College Football Playoff Rankings: Projected Top 10 after Week 11

Let’s take a look at the College Football Playoff projections after the 11th week the 2016 season.

It has been what you would call a crazy season. Through 10 relatively tame weeks with upsets here and there, Week 11 happened to blow the rest out of the water. The College Football Playoff rankings are going to get a major shakeup this week after three undefeated teams dropped.

Heck, five of last week’s top-10 teams in the playoff rankings fell in Week 11 in upset fashion. In fact, Michigan, Clemson, Washington, Texas A&M and Auburn all lost last week after breaking the top 10 and for a few of them, it basically wipes away any hopes of a playoff berth.

Michigan went on the road to face unranked Iowa as a three-touchdown favorite and lost by a last-second field goal. Clemson hosted unranked Pittsburgh and also lost on a field goal in the final seconds. Washington hosted No. 20 USC and didn’t expect such a fierce battle, losing by double digits. Texas A&M lost its second straight game since being ranked No. 4, surprisingly, in the first playoff rankings.

Lastly, Auburn lost on the road to unranked Georgia. You could argue that all five of those teams may have had their playoff hopes crushed, but that’s just not the case. At least Washington, Clemson and Michigan will be in the race until the very end.

Take a look at what I believe the College Football Playoff rankings for Week 12 will look like after such a wild week of football. Will we have an entirely new top-five? It’s possible.