Alabama is, without question, the No. 1 team in the country after surviving Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M in a 49-42 shootout. The only thing that might be standing in the Crimson Tide's way of a third-straight title is a date with Lousiana State University, but Ole Miss wants something to say about that in two weeks.

It was a tough week for the Big Ten and Big-12 as ranked teams in both conferences lost. The PAC-12 had a good week with several high-profile games that went the conference's way--the exception being Ohio State defeated California.

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1 Alabama Crimson Tide 2-0 1

2 Ohio State Buckeyes 3-0 2

3 Oregon Ducks 3-0 4

4 Clemson Tigers 2-0 5

5 Stanford Cardinals 2-0 6

6 Louisville Cardinals 3-0 7

7 LSU Tigers 3-0 8

8 Texas A&M Aggies 2-1 3

9 Florida State Seminoles 2-0 9

10 UCLA Bruins 2-0 13

11 Oklahoma Sooners 3-0 11

12 South Carolina Gamecocks 2-1 12

13 Georgia Bulldogs 1-1 10

14 Oklahoma State Cowboys 3-0 14

15 Florida Gators 1-1 15

16 Michigan Wolverines 3-0 17

17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2-1 19

18 Boise State Broncos 2-1 20

19 Northwestern Wildcats 3-0 22

20 Ole Miss Rebels 3-0 24

21 Nebraska Cornhuskers 2-1 16

22 Washington Huskies 2-0 23

23 UCF Knights 3-0 NR

24 Wisconsin Badgers 2-1 18

25 Texas Tech Red Raiders 3-0 NR

Dropped Out: Texas Longhorns, TCU Horned Frogs