College Football Rankings: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 11

Four undefeated teams fell by the wayside after LSU, Michigan State, TCU and Memphis all lost as the AP Top 25 poll for Week 11 will undergo a major shakeup.  

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It was dubbed “Separation Saturday” with three marquee games on the schedule with LSU at Alabama, Florida State at Clemson and TCU at Oklahoma State and the victors certainly separated themselves from the pack and we could see a new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll.

Clemson pulled away from Florida State in the fourth quarter to win the game and win the ACC Atlantic and I think the AP voters will follow the lead set by the Playoff committee and name Dabo Swinney’s team the new No. 1 over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ohio State remained undefeated with a win at home vs. Minnesota but didn’t look great in the process and with the precedent set by the Playoff committee, I think they’ll slide down a spot in this week’s AP Top 25.

But I think the real drama starts at the No. 3 spot where Alabama whooped up No. 2 LSU but could that be enough to push them past an undefeated Baylor? It didn’t seem to be a big consideration to the Playoff committee, but perhaps the record-breaking first start from Jarrett Stidham could convince voters they’ll be just fine without Seth Russell.

There’s no denying which team has played a tougher schedule to this point, but if the AP voters are consistent, they should vote Alabama at No. 3 and ahead of Baylor.

Let’s take a look at how I predict the AP Top 25 poll will look on Sunday afternoon:

1. Clemson

2. Ohio State

3. Alabama

4. LSU

5. Notre Dame

6. Baylor

7. Oklahoma State

8. Stanford

9. Iowa

10. Florida

11. TCU

12. Utah

13. Oklahoma

14. Houston

15. Michigan State

16. Michigan

17. North Carolina

18. UCLA

19. Mississippi State

20. Temple

21. Florida State

22. Memphis

23. Wisconsin

24. Northwestern

25. USC

Who do you think should be ranked higher? Who do you think is still being underrated and needs to be ranked higher? Let us know in the comments section or on social media.