/16) FLORIDA STATE (8-2, 6-2 ACC Atlantic) beat North Carolina State Saturday, 34-17. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga, 3 p.m. (RSN/ESPN3).
17. (nr/29/25t) MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-3, 3-3 SEC West) lost to No. 2 Alabama Saturday, 31-6. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at Arkansas, 7 p.m. (ESPN).
18. (nr/20/21) NORTHWESTERN (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten West) beat Purdue Saturday, 21-14. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at No. 25 Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. (Big Ten).
19. (nr/30/26) UCLA (7-2, 4-2 Pac-12 South) lost to Washington State Saturday, 31-27. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at No. 10 Utah, 3:30 p.m. (FOX).
20. (nr/19/19) NAVY (8-1, 6-0 American West) beat Southern Methodist Saturday, 55-14. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at Tulsa, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network).
21. (nr/28/27) MEMPHIS (8-2, 4-2 American West) lost to No. 24 Houston Saturday, 35-34. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at No. 22 Temple, 12 p.m. (ESPNU)
22. (nr/32/32) TEMPLE (8-2, 5-1 American East) lost to South Florida Saturday, 44-23. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. No. 21 Memphis, 12 p.m. (ESPNU)
23. (13/12/12) NORTH CAROLINA (9-1, 6-0 ACC Coastal) beat Miami, Fla., Saturday, 59-21. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at Virginia Tech, 12 p.m. (ESPN).
24. (15/13/14) HOUSTON (10-0, 6-0 American West) beat No. 21 Memphis Saturday, 35-34. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU).
25. (nr/21/20) WISCONSIN (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten West) did not play this week. Next: Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. No. 18 Northwestern, 3:30 p.m. (Big Ten).