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Ohio State may have won the Big Ten East title, but thanks to a lackluster win over a bad Indiana team, where the Buckeyes didn't truly pull away until the fourth quarter, and a lack of big upsets ahead of them, the Buckeyes remain at 6 in the latest playoff rankings. Baylor remains at 7.
The news is not unexpected, nor does it really damage Ohio State's playoff chances in a substantial way. Many of the teams ahead of Ohio State still play big games this week, from TCU tangling with Texas, Alabama and Auburn going at it in the Iron Bowl, Florida State facing a Florida team with nothing to lose and a defense that could make things interesting, and Mississippi State taking on Ole Miss, the lone top 10 team to lose last week. If the dominos fall the right way, and the Buckeyes take care of Michigan, they could still be in business.
Potential Big Ten title game opponents Wisconsin and Minnesota remain ranked, at 14 and 18 respectively, giving Ohio State a shot at one more quality win. Their best win of the season, Michigan State, is ranked at 10.
Here is the full table:
| Rank | Team | Last week | Week 13 result | Toughest opponent left (per F/+) | If the season ended today ... |
| 1 | Alabama (10-1) | 1 | Won 48-14 vs. Western Carolina | Auburn | Sugar Bowl vs. Mississippi State |
| 2 | Oregon (10-1) | 2 | Won 44-10 vs. Colorado | Oregon State | Rose Bowl vs. Florida State |
| 3 | Florida State (11-0) | 3 | Won 20-17 vs. Boston College | Florida | Rose Bowl vs. Oregon |
| 4 | Mississippi State (10-1) | 4 | Won 51-0 vs. Vanderbilt | Ole Miss | Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama |
| 5 | TCU (9-1) | 5 | Idle | Texas | New Year's bowl |
| 6 | Ohio State (10-1) | 6 | Won 42-27 vs. Indiana | Michigan | New Year's bowl |
| 7 | Baylor (9-1) | 7 | Won 49-28 vs. Oklahoma State | Kansas State | New Year's bowl |
| 8 | UCLA (8-3) | 9 | Won 38-20 vs. No. 19 USC | Stanford | New Year's bowl |
| 9 | Georgia (9-2) | 10 | Won 55-9 vs. Charleston Southern | Georgia Tech | Orange Bowl vs. Georgia Tech |
| 10 | Michigan State (9-2) | 11 | Won 45-3 vs. Rutgers | Penn State | New Year's bowl |
| 11 | Arizona (9-2) | 15 | Won 42-10 at No. 17 Utah | Arizona State | |
| 12 | Kansas State (9-2) | 12 | Won 26-20 at West Virginia | Baylor | |
| 13 | Arizona State (9-2) | 13 | Won 52-31 vs. Washington State | Arizona | |
| 14 | Wisconsin (8-2) | 16 | Won 59-24 vs. No. 16 Nebraska | Minnesota | |
| 15 | Auburn (8-3) | 14 | Won 31-7 vs. Samford | Alabama | |
| 16 | Georgia Tech (9-2) | 18 | Idle | Georgia | Orange Bowl vs. Georgia |
| 17 | Missouri (9-2) | 20 | Won 29-21 at Tennessee | Arkansas | |
| 18 | Minnesota (8-3) | 25 | Won 28-24 at No. 23 Nebraska | Wisconsin | |
| 19 | Ole Miss (8-3) | 8 | Lost 30-0 at Arkansas | Mississippi State | |
| 20 | Oklahoma (8-3) | 21 | Won 44-7 vs. Kansas | Oklahoma State | |
| 21 | Clemson (8-3) | 22 | Won 28-0 vs. Georgia State | South Carolina | |
| 22 | Louisville (8-3) | 24 | Won 31-28 at Notre Dame | Kentucky | |
| 23 | Boise State (9-2) | NR | Won 63-14 at Wyoming | Utah State | New Year's bowl |
| 24 | Marshall (11-0) | NR | Won 23-18 at UAB | Western Kentucky | |
| 25 | Utah (7-3) | 17 | Lost 42-10 vs. No. 15 Arizona | Colorado |