College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 11

Washington, wearing their military tribute uniforms on Veterans Day weekend, found themselves in a dogfight against a USC team that has improved vastly since shifting to Sam Darnold at quarterback. Jake Browning probably hurt his Heisman chances irrevocably in the defeat, completing only half his passes and throwing two costly interception to Trojans defensive back Adoree Jackson. And while they remain in the hunt for the Pac-12 North, Washington probably cost themselves a shot at the College Football Playoff.

Though they were not in the AP Top 25, USC was ranked 20th by the CFP committee in last week’s rankings. That at least mitigates the impact of the loss at home for the Huskies, who can still play in the Pac-12 championship game by winning out against Arizona State and Washington State over the next fortnight. But while they are still favorites to take the league title, Chris Petersen’s team is now staring at a situation where they are hardly guaranteed a spot in the semifinals if they win out and finish as a 12-1 conference champ.