Overview
- USA TODAY’s latest bowl projections move Texas A&M into the 12-team College Football Playoff field in place of Oklahoma after the Sooners’ loss to Texas.
- Texas A&M is 6–0 with a win at Notre Dame and sits No. 4 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, with LSU, Missouri and Texas ahead on the schedule.
- Indiana climbs into the projected top four after defeating Oregon.
- Oregon’s profile takes a significant hit, with USC the only ranked opponent left and a road game at Texas A&M next.
- Texas Tech rises after beating Kansas and is described as a potential Big 12 pace-setter with a path to the conference title game, while legacy Pac-12 schools will honor Pac-12 bowl tie-ins through 2025.