Overview
- Media projections from ESPN and CBS broadly place Ohio State at No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings after a dominant start capped by a 38-14 win at Penn State.
- Indiana remains unbeaten following a 55-10 rout of Maryland and is widely viewed as the likely No. 2 seed in Tuesday’s release.
- Texas revived its playoff and SEC paths with a 34-31 win over No. 9 Vanderbilt, moving to 7-2 (4-1 SEC) behind Arch Manning’s 328 yards and three touchdowns.
- Miami’s overtime loss to SMU damaged the Hurricanes’ playoff outlook and contributed to new volatility in the ACC race entering Week 11.
- Memphis is projected as the Group-of-Five frontrunner for the automatic berth if the Tigers continue winning, positioning them in the lower end of the top 25.