We're now 3/4 of the way through the college football season, and we can now single out 10-12 teams that are legitimate contenders for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Among them are No. 10 Iowa and No. 11 Florida, both of whom continue to keep winning despite clear flaws and close wins over unranked teams this season. The Hawkeyes have looked impressive as of late though with a 40-10 win over Northwestern in Week 8 and a 31-15 win over Maryland in Week 9. with only Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue and Nebraska left on the regular-season schedule, a 12-0 record for the Hawkeyes is beginning to look more and more likely.
As for the Gators, one of their biggest remaining tests came this past week in a neutral-site game against Georgia, in which they cruised to a 27-3 win over the hapless Bulldogs. Florida's biggest remaining test now comes in the final week when No. 17 Florida State comes to town in a game that could serve as an elimination game for College Football Playoff contention.
With that said, here is the latest AP Top 25 Poll entering Week 10.
| 1 |  |
Ohio State (39)
Big Ten
Record: 8-0
|
PV Rank
1Points
1,465 |
| 2 |  |
Baylor (6)
Big 12
Record: 7-0
|
2
1,408
|
| 3 |  |
Clemson (6)
ACC
Record: 8-0
|
3
1,381
|
| 4 |  |
LSU (5)
SEC
Record: 7-0
|
4
1,346
|
| 5 |  |
TCU (4)
Big 12
Record: 8-0
|
5
1,336
|
| 6 |  |
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 8-0
|
6
1,249
|
| 7 |  |
Alabama (1)
SEC
Record: 7-1
|
7
1,160
|
| 8 |  |
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 7-1
|
9
1,019
|
| 9 |  |
Stanford
Pac-12
Record: 7-1
|
8
1,014
|
| 10 |  |
Iowa
Big Ten
Record: 8-0
|
10
954
|
| 11 |  |
Florida
SEC
Record: 7-1
|
11
923
|
| 12 |  |
Oklahoma State
Big 12
Record: 8-0
|
12
879
|
| 13 |  |
Utah
Pac-12
Record: 7-1
|
13
809
|
| 14 |  |
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 7-1
|
14
712
|
| 15 |  |
Memphis
The American
Record: 8-0
|
16
683
|
| 16 |  |
Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 6-2
|
15
613
|
| 17 |  |
Florida State
ACC
Record: 7-1
|
17
571
|
| 18 |  |
Houston
The American
Record: 8-0
|
18
466
|
| 19 |  |
Mississippi
SEC
Record: 7-2
|
19
414
|
| 20 |  |
Toledo
Mid-American
Record: 7-0
|
20
366
|
| 21 |  |
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 7-1
|
27
248
|
| 22 |  |
UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 6-2
|
24
190
|
| 23 |  |
Temple
The American
Record: 7-1
|
21
175
|
| 24 |  |
Mississippi State
SEC
Record: 6-2
|
25
144
|
| 25 |  |
Texas A&M
SEC
Record: 6-2
|
26
101
|