2016 Fierce 40: Week 13
Fierce 40 - Top 40 College Football Teams - Week 13
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Alabama | 12-0 | W:#15 Auburn 30-12 |
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Alabama runs the regular season and even with a loss in the SEC Championship game they should have one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff. |
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Ohio State | 11-1 | W:#3 Michigan 30-27 (2OT) | 2 | |
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Ohio State won the College Football Game of the Year thus far. |
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Clemson | 11 | W:South Carolina 56-7 | 4 | |
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Clemson like Alabama, likely has a spot in the College Football Playoff even if they falter against Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship Game. |
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Washington | 11-1 | W:#27 Washington State 45-17 | 5 | |
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The Huskies can cement their spot in the final four with a win against Colorado. |
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Michigan | 10-2 | L:#2 Ohio State 27-30 (2OT) | 3 | |
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A lot of whining coming from Jim Harbaugh. Michigan had their chances and the turnovers proved to be costly. |
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Wisconsin | 10-2 | W:#37 Minnesota 31-17 | 6 | |
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The Badgers took care of business and will have a chance to win the Big Ten title. |
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Oklahoma | 9-2 | Idle | 7 | |
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Monster game with Oklahoma State this weekend. |
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Penn State | 10-2 | W:Michigan State 45-12 | 10 | |
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If Penn State or Wisconsin wins can a two-loss team crash the Playoff party? |
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Colorado | 10-2 | W:#19 Utah 27-22 | 8 | |
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Colorado gets a chance to rain on the Huskies parade and steal the Pac-12. |
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Oklahoma State | 9-2 | Idle | 9 | |
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The Sooners await as the Cowboys of Oklahoma State take aim at the Big 12 title. |
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USC | 9-3 | W:Notre Dame 45-27 | 14 | |
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The Trojans are playing as well as any team in the nation and score their 8th win in a row. |
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Western Michigan | 12-0 | W:Toledo 55-35 | 12 | |
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The loss by Boise State should make the Broncos breathe easier as it looks like only Navy could stop them from a BCS birth. |
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LSU | 7-4 | W:#16 Texas A&M 54-39 | 20 | |
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LSU runs wild but more importantly they land Ed Orgeron as head coach. |
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Louisville | 9-3 | L:Kentucky 38-41 | 11 | |
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Lamar Jackson still has my Heisman vote as the defense let Louisville down more than the offense and Jackson late in the season. |
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West Virginia | 9-2 | W:Iowa State 49-19 | 24 | |
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Even as a second-tier Big 12 team it's been a wildly successful season in Morgantown. |
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Florida State | 9-3 | W:#13 Florida 31-13 | 23 | |
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The Seminoles made the Gators look rather ordinary. |
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Auburn | 8-4 | L:#1 Alabama 12-30 | 15 | |
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The Tigers just couldn't compete with Alabama in the Iron Bowl this season. |
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Florida | 8-3 | L:#23 Florida State 13-31 | 13 | |
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The Gators have to be concerned with their poor play down the stretch as they attempt to pull off the improbable against Alabama. |
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South Florida | 10-2 | W:Central Florida 48-31 | 26 | |
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The Bulls could be the quietest 10 win team at the FBS level. |
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Navy | 9-2 | W:SMU 75-31 | 29 | |
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Navy gets Temple in the AAC Championship game before the annual grudge match with Army. |
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Virginia Tech | 9-3 | W:Virginia 52-10 | 30 | |
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The Hokies have their chance to play spoiler against Clemson in the ACC Championship game. |
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Texas A&M | 8-4 | L:#20 LSU 39-54 | 16 | |
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Now that coaching rumors have stopped at Texas and LSU one has to wonder if whispers out of Texas A&M will surface. |
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Nebraska | 9-3 | L:#38 Iowa 10-40 | 17 | |
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Injuries played a huge part in the Cornhuskers decline after their strong 7-0 start. |
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Pittsburgh | 8-4 | W:Syracuse 76-61 | 32 | |
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Well if you can't put up 76 on Jim Boeheim and the Orange basketball team then why not do it on the football field. |
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Stanford | 9-3 | W:Rice 41-17 | 33 | |
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Over a month ago saying Stanford would end 9-3 seemed nearly impossible, what a turnaround. |
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Utah | 8-4 | L:#8 Colorado 22-27 | 19 | |
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The Utes end the regular season with a pair of losses after being alive for the Pac-12 title game. |
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Boise State | 10-2 | L:Air Force 20-27 | 18 | |
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Boise State watches their chances to win the Mountain West and go to a BCS bowl game go down the drain. |
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Iowa | 8-4 | W:Nebraska 40-10 | 38 | |
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A 30 point win against Nebraska just weeks after beating Michigan makes this a huge finish for the Hawkeyes. |
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Houston | 9-3 | L:Memphis 44-48 | 29 | |
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We can give Houston a pass on this one after all the talk surrounding coach Tom Herman who ultimately took the Texas job. |
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North Dakota State | 10-1 | Idle | 35 | |
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The Playoffs now begin for North Dakota State as they go for another title. |
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Washington State | 8-4 | L:#5 Washington 17-45 | 27 | |
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The Apples turned out to be rotten in Washington State's cup. |
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Temple | 9-3 | W:East Carolina 37-10 | 39 | |
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Don't look now but the Owls have a date with Navy for the AAC title after scoring their 6th consecutive win. |
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BYU | 8-4 | W:Utah State 28-10 | 40 | |
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The Old Wagon Wheel stays with BYU after defeating Utah State with running back Jamaal Williams going out in style. |
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UNC | 8-4 | L:NC State 21-28 | 22 | |
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A good year for the Tar Heels gets overshadowed with losses to rivals Duke and NC State late in the season. |
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Tennessee | 8-4 | L:Vanderbilt 35-45 | 25 | |
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Tennessee comes into this bowl season in stark contrast to 2015 when they were one of the hottest teams in the nation. |
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Miami | 8-4 | W:Duke 40-21 | NR | |
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Brad Kaaya becomes the all-time passing leader at Miami in the win, and they've had some pretty good quarterbacks. |
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Wyoming | 8-4 | L:New Mexico 35-53 | 28 | |
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The Cowboys back into a birth in the Mountain West title game appearance. |
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Georgia Tech | 8-4 | W:#36 Georgia 28-27 | NR | |
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What a way to end the season for the Ramblin Wreck. |
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San Diego State | 9-3 | L:Colorado State 31-63 | 31 | |
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A 10-game home winning streak for the Aztecs falls. |
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Kansas State | 7-4 | W:Kansas 34-19 | NR | |
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How could we not include Kansas State after Bill Snyder scores his 200th win, one of the best coaches at the FBS level over the years. |
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Dropped Out: Arkansas, Georgia and Minnesota.