SN Week 11 college football rankings: Stage set for biggest week of Playoff race

Zac Al-Khateeb

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With the conclusion of Week 10, the college football season has finally arrived at its most important week of the season to date — and maybe all regular season.

The Week 11 slate of games includes two of the top 10 most impactful games in relation to the College Football Playoff field: Penn State at Minnesota and LSU at Alabama. It'll be a wild weekend that will have massive effects on the Playoff, to be sure — but don't let that overshadow a telling Week 10.

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In the SEC, Georgia proved it's more than just a strong running game with its 24-17 win over Florida. Oregon and Utah both held off tough Pac-12 competition, ensuring the conference's Playoff hopes remain alive another week. And the "College GameDay" matchup between Memphis and SMU not only proved to be worthy of primetime, but also set a clear picture for the Group of 5 representative in the New Year's Day 6 bowls.

With that, AllSportsPeople' top-25 college football rankings ahead of the Week 11 slate of games:

AllSportsPeople Week 11 college football rankings

RankTeamChange
1Alabama (8-0)
2Ohio State (8-0)
3LSU (8-0)
4Clemson (9-0)
5Penn State (8-0)
6Georgia (7-1)+1
7Oregon (8-1)+1
8Oklahoma (7-1)+1
9Utah (8-1)+1
10Baylor (8-0)+1
11Minnesota (8-0)+1
12Florida (7-2)-6
13Michigan (7-2)+1
14Auburn (7-2)-1
15Kansas State (6-2)+2
16Wake Forest (7-1)+4
17Memphis (8-1)+4
18Notre Dame (6-2)
19Boise State (7-1)
20SMU (8-1)-4
21Indiana (7-2)NR
22Cincinnati (7-1)+1
23App State (7-1)-8
24Iowa (6-2)
25Wisconsin (6-2)

Moved in: Indiana
Dropped out: Washington

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