Nearly all of the top teams survived scares this week. It was Tennessee that did not survive, falling to South Carolina. That is very good news for USC, who beat UCLA in a 48-45 thriller. The Trojans now basically control their own playoff destiny. If they can beat Notre Dame next week and win the Pac-12 Championship game after that, they will be in the playoffs.
American: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, UCF
ACC: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Wake Forest
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
Big Ten: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
C-USA: Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Rice, Texas-San Antonio, UAB, Western Kentucky
Independent: BYU, Connecticut, Liberty, Notre Dame
MAC: Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Toledo
MWC: Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac-12: Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Marshall, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy
