College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction for Week 12

A wild Week 11 unfolded across all of college football Sports IllustratedThe College Football Playoff rankings forecast is in flux heading into Week 12.

Here’s how we’ll see how things unfold as the sport enters the final stages of the season.

1. Oregon Ducks: 10-0 (7-0 Big Ten)

This week: Won 39-18 against Maryland

Week 12: Away at Wisconsin

2. Ohio State Buckeyes: 8-1 (5-1 Big Ten)

This week: Won 45-0 against Purdue

Week 12: Away at Northwestern

3. Texas Longhorns: 8-1 (4-1 SEC)

This week: Won 49-17 against Florida

Week 12: Away at Arkansas

4. Penn State Nittany Lions: 8-1 (5-1 Big Ten)

This week: Won 35-6 against Washington

Week 12: Away at Purdue

5. Tennessee Volunteers: 8-1 (5-1 SEC)

This week: Won 33-14 against Mississippi State

Week 12: Away at Georgia

6. Indiana Hoosiers: 10-0 (7-0 Big Ten)

This week: Won 20-15 against Michigan

Week 12: Idle

7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: 8-1

This week: Won 52-3 against Florida State

Week 12: Home vs. Virginia

8. Alabama Crimson Tide: 7-2 (4-2 SEC)

This week: Won 42-13 at No. 16 LSU

Week 12: Home vs. Mercer

9. Ole Miss Rebels: 8-2 (4-2 SEC)

This week: Won 28-10 over No. 3 Georgia

Week 12: Idle

10. Miami Hurricanes: 9-1 (5-1 ACC)

This week: Lost 28-23 at Georgia Tech

Week 12: Home vs. Wake Forest

11. Georgia Bulldogs: 7-2 (5-2 SEC)

This week: Lost 28-10 at No. 16 Ole Miss

Week 12: Home vs. Tennessee

12. Boise State Broncos: 8-1 (5-0 Mountain West)

This week: Won 28-21 against Nevada

Week 12: Away at San Jose State

13. SMU Mustangs: 8-1 (5-0 ACC)

This week: idle

Week 12: Home vs. Boston College

14. Texas A&M Aggies: 7-2 (5-1 SEC)

This week: idle

Week 12: Home game against New Mexico State

15. BYU Cougars: 8-1 (5-1 Big 12)

This week: Trailing 21-10 (LATE)

Week 12: Home vs. Kansas

16. Kansas State Wildcats: 7-2 (4-2 Big 12)

This week: idle

Week 12: Home vs. Arizona State

17. Colorado Buffaloes: 7-2 (5-1 Big 12)

This week: Won 41-27 at Texas Tech

Week 12: Home vs. Utah

18. Washington State Cougars: 8-1 (0-0 Pac-12)

This Week: Leading Utah State 21-7 (LATE)

Week 12: Away at New Mexico

19. Louisville Cardinals: 6-3 (4-2 ACC)

This week: idle

Week 12: Away at Stanford

20. Clemson Tigers: 7-2 (6-1 ACC)

This week: Won 24-14 at Virginia Tech

Week 12: Away at Pittsburgh

21. LSU Tigers: 6-3 (3-2 SEC)

This week: Lost 42-13 to No. 11 Alabama

Week 12: Away in Florida

22. Missouri Tigers: 7-2 (3-2 SEC)

This week: Won 30-23 against Oklahoma

Week 12: Away at South Carolina

23. Army Black Knights: 9-0 (7-0 American)

This week: Won 14-3 at North Texas

Week 12: Idle

24. South Carolina Gamecocks: 6-3 (4-3 SEC)

This week: Won 28-7 at Vanderbilt

Week 12: Home vs. Missouri

25. Tulane Green Wave: 8-2 (6-0 Americans)

This week: Won 52-6 against Temple

Week 12: Away with the Navy

Removed from the rankings: No. 17 Iowa State, No. 18 Pittsburgh