SPEEDYLEE COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS

(Week 12)

Oregon’s loss to Arizona State was the only defeat for a top 10 school this week, but two teams adroitly avoided defeat by opting not to play at all.  #3 Clemson did not play and dropped a position, #9 Florida did not play and moved up a spot. Baylor returned to the top 10.

1.     LSU (11-0) defeated Arkansas 56-20. The Tigers have been ranked #1 here for six weeks.

2.     Ohio State (11-0) finally played a representative team, albiet an ineligible one, in Penn State and won 28-17.

3.     Georgia (10-1) defeated Texas A&M 19-13 and moved ahead a position.

4.     Clemson (11-0) did not play but their schedule is so weak, it was hard to tell the difference.

5.     Oklahoma (10-1) defeated TCU 28-24.

6.     Alabama (10-1) beat Western Carolina 66-3.

7.     Utah beat Arizona 35-7.

8.     Florida (9-2) avoided a trap game by not playing at all.

9.     Minnesota (10-1) beat Northwestern 38-22.

10.  Baylor (10-1) beat Texas 24-10.

INELIGIBLE: Penn State

WATCHLIST: Michigan (9-2), Oregon (9-2).

NOTES: Key games for the coming weekend: #2 Ohio State vs. Watchlisted Michigan, #6 Alabama vs. Auburn and #9 Minnesota vs. Wisconsin. … The Pac-12 Conference lost a Final Four contender when Oregon unexpectedly lost to Arizona State. It looks increasingly as though the conferences to be represented in the Final Four will probably be the SEC, the Big 10 (or 14 or whatever) and the Big 12 (or 10 or whatever). It is still possible that the SEC could get two teams in the Final Four, but that possibility seems less likely now than it did a few weeks ago. … The classic rivalry game between UCLA and Southern Cal had an interesting twist this year. Both coaches, Chip Kelly of UCLA and Clay Helton of USC, could be fired in the coming days. … The PAC 12 should take notice of the Arizona State program, under Herm Edwards. The Sun Devils have become a tough out. … Undefeated Division II power Slippery Rock had a bye week in the NCAA D-II playoffs and will host Shepherd (9-2) in a second round game on Nov. 30. Shepherd beat Indiana of Pennsylvania 31-27 in a round one game Saturday. The Rock is ranked 8^th as the second round approaches.