Week 11 marked the final quarter of the college football regular season beginning.
It began with a bang as several College Football Playoff contenders were knocked out of contention. No. 3 Baylor, No. 7 Stanford, No. 9 LSU, and No. 13 Utah all went down with all but the Bears losing to unranked foes. Baylor at least lost to No. 11 Oklahoma, but in the Big 12, it's going to be hard for a one-loss team to make it to the CFP.
The top teams that did manage to stay unbeaten included No. 2 Clemson beat Syracuse in less-than-impressive fashion. No. 4 Alabama had arguably the most impressive win of Week 11 as they went into Starkville and came away with a 31-6 win over Mississippi State. No. 1 Ohio State scored a 28-2 win at Illinois, and No. 5 Oklahoma State rallied from a 17-point deficit to win 35-31 at Iowa State.
Here is the latest Coaches Top 25 Poll:
TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 12
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Clemson | 10-0 | 1560 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2/12 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1541 | 32 | 1 | -1 | 1/1 |
| 3 | Alabama | 9-1 | 1484 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2/13 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 10-0 | 1348 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5/NR |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 1333 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6/15 |
| 6 | Iowa | 10-0 | 1278 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8/NR |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 9-1 | 1240 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9/19 |
| 8 | Florida | 9-1 | 1132 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10/NR |
| 9 | Michigan State | 9-1 | 1020 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2/14 |
| 10 | Baylor | 8-1 | 999 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 2/5 |
| 11 | Texas Christian | 9-1 | 970 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2/12 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 801 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 17/NR |
| 13 | Michigan | 8-2 | 759 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 14/NR |
| 14 | Houston | 10-0 | 745 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 16/NR |
| 15 | Stanford | 8-2 | 690 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 7/NR |
| 16 | Florida State | 8-2 | 638 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6/18 |
| 17 | Louisiana State | 7-2 | 584 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 4/15 |
| 18 | Utah | 8-2 | 493 | 0 | 13 | -5 | 7/NR |
| 19 | Navy | 8-1 | 456 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 23/NR |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 447 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 18/NR |
| 21 | Northwestern | 8-2 | 359 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 14/NR |
| 22 | Oregon | 7-3 | 186 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 5/NR |
| 23 | Washington State | 7-3 | 155 | 0 | 30 | 7 | – |
| 24 | Southern California | 7-3 | 154 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 25 | Mississippi | 7-3 | 70 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 5/NR |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 7-3 | 70 | 0 | 20 | -5 | 20/NR |
And here are the latest ESPN Power Rankings:
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | TREND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Clemson
|
10-0 | 248 | — |
| 2 |
 Alabama
|
9-1 | 238 | — |
| 3 |
 Ohio State
|
10-0 | 234 | — |
| 4 |
 Notre Dame
|
9-1 | 212 | 1 |
| 5 |
 Oklahoma State
|
10-0 | 209 | 1 |
| 6 |
 Iowa
|
10-0 | 203 | 1 |
| 7 |
 Oklahoma
|
9-1 | 196 | 3 |
| 8 |
 Florida
|
9-1 | 173 | 3 |
| 9 |
 Michigan State
|
9-1 | 168 | 5 |
| 10 |
 Baylor
|
8-1 | 160 | 6 |
| 11 |
 North Carolina
|
9-1 | 136 | 7 |
| 12 |
 TCU
|
9-1 | 129 | 1 |
| 13 |
 Houston
|
10-0 | 122 | 3 |
| 14 |
 Florida State
|
8-2 | 111 | 3 |
| 15 |
 Michigan
|
8-2 | 110 | — |
| 16 |
 Stanford
|
8-2 | 97 | 8 |
 Navy
|
8-1 | 97 | 5 | |
| 18 |
 Utah
|
8-2 | 77 | 6 |
| 19 |
 Northwestern
|
8-2 | 66 | 3 |
| 20 |
 LSU
|
7-2 | 62 | 11 |
| 21 |
 Wisconsin
|
8-2 | 54 | 3 |
| 22 |
 USC
|
7-3 | 41 | 4 |
| 23 |
 Oregon
|
7-3 | 36 | 8 |
| 24 |
 Washington State
|
7-3 | 34 | 5 |
| 25 |
 Ole Miss
|
7-3 | 10 | 4 |