1. Georgia Bulldogs 10-0 (Last week: 1)

Last Week: Beat Mississippi 52-17

Ole Miss seemed like a team that could keep it close, but they were not. Carson Beck continues to grasp the offense better each week and the Bulldogs continue to roll.

A trip to Knoxville is on deck and the Vols will be reeling from their loss this week. Will the rivalry prove worthy of the billing or prove to be a mere bump in the road for the Dawgs?

Next Week: at Tennessee

2. Michigan Wolverines 10-0 (2)

Last Week: Won at Penn State 24-15

The Wolverines have outscored their foes 380-72 this season. Michigan has won 22 consecutive Big Ten games, the longest active conference win streak in the nation, and the longest in Michigan history.

UM has now won 10 consecutive road Big Ten games. JJ McCarty only had to attempt eight passes against PSU, and he completed seven of them.

Next Week: at Maryland

3. Ohio State Buckeyes 10-0 (4)

Last Week: Beat Michigan State 38-3

Kyle McCord is looking better and better each week, and he threw for 335 against MSU.

Now, let’s be honest: This is not a good Michigan State team, and at this point, they are just going through the motions. Nonetheless, we saw a dominant performance from Ohio State.

Minnesota is the last hurdle before the first regular-season “playoff” game in Ann Arbor.

Next Week: vs Minnesota

4. Florida State Seminoles 10-0 (3)

Last Week: Beat Miami 27-20

The Seminoles had a tough time putting away their rivals as they were outgained on the day by the Hurricanes.

FSU Jordan Travis took care of the football and did enough through the air to pick up the win.

Mike Norvell is 22-5 in November as a head coach, including 10-3 at home.

Next Week: vs North Alabama

5. Washington Huskies 10-0 (5)

Last Week: Beat Utah 35-28

Rome Odunze went over 1000 yards for the season in the win over Utah, becoming the second player in Washington history to do so in his career.

Kalen DeBoer is now 21-2 at UW, with a 13-0 mark at home. Michael Penix is 33-7 in his career as a starter.

Next Week: at Oregon State

6. Oregon Ducks 9-1 (6)

Last Week: Beat USC 36-27

Oregon was able to move the ball at will against the Trojans. USC was no match and on defense the Ducks were able to neutralize the vaunted USC offense.

This is a balanced championship-ready squad.

Next Week: at Arizona State

7. Texas Longhorns 9-1 (8)

Last Week: Won at TCU 29-26

Texas built a lead on the Horned Frogs and let TCU climb back in this one. Quinn Ewers returned and looked good as he came back from injury.

The Longhorns were outscored 20-3 in the fourth quarter but hung on to survive. When they needed plays late to seal the win Ewers and Adonai Mitchell were able to deliver them and lock up the win.

Next Week: at Iowa State

8. Alabama Crimson Tide 9-1 (9)

Last Week: Won at Kentucky 49-21

Milroe has continued to get better as the season has gone on and so has the Crimson Tide.

In the last two games, Milroe has been accountable for 644 total yards and 10 total touchdowns which include seven on the ground and three through the air.

Alabama has now clinched a spot in the SEC title game.

Next Week: vs Chattanooga

9. Penn State Nittany Lions 8-2 (7)

Last Week: Lost to Michigan 24-15

Moreover, Franklin’s teams are now 3-17 against Top 10 opponents. This was to be the year for the Nittany Lions to take the next step, but they did not do that.

Penn State is now 1-10 in their last 10 games against teams ranked in the Top 10 in the nation.

Next Week: vs Rutgers

10. Oklahoma Sooners 8-2 (11)

Last Week: Beat West Virginia 59-20

The eight TDs Gabriel was responsible for set a new Oklahoma single-game record. Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield were the prior holders of the mark with seven.

Drake Stoops has 22 catches for 298 yards and four touchdowns over the past two games.

Defensively, the return of Danny Stutsman was evident as the Sooners played much better on that side of the ball than they did last week,

Next Week: at BYU

11. Oregon State Beavers 8-2 (12)

Last Week: Beat Stanford 62-17

The Beaver offense produced a season-high 598 yards. Damien Martinez tied an Oregon State single-game record with four rushing touchdowns.

The OSU defense intercepted four passes for the first time since 2016 against Idaho State.

Next Week: vs Washington

12. Louisville Cardinals 9-1 (15)

Last Week: Beat Virginia 31-24

The Cards can clinch a spot in the ACC Championship game with a win at Miami. The inexplicable loss to Pitt is growing larger as the wins for U of L continue.

