The worst thing about a bye week is watching direct competitors in your conference - teams competing for the same crown as your own - play and improve from a re

It seems like Miami's College Football Playoff hopes are done, but the Hurricanes still have a win over a top-10 team (Notre Dame) and dominated a pretty good South Florida team. The Notre Dame win kept Miami ahead of Texas and USC. Neither team holds a win that impressive, and they have flaws in their own right.

Notre Dame, winner of six straight, was last in the AP top 10 in Week 3 before a home loss to Texas A&M dropped them to 0-2.

Conditions are right for another quiet week at and near the top of The Associated Press college football poll.

Chaos is inevitable in the college football, and that was the case again in Week 10. With a number of College Football Playoff hopefuls going down this week, that has shaken up the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll.

Michigan stood pat at No. 21 in this week’s AP poll, watching as 6-2 USC leapfrogged it for a better spot. MLive’s Aaron McMann, one of 66 media members with a vote, had Michigan 21st on his ballot this week.

Released on Sunday afternoon, Alabama was ranked as the nation's No. 4 overall team in the latest AP Poll, while LSU was unranked. Both the Crimson Tide and Tigers did not play Saturday due to a bye week, and Alabama's No. 4 ranking did not change from last week.