2016 Fierce 40: Week 13

Ranking

Team

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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.

2

Ohio State won the College Football Game of the Year thus far.

3

Clemson like Alabama, likely has a spot in the College Football Playoff even if they falter against Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship Game.

4

The Huskies can cement their spot in the final four with a win against Colorado.

5

A lot of whining coming from Jim Harbaugh. Michigan had their chances and the turnovers proved to be costly.

6

The Badgers took care of business and will have a chance to win the Big Ten title.

7

Monster game with Oklahoma State this weekend.

8

If Penn State or Wisconsin wins can a two-loss team crash the Playoff party?

9

Colorado gets a chance to rain on the Huskies parade and steal the Pac-12.

10

The Sooners await as the Cowboys of Oklahoma State take aim at the Big 12 title.

11

The Trojans are playing as well as any team in the nation and score their 8th win in a row.

12

The loss by Boise State should make the Broncos breathe easier as it looks like only Navy could stop them from a BCS birth.

13

LSU runs wild but more importantly they land Ed Orgeron as head coach.

14

Lamar Jackson still has my Heisman vote as the defense let Louisville down more than the offense and Jackson late in the season.

15

Even as a second-tier Big 12 team it's been a wildly successful season in Morgantown.

16

The Seminoles made the Gators look rather ordinary.

17

The Tigers just couldn't compete with Alabama in the Iron Bowl this season.

18

The Gators have to be concerned with their poor play down the stretch as they attempt to pull off the improbable against Alabama.

19

The Bulls could be the quietest 10 win team at the FBS level.

20

Navy gets Temple in the AAC Championship game before the annual grudge match with Army.

21

The Hokies have their chance to play spoiler against Clemson in the ACC Championship game.

22

Now that coaching rumors have stopped at Texas and LSU one has to wonder if whispers out of Texas A&M will surface.

23

Injuries played a huge part in the Cornhuskers decline after their strong 7-0 start.

24

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.

25

Over a month ago saying Stanford would end 9-3 seemed nearly impossible, what a turnaround.

26

The Utes end the regular season with a pair of losses after being alive for the Pac-12 title game.

27

Boise State watches their chances to win the Mountain West and go to a BCS bowl game go down the drain.

28

A 30 point win against Nebraska just weeks after beating Michigan makes this a huge finish for the Hawkeyes.

29

We can give Houston a pass on this one after all the talk surrounding coach Tom Herman who ultimately took the Texas job.

30

The Playoffs now begin for North Dakota State as they go for another title.

31

The Apples turned out to be rotten in Washington State's cup.

32

Don't look now but the Owls have a date with Navy for the AAC title after scoring their 6th consecutive win.

33

The Old Wagon Wheel stays with BYU after defeating Utah State with running back Jamaal Williams going out in style.

34

A good year for the Tar Heels gets overshadowed with losses to rivals Duke and NC State late in the season.

35

Tennessee comes into this bowl season in stark contrast to 2015 when they were one of the hottest teams in the nation.

36

Brad Kaaya becomes the all-time passing leader at Miami in the win, and they've had some pretty good quarterbacks.

37

The Cowboys back into a birth in the Mountain West title game appearance.

38

What a way to end the season for the Ramblin Wreck.

39

A 10-game home winning streak for the Aztecs falls.

40

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.