Coaches Poll, College football and Week 13
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Projected AP Top 25 college football rankings after Week 13 with the ACC descending into chaos, Oklahoma making statements, and Oregon earning their CFP pedigree.
Oregon's offense overwhelmed the USC defense and got just enough stops to pull away for a 42-27 victory on Saturday
Looking to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive, the No. 15 USC Trojans fell to the No. 7 Oregon Ducks 42-27 in a hostile road environment at Autzen
The No. 16 Trojans commit special teams gaffes and mental mistakes while struggling on defense, giving up 436 yards in a 42-27 Big Ten loss to the No. 6 Ducks.
Miami, as the committee's highest-ranked ACC team last week, was eliminated from reaching the league title game after SMU steamrolled Louisville and Duke toppled North Carolina. Now, Pat Narduzzi's Panthers have kickstarted a possible doomsday scenario for a conference that could be excluded from the playoff altogether in two weeks.
There is plenty of drama in the SEC to come after the league largely abdicated its duties to have some compelling games during Week 13 (SoCon Saturday remains the best nickname for the annual FCS opponents that filter through the conference). All told, six of the SEC’s 10 games will carry some sort of playoff implications.