Breaking Down 2016 FBS Conference Races After Week 11
By Zach Bigalke
A slew of upsets changed the complexion of the conference races in Week 11. Let’s evaluate who is still in the running to win each of the FBS leagues.
As the season winds down through the last weeks of November toward Thanksgiving rivalry games and December championship games, conference races are beginning to tighten up all across the country. Some teams have already completed their league schedules, while others still have a game or two left to play.
After this weekend, where five of the top ten teams in the AP Top 25 suffered defeat, it is more imperative than ever to look at who still remains in all of the conference races. With a fortnight’s worth of games left to catch before those leagues with 12 or more teams determine their division champs and set the pairings for the conference championship contests, let’s dive right in and see what things look like after a wild Week 11.
Division and conference titles, after all, can prove to be the difference between making and missing out on the College Football Playoff or a New Year’s Six bowl, the revamped postseason only increasing the importance of success within one’s league. Click through to see the state of all the conference races at this point of the 2016 college football season.