MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 07: Wayne Knight #3 of the UCLA Bruins runs with the ball past Mekhai Smith #22 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the third quarter at Huntington Bank Stadium on November 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Bruins defeated the Golden Gophers 34-20. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) | Getty Images
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - NOVEMBER 07: Wayne Knight #3 of the UCLA Bruins runs with the ball past Mekhai Smith #22 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the third quarter at Huntington Bank Stadium on November 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Bruins defeated the Golden Gophers 34-20. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) | Getty Images · Getty Images

Last Saturday answered several key remaining questions about the college football season as we enter the critical November stretch. The field is still wide open, but several teams likely saw their bubbles burst given the sheer number of 1 and 2-loss teams remaining in the race for the College Football Playoff.

My projected field after Week 10 is as follows:

  • P4 Champions: Georgia, Utah, Miami, UCLA
  • G6 Leader: Boise State
  • At-Larges: Notre Dame, Indiana, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Texas Tech, BYU
  • Outside Looking In: Wake Forest, Kentucky, Houston, USC, Iowa

Some notes from Week 10:

  • Ohio State, LSU, and Ole Miss are pretty much toast. The Buckeyes have a road win at Indiana, but that is the only noteworthy win on any of these teams’ resumes. It seems the Lane Kiffin drama has left both LSU and Ole Miss worse off so far, and Ohio State has lost three regular season games for the first time since 2011.
  • I am torn between BYU and Wake Forest for the final spot. BYU has a horrid loss to UCF, but their win over Notre Dame is the best win of any team in contention for a berth. I still have the Cougars in, but their margin for error has vanished.
  • The SEC has four two-loss teams, and Kentucky’s resume is the weakest on paper. The Wildcats will need to win all three of their remaining games to make the field. That will be a tall order with Missouri, Florida, and Louisville remaining, but they would have a decent case for an at-large at 10-2.
  • Don’t sleep on Houston. The Cougars are 7-2 with two close losses to Texas Tech and Utah. They are a long shot to get in without any strong wins, but they will hang around the bubble if they keep winning.
  • New Mexico has a good chance of entering this week’s rankings and giving Boise State some competition for the G6 berth. The Broncos are still the heavy favorite, but in a season full of chaos, we are one upset away from a different story.

Source: Yahoo Sports