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Week 13 in college football had few surprises, even if it wasn’t as upset-heavy as other weeks. The schedule left a lot to be desired, featuring just two Saturday games between teams ranked in the Top 25.
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Most ranked teams took care of business. No. 24 Tulane defeated Temple 37-13 to stay alive in the College Football Playoff Group of Five hunt. No. 18 Michigan beat Maryland 45-20 and No. 17 Texas throttled Arkansas 52-37. No. 13 Miami beat Virginia Tech 34-17 to stay alive as a dark horse to make it into the CFP. No. 8 Oklahoma took down Missouri as well. UPDATED SCENARIOS:ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | SEC
No. 12 Utah beat Kansas State with a thrilling comeback, and No. 7 Oregon improved to 10-1 with a 42-27 win over USC at home. No. 9 Notre Dame hung 70 on Syracuse to further its case for a CFP bid as an independent.
There were a couple of surprises as well. TCU defeated No. 23 Houston 17-14, ending the Cougars’ chances at the Big 12 title game. Perhaps most impressive was Pitt’s 42-28 road victory over No. 16 Georgia Tech. The win gave Pitt an inside track to the ACC title game and all but killed the Yellow Jackets' CFP hopes. MORE: Projected College Football playoff bracket for Week 14
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSeveral ranked SEC teams faced cupcake non-power schools and all won handily, including Texas A&M, Alabama, and Georgia. Elsewhere in the conference, No. 8 Oklahoma defeated No. 22 Missouri 17-6, and No. 20 Tennessee won in Gainesville for the first time since 2015, 31-11.
Although not many changes are expected in this week's rankings without major upsets, let’s take a look at the updated Coaches and AP Polls released on Sunday.
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College football rankings for Week 13
**This section will be updated as the rankings are released
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCoaches Poll
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