Teams eliminated from the playoff were Kansas State, Michigan State and Notre Dame in games against other teams in the playoff race. Auburn finally ran out of luck, and Texas A&M was able to reap the rewards.

Currently, six to eight teams are battling for two playoff spots. That is assuming Mississippi State and Florida State stay undefeated. The Bulldogs could eliminate their nemesis, the Crimson Tide, with a win on Saturday.

Nebraska against Wisconsin and Miami against Florida State are the only other major match-ups. As teams lose, chaos begins to rule.

Rank / Team / Record / Previous Rank

1 Mississippi State 9-0 1

2 Florida State 9-0 2

3 Alabama 8-1 4

4 Oregon 9-1 6

5 TCU 8-1 8

6 Baylor 8-1 10

7 Arizona State 8-1 12

8 Ohio State 8-1 13

9 Mississippi 8-2 11

10 Auburn 7-2 5

11 Nebraska 8-1 14

12 Michigan State 7-2 3

13 Kansas State 7-2 9

14 Georgia 7-2 17

15 UCLA 8-2 18

16 Notre Dame 7-2 7

17 Arizona 7-2 23

18 Duke 8-1 22

19 Marshall 9-0 19

20 Colorado State 9-1 21

21 LSU 7-3 15

22 Clemson 7-2 25

23 Georgia Tech 8-2 NR

24 Wisconsin 7-2 NR

25 Georgia Southern 8-2 NR

Dropped out: Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia