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The Stanford Cardinal suffered a second loss on the season -- this time in their own time zone! Gone are the excuses used by the College Football Playoff Committee to seat the Cardinal ahead of undefeated teams. Now, forced to rethink the rankings once again, how will those without a loss stack up? Of course we must wait until Tuesday for the official release of the only ranking that matter but until then, here are the AP and Coaches Polls
| AP | Coaches | S&P+ | Massey | |
| 1 | Clemson (34) | Clemson (28) | Clemson | Clemson |
| 2 | Ohio State (2) | Ohio State (32) | Alabama | Alabama |
| 3 | Alabama (4) | Alabama (4) | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Michigan | Notre Dame |
| 6 | Iowa | Iowa | Notre Dame | Oklahoma State |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Baylor | Florida |
| 8 | Florida | Florida | Florida State | Iowa |
| 9 | Michigan State | Michigan State | Ole Miss | Baylor |
| 10 | Baylor | Baylor | Florida | TCU |
| 11 | TCU | TCU | USC | Michigan State |
| 12 | North Carolina | North Carolina | Navy | Stanford |
| 13 | Houston | Michigan | LSU | Michigan |
| 14 | Michigan | Houston | West Virginia | North Carolina |
| 15 | Stanford | Stanford | Stanford | Houston |
| 16 | Florida State | Florida State | Bowling Green | Navy |
| 17 | LSU | LSU | UCLA | LSU |
| 18 | Utah | Utah | Wisconsin | Utah |
| 19 | Navy | Navy | NC State | Florida State |
| 20 | Northwestern | Wisconsin | Oklahoma State | USC |
| 21 | Wisconsin | Northwestern | Tennessee | Ole Miss |
| 22 | USC | Oregon | Western Kentucky | Memphis |
| 23 | Oregon | Washington State | Arkansas | Wisconsin |
| 24 | Washington State | USC | Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
| 25 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss (T-25) | Washington | Arkansas |
| 25 | Mississippi State (T-25) |
A quick glance reveals the coaches as well as the media favors the only remaining undefeated Big XII program -- the Oklahoma State Cowboys -- as a playoff contender over a one loss Notre Dame team. However, the conference is showing signs of strength with four programs ranked inside the top eleven. Of those teams, the Oklahoma Sooners climb the furthest and look to earn a playoff spot. With two weeks of the regular season left, can the Sooners pull off what was once considered unlikely? I think so!