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With the Owls knocking off the Pirates in the city of brotherly love over the weekend the biggest game left on the Bearcats schedule lost a lot of it's luster. With that loss also comes the realization that the Bearcats are probably going to go yet another season without spending meaningful time in the polls. UC did pick up some votes in the coaches poll, but at this rate it will take massive blowout wins in every game down the stretch to
| Rank | Team | Last week | Week 10 result | Toughest opponent left (per F/+) | If the season ended today ... |
| 1 | Mississippi State (8-0) | 1 | Won 17-10 vs. Arkansas | Ole Miss | Sugar Bowl vs. Oregon |
| 2 | Florida State (8-0) | 2 | Won 42-31 at No. 25 Louisville | Miami | Rose Bowl vs. Auburn |
| 3 | Auburn (7-1) | 3 | Won 35-31 at No. 4 Ole Miss | Alabama | Rose Bowl vs. Florida State |
| 4 | Oregon (8-1) | 5 | Won 45-16 vs. Stanford | Utah | Sugar Bowl vs. Mississippi State |
| 5 | Alabama (7-1) | 6 | Idle | Auburn | Orange Bowl |
| 6 | TCU (7-1) | 7 | Won 31-30 at No. 20 WVU | Kansas State | New Year's bowl |
| 7 | Kansas State (7-1) | 9 | Won 48-14 vs. Oklahoma St. | TCU | New Year's bowl |
| 8 | Michigan State (7-1) | 8 | Idle | Ohio State | New Year's bowl |
| 9 | Arizona State (7-1) | 14 | Won 19-16 vs. No. 17 Utah | Notre Dame | New Year's bowl |
| 10 | Notre Dame (7-1) | 10 | Won 49-39 at Navy | Louisville | New Year's bowl |
| 11 | Ole Miss (7-2) | 4 | Lost 35-31 vs. No. 3 Auburn | Mississippi State | New Year's bowl |
| 12 | Baylor (7-1) | 13 | Won 60-14 vs. Kansas | Oklahoma | |
| 13 | Nebraska (8-1) | 15 | Won 35-14 vs. Purdue | Wisconsin | |
| 14 | Ohio State (7-1) | 16 | Won 55-14 vs. Illinois | Michigan State | |
| 15 | Oklahoma (6-2) | 18 | Won 59-14 at Iowa St. | Baylor | |
| 16 | LSU (7-2) | 19 | Idle | Alabama | |
| 17 | Utah (6-2) | 17 | Lost 19-16 at No. 14 Arizona St. | Oregon | |
| 18 | UCLA (7-2) | 22 | Won 17-7 vs. No. 12 Arizona | USC | |
| 19 | Arizona (6-2) | 12 | Lost 17-7 at No. 22 UCLA | Arizona State | |
| 20 | Georgia (6-2) | 11 | Lost 38-20 vs. Florida | Auburn | |
| 21 | Clemson (6-2) | 21 | Idle | Georgia Tech | Orange Bowl |
| 22 | Duke (7-1) | 24 | Won 51-48 at Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | |
| 23 | West Virginia (6-3) | 20 | Lost 31-30 vs. No. 7 TCU | Kansas State | |
| 24 | Georgia Tech (7-2) | NR | Won 35-10 vs. Virginia | Clemson | |
| 25 | Wisconsin (6-2) | NR | Won 37-0 at Rutgers | Nebraska |