A 10-0 record would have looked nice but there is still a lot on the table for the Cards to take hold of this season.

Next Week: at Miami

13. Missouri Tigers 8-2 (16)

Last Week: Beat Tennessee 36-7

Cody Schrader had 205 yards on the ground and 116 receiving. His 321 total yards were the second most in a single game in Mizzou history.

Tennessee was 14th in the nation against the run allowing 97.5 per game, and Missouri put up 255 on them.

Next Week: vs Florida

14. Ole Miss Rebels 8-2 (10)

Last Week: Lost at Georgia 52-17

Not much of anything went right for the Rebels in this one, especially after the break.

Jaxson Dart was inefficient and then had to leave with an injury. The defense offered little to slow down Georgia.

Next Week: vs Louisiana Monroe

15. LSU Tigers 7-3 (17)

Last Week: Beat Florida 52-35

Jayden Daniels put on a display. (If it weren’t for Bo Nix, I’d say Daniels may have locked up the Heisman)

Daniels had 606 yards of offense—606! He became the first player in FBS history with at least 350 yards passing and 200 yards rushing in the same game.

Daniels became the only player in NCAA FBS history to amass 12,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards in a career—video game numbers at their finest. And Georgia State is next up.

Next Week: vs Georgia State

16. Utah Utes 7-3 (13)

Last Week: Lost at Washington 35-28

This was the first time this season the Utes lost a game they led at the midway point.

Utah threw for a season-high 267 yards against UW.

Next Week: at Arizona

17. Kansas Jayhawks 7-3 (14)

Last Week: Lost to Texas Tech 16-13

Kansas trailed 13-0 entering the fourth quarter and came back to tie it up at 13-13 with 0:26 remaining in the game before Tech put together the winning drive.

The Sunflower State showdown is next up and knocking off KSU and picking up an eighth win of the season would be sweet for KU.

Next Week: vs Kansas State

18. Tulane Green Wave 9-1 (18)

Last Week: Beat Tulsa 24-22

The Green Wave are now 21-3 since the start of 2022 trailing only Georgia (25) and Michigan (22) for the most wins during that span. Tulane has not played their best in the last two weeks, but has still gotten wins.

The Green Wave are getting the best from every opponent, and as long as they keep winning the close margins, they cannot be overlooked.

Next Week: vs FAU

19. James Madison 10-0 (20)

Last Week: Beat UConn 44-6

Jordan McCloud threw for a career-high 457 yards, and his 453 total yards of offense were the fifth most in JMU history. The Dukes are 10-0 on the season.

Note to the NCAA: Let this team play for a conference championship and in a bowl game!

Next Week: vs App State

20. Arizona Wildcats 7-3 (22)

Last Week: Won at Colorado 34-31

The last time they had a five-game win streak was when they opened 5-0 in 2014 under Rich Rodriguez.

At 7-3, the Cats are off to their best 10-game start since 2017.

Next Week: vs Utah

21. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-3 (23)

Last Week: Bye

With the three losses, Notre Dame will not be playing in a New Year’s Six bowl game.

The final two games are Wake at home and a trip to Stanford to end the regular season. Both of those should be wins and get the Irish set up with nine wins and a solid bowl bid.

Next Week: vs Wake Forest

22. Liberty Flames 10-0 (24)

Last Week: Beat Old Dominion 38-10

The Flames came into the game second in the nation in rushing and went over 200 yards on the ground for the fifth consecutive game and the ninth time this season.

Next Week: vs UMass

23. Toledo 9-1 (NR)

Last Week: Beat Eastern Michigan 49-23

So as they head to Bowling Green for the Battle of I-75 you have to think I may have thrown the jinx on them.

The fact is that this is a very good Toledo team and they should survive the voodoo that I do next week…or this week it is “MACtion,” so it’s on a Tuesday.

Next Week: at Bowling Green

24. North Carolina Tar Heels 8-2 (NR)

Last Week: Beat Duke 47-45 in OT

The UNC defense that was so tough through their unbeaten start has struggled recently and did so again on Saturday. The defense did come up with three key sacks against Duke.

UNC has scored 30+ points in 14 of their last 18 games and has reached 40+ in seven of their 10 games this season.

Next Week: at Clemson

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25. Tennessee Volunteers 7-3 (19)

Last Week: Lost at Missouri 36-7

The Tigers literally ran over them to the tune of 255 on the ground.

Joe Milton threw a TD pass in his 14th straight game the third-longest streak in UT history.

Next Week: vs Georgia

Dropped out: Oklahoma State, Air Force