The top of the newest Associated Press Top 25 poll remains unchanged following a Week 12 that failed to shake up the college football hierarchy.

The most compelling aspect of the College Football Playoff race at the moment may not be who will get into the 12-team field but who will be left out. A logjam of two-loss SEC teams, including Tennessee,

We were reminded in Week 12 just how hard it can be to close out a strong season in college football. Up and down the rankings we had top 25 teams pushed to the limit, and while only a couple of top-20 teams finished the week with losses,

Another wild day of SEC football action didn’t exactly settle anything in terms of the conference championship and playoff races, but did provide some clarity. Wins by South Carolina over Missouri and Florida over LSU cut the number of SEC teams that could finish with two or fewer losses from eight to six.