- Utah: Another solid win, over previously-unbeaten California, added to the Utah resume’. The Utes’ win at Oregon is losing luster, but its win over Michigan is gaining steam.
- Florida: Another solid win, at Missouri. Now the Gators play at LSU. Win that game, and Florida will be the runaway No. 1 team.
- Ole Miss: The longer Florida rides high, the better it looks for Mississippi.
- Michigan: Wow. A 38-0 win over a team (Northwestern) in the top 10 is impressive. Now the Wolverines host Michigan State in a battle royale.
- TCU: The Horned Frogs are living dangerously, with three road wins each by a touchdown or less, but road wins are resume’ builders.
- Clemson: The Tigers don’t have a ton of chances left to be impressive. Notre Dame, already, and Florida State, eventually, are about it.
- Alabama: You know, the SEC West champ’s schedule is going to get even tougher if Florida stays strong. We really weren’t expecting a national title contender coming out of the SEC East.
- Northwestern: The Wildcats looked overmatched against Michigan, but A) that was a road game, and B) those wins over Stanford and Duke remain impressive.
- Notre Dame: Irish’s national title hopes were hurt by Southern Cal’s loss to Washington. The Trojans aren’t as good as we thought they were, negating the chance for an impressive Irish victory.
- LSU: Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, all kinds of teams could land here. I went with the Tigers because the victory at Mississippi State now seems as impressive as anyone contending for the slot.
