College Football Playoff Rankings: Projected Top 10 after Week 11

Clemson went down in potentially the most shocking fashion in Week 11. No one thought the Tigers would have anything to worry about with a struggling Pittsburgh team coming to town, but Death Valley was stunned by a field goal in the closing seconds by the Panthers to win.

Taking advantage of late-season home games against potential trap opponents should be a priority for teams in the hunt for a playoff spot. Clemson was looking to finish its second straight regular season without a loss, but the Panthers were on a mission and proved to be all the Tigers could handle on Saturday.

Even with that loss to an unranked Pitt team, I can only see Clemson dropping two spots. Just think about the teams below the Tigers. First, there’s Michigan who also lost. Then you have Washington who lost as well, followed by Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Penn State — none of them did enough to jump into the top-four and all have two losses.

This week’s playoff rankings might be the most interesting since the polls came out two years ago. For the first time in recent memory, the three undefeated teams that were upset might not drop more than two spots each. This week’s rankings might look very similar to last week’s at the top end.