There are five ranked matchups in college football this weekend, the most in any week this season. Three of them are in the SEC — tying the conference record for the most in one week — with No. 10 LSU taking on No. 17 Vanderbilt, No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 9 Georgia, and No. 11 Tennessee taking on No. 6 Alabama, all on ABC.
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No. 20 USC will face its longtime rival No. 13 Notre Dame. The Big 12 will feature No. 23 Utah taking on in-state rival No. 15 BYU. Notre Dame and No. 23 Texas are the only two-loss teams in the rankings.
BYU is up to its highest ranking of the season, No. 12 Georgia Tech (at Duke) is up to its highest since 2014, No. 4 Texas A&M (at Arkansas) is up to its highest in 30 years, according to ESPN Research.
Most notably, No. 3 Indiana is up to its best ranking ever after beating Oregon in Eugene. Oregon slips to No. 8 and will look to right the ship against Rutgers on Saturday.
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Louisville at No. 2 Miami -13.5Friday, 7 p.m., ESPN
Records: Louisville 4-1, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Miami 5-0, 3-0 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Miami -13.5, O/U 54.5Money line: OffOver/under: 53.5 (O EVEN, U -120)
FPI projection: Miami by 12.3 points with an 85% probability to win game outright
No. 25 Nebraska -6.5 at MinnesotaFriday, 8 p.m., FOX
Records: Nebraska 5-1, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Minnesota 4-2, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Nebraska -5.5, O/U 47.5Money line: OffOver/under: 46.5 (O -110, U -110)
FPI projection: Nebraska by 7.2 points with a 75% probability to win game outright
No. 10 LSU at No. 17 Vanderbilt -2.5Saturday, noon, ABC
Records: LSU 5-1, 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Vanderbilt 5-1, 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Vanderbilt -2.5, O/U 48.5Money line: OffOver/under: 49.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Vanderbilt by 2.8 points with a 61% probability to win game outright
No. 12 Georgia Tech at Duke -2.5Saturday, noon, ESPN
Records: Georgia Tech 6-0, 1-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Duke 4-2, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Duke -2.5, O/U 60.5Money line: OffOver/under: 61.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Duke by 3 points with a 62% probability to win game outright
No. 14 Oklahoma -4.5 at South CarolinaSaturday, 12:45 p.m., SEC Network
Records: Oklahoma 5-1, 2-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; South Carolina 3-3, 0-2 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Oklahoma -4.5, O/U 42.5Money line: OffOver/under: 43.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Oklahoma by 1.2 points with a 55% probability to win game outright
No. 1 Ohio State -27.5 at WisconsinSaturday, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Records: Ohio State 6-0, 2-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Wisconsin 2-4, 0-2 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Ohio State -26.5, O/U 41.5Money line: OffOver/under: 41.5 (O -115, U -105)
FPI projection: Ohio State by 23.3 points with a 95% probability to win game outright
Michigan State at No. 3 Indiana -26.5Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Peacock
Records: Michigan State 3-3, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Indiana 6-0, 2-0 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Indiana -26.5, O/U 54.5Money line: OffOver/under: 53.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Indiana by 26.8 points with a 96% probability to win game outright
No. 4 Texas A&M -7.5 at ArkansasSaturday, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Records: Texas A&M 6-0, 1-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Arkansas 2-4, 0-3 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Texas A&M -7.5, O/U 62.5Money line: OffOver/under: 62.5 (O -110, U -110)
FPI projection: Texas A&M by 5.3 points with a 70% probability to win game outright
No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 9 Georgia -7.5Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Records: Ole Miss 6-0, 1-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Georgia 5-1, 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Georgia -6.5, O/U 54.5Money line: OffOver/under: 55.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Georgia by 5.2 points with a 70% probability to win game outright
No. 7 Texas Tech -10.5 at Arizona StateSaturday, 4 p.m., FOX
Records: Texas Tech 6-0, 1-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Arizona State 4-2, 1-0 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Texas Tech -10.5, O/U 49.5Money line: OffOver/under: 48.5 (O -110, U -110)
FPI projection: Texas Tech by 7.3 points with a 76% probability to win game outright
No. 22 Memphis -21.5 at UABSaturday, 4 p.m., ESPN2
Records: Memphis 6-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; UAB 2-4, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Memphis -21.5, O/U 64.5Money line: OffOver/under: 64.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Memphis by 25.6 points with a 96% probability to win game outright
No. 8 Oregon -16.5 at RutgersSaturday, 6:30 p.m., BTN
Records: Oregon 5-1, 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Rutgers 3-3, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Oregon -15.5, O/U 59.5Money line: OffOver/under: 60.5 (O -110, U -110)
FPI projection: Oregon by 11.5 points with an 84% probability to win game outright
Washington State at No. 18 Virginia -17.5Saturday, 6:30 p.m., The CW Network
Records: Washington State 3-3, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Virginia 5-1, 1-0 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Virginia -16.5, O/U 57.5Money line: OffOver/under: 56.5 (O -115, U -105)
FPI projection: Virginia by 18.7 points with a 92% probability to win game outright
No. 21 Texas -10.5 at KentuckySaturday, 7 p.m., ESPN
Records: Texas 4-2, 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Kentucky 2-3, 0-2 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Texas -12.5, O/U 43.5Money line: OffOver/under: 43.5 (O EVEN, U -120)
FPI projection: Texas by 10.6 points with an 82% probability to win game outright
No. 11 Tennessee at No. 6 Alabama -9.5Saturday, 7:30 p.m., ABC
Records: Tennessee 5-1, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Alabama 5-1, 3-0 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Alabama -7.5, O/U 60.5Money line: OffOver/under: 59.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Alabama by 6.1 points with a 72% probability to win game outright
No. 20 USC at No. 13 Notre Dame -8.5Saturday, 7:30 p.m., NBC, Peacock
Records: USC 5-1, 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Notre Dame 4-2, 0-2 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Notre Dame -7.5, O/U 61.5Money line: OffOver/under: 61.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Notre Dame by 5.1 points with a 69% probability to win game outright
Florida Atlantic at No. 19 South Florida -21.5Saturday, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Records: Florida Atlantic 3-3, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; South Florida 5-1, 2-1 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: South Florida -22.5, O/U 74.5Money line: OffOver/under: 73.5 (O -115, U -105)
FPI projection: South Florida by 19.8 points with a 93% probability to win game outright
No. 16 Missouri at Auburn -1.5Saturday, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network
Records: Missouri 5-1, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Auburn 3-3, 0-3 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Auburn -2.5, O/U 44.5Money line: OffOver/under: 44.5 (O EVEN, U -120)
FPI projection: Missouri by 0.9 points with a 54% probability to win game outright
No. 23 Utah -3.5 at No. 15 BYUSaturday, 8 p.m., FOX
Records: Utah 5-1, 1-1 vs. AP Top 25 teams; BYU 6-0, 0-0 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Utah -3.5, O/U 47.5Money line: OffOver/under: 48.5 (O -115, U -105)
FPI projection: BYU by 0.2 points with a 51% probability to win game outright
No. 24 Cincinnati -21.5 at Oklahoma StateSaturday, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Records: Cincinnati 5-1, 1-0 vs. AP Top 25 teams; Oklahoma State 1-5, 0-1 vs. AP Top 25 teamsOpening line: Cincinnati -20.5, O/U 57.5Money line: OffOver/under: 58.5 (O -105, U -115)
FPI projection: Cincinnati by 18.2 points with a 91% probability to win game outright
