Will college football's top team stand up in Week 10? — SkimNews
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- Teams that held AP No. 1 or 2 have already lost six times with four weeks left in the regular season, versus a .888 regular-season winning percentage from 2014-2025 and just two total losses last year.
- Miami, the current No. 1, heads to South Bend to face Notre Dame, ranked No. 11 in the committee’s first set; the Irish are No. 4 in the AP poll and No. 1 in ESPN’s FPI, and an Irish loss is described as potentially fatal for a playoff bid.
- Georgia, the No. 2 team, visits Ole Miss for a rematch of last year’s Sugar Bowl; the Bulldogs have been held below 28 points in three straight games for the first time since 2019, while Ole Miss arrives after a dominant win over Auburn.
- Utah, No. 3, hosts No. 9 BYU at 10 a.m. in Salt Lake City; BYU has one of the season’s biggest victories over Notre Dame, followed by a 39-31 loss to UCF and a 27-20 win over Arizona State.
- Ohio State faces Texas in Columbus after the Buckeyes blew a big lead to Texas; the teams have five combined losses, both star quarterbacks are unavailable, and a loss for either would likely end its playoff hopes.
- Oregon reached the committee’s top 25 while having lost twice to unranked teams, started three quarterbacks and fired its offensive coordinator.
Why it matters: Notre Dame’s rankings expose the stakes: No. 11 in the committee’s first CFP set, No. 4 in the AP poll and No. 1 in ESPN’s FPI. With four weeks left, the source calls an Irish loss potentially fatal for a playoff bid, while Miami’s injury-depleted secondary was carved up by Billy Edwards Jr. last week.
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