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College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 13

By Zach Bigalke

Nov 24, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; LSU Tigers running back Derrius Guice (5) leaps into the end zone for a touchdown during the third quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 24, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; LSU Tigers running back Derrius Guice (5) leaps into the end zone for a touchdown during the third quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys linebacker Gyasi Akem (9)joins fans in the stands after the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Boone Pickens Stadium. Cowboys won 37-20. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Stillwater, OK, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys linebacker Gyasi Akem (9)joins fans in the stands after the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Boone Pickens Stadium. Cowboys won 37-20. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports /

Oklahoma State sat out Thanksgiving weekend, enjoying a long weekend of rest while watching everyone else in the AP Top 25 and College Football Playoff rankings square off in rivalry games. For the second straight season, Oklahoma State has a shot at the Big 12 title when they take on rival Oklahoma in the Bedlam game. Thanks to the fact that the Cowboys and Sooners have emerged as the top two teams in the conference for the second straight season, the Big 12 gets a de facto title game yet again despite having just ten teams.

Once again Oklahoma State is likely to be an underdog when they head to Norman to play their rivals. But if the Cowboys win on the road next weekend, the College Football Playoff committee might be more inclined to bump the Pokes up into the semifinals as a 10-2 Big 12 champion. For better or worse the committee seems inclined to downplay the impact of Oklahoma State’s loss to Central Michigan in September, which could be a boon for the school and the conference as a whole if Mike Gundy’s team prevails in their regular-season finale.

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