The final week of the college football regular season has arrived, and there is still so much at stake. Both spots in the Big 12 championship are open. The Big Ten East spot is still up for grabs. Washington’s opponent in the Pac-12 Championship is still undecided.
Saturday was relatively upset-free, with only No. 20 North Carolina falling to a lower-ranked or unranked team, which means there is unlikely to be much of a shake-up entering Rivalry Week.
That certainly doesn’t mean there won’t be any shake-up. No. 4 Florida State sustained what appeared to be a season-ending injury to quarterback Jordan Travis, while No. 5 Washington added yet another impressive win to its resume against Oregon State. No. 2 Michigan played a close game against Maryland, while No. 3 Ohio State demolished Minnesota in its final tune-up before The Game.
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The final rankings will be the next step in setting up the best phase of the college football season: rivalry week. Here’s a look at how the rankings are shaping up in the final week of the regular season.
College football rankings for rivalry week
Coaches poll
Ranking Team Record Points (No. 1 votes) 1 Georgia 11-0 1,571 (61) 2 Ohio State 11-0 1,460 (1) 3 Michigan 11-0 1,458 (1) 4 Florida State 11-0 1,375 5 Washington 11-0 1,367 6 Oregon 10-1 1,234 7 Texas 10-1 1,193 8 Alabama 10-1 1,174 9 Louisville 10-1 1,035 10 Missouri 9-2 981 11 Penn State 9-2 908 12 Ole Miss 9-2 863 13 Oklahoma 9-2 840 14 LSU 8-3 726 15 Oregon State 8-3 684 16 Arizona 8-3 568 17 Notre Dame 8-3 536 18 Tulane 10-1 493 19 Iowa 9-2 447 20 Kansas State 8-3 424 21 Oklahoma State 8-3 299 22 Liberty 11-0 158 23 Tennessee 7-4 109 24 NC State 8-3 97 25 SMU 9-2 84
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 79; UNLV 76; Utah 75; Toledo 49; James Madison 48; Clemson 25; Troy 17; Texas A&M 6; UCLA 5; Kansas 4; Fresno State 3; West Virginia 2; UTSA 1; Air Force 1
AP poll
Ranking Team Record Points (No. 1 votes) 1 Georgia 11-0 1,549 (61) 2 Ohio State 11-0 1,447 (1) 3 Michigan 11-0 1,440 4 Washington 11-0 1,367 5 Florida State 11-0 1,324 6 Oregon 10-1 1,219 7 Texas 10-1 1,180 8 Alabama 10-1 1,138 9 Louisville 10-1 1,017 10 Missouri 9-2 964 11 Penn State 9-2 894 12 Ole Miss 9-2 878 13 Oklahoma 9-2 766 14 LSU 8-3 748 15 Oregon State 8-3 714 16 Arizona 8-3 625 17 Notre Dame 8-3 503 18 Tulane 10-1 499 19 Kansas State 8-3 418 20 Iowa 9-2 332 21 Oklahoma State 8-3 329 22 Liberty 11-0 229 23 Toledo 10-1 118 24 James Madison 10-1 75 25 Tennessee 7-4 72
Others receiving votes: Utah 69; NC State 66; UNLV 56; SMU 49; North Carolina 26; Clemson 20; Kansas 7; Fresno State 6; New Mexico State 3; UCLA 1; Miami (OH) 1; Texas A&M 1
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