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Tomorrow's Top 25 Today: Texas A&M makes strong case for No. 1 in updated college football rankings
Last week's voting had Ohio State as the rock-solid No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll with 55 first-place votes and 1,633 voting points. Indiana had the second-most first-place votes with 11, but the 1,591 voting points was closer to No. 1 than it was to No. 3, where Texas A&M checked in with just one first-place vote and 1,523 voting points.
Need to know: Ohio State entered Week 11 with the best chance in the country to reach the playoff (99.2%), the best chance to earn the No. 1 seed (41.1%), and the best chance to win it all (27%).
College football is unpredictable and delightful, which is why we live for what happens on Saturdays. And Week 11 certainly delivered, from a thriller in Happy Valley to even more chaos in ACC country.
The Week 11 college football slate was highlighted by a showdown of Big 12 top dogs as Texas Tech handed BYU its first loss, while Virginia and Louisville both suffered their second losses of the season in upset fashion to throw the ACC into chaos.
What I do feel confident in is another excellent showing by Texas Tech's loaded defense. Led by star pass rusher David Bailey, the Red Raiders boast one of the best defensive lines in the nation, and linebacker Jacob Rodriguez is a likely All-American.
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BYU can earn a rematch with Texas Tech by winning its next three games. BYU faces the Cincinnati Bearcats, the other one-loss team in Big 12 play, on November 22 in Ohio. A BYU win over Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship Game feels like the only path for the conference to get two teams into the 12-team field now.
Beyond the College Football Playoff race, there are some interesting developing stories in the push for bowl season.