Farewell, Ohio State. As we move deeper into conference play, things begin to stabilize, though the top 10 suggests the SEC will be having to sort itself out in the coming weeks. Two items of note - LSU falls despite beating Mississippi State. This is because not as much new information was generated for LSU’s win network as for some of the others, with Mississippi’s State’s biggest win being Auburn, whom LSU already defeated. Likewise, NC state and Mississippi State don’t drop, as the costs of those losses to good teams are not severe. However, losses suffered to more mediocre teams, like Ohio State, Cincinnati, and Ole Miss, cause significant falls in the ranking.
Top 25 (Explanation; Full Ranking)
Notre Dame (nc)
Clemson (+4)
Alabama (+1)
Michigan (+1)
LSU (-2)
Florida (+1)
Kentucky (+1)
North Carolina State (+1)
Georgia (+1)
Texas A&M (+1)
UCF (+2)
Mississippi State (+2)
South Florida (+2)
South Carolina (+3)
Missouri (+6)
Georgia Southern (+4)
Oklahoma (+1)
San Diego State (+4)
Iowa (+4)
Stanford (+5)
Texas (-2)
Washington (+2)
Buffalo (+4)
Vanderbilt (+4)
Ohio State (-23)