College football top 25 rankings for Week 11: Colorado, Coach Prime in position for November Big 12 run
Will November belong to Prime?Â
Colorado had a bye week in Week 10, but the Buffaloes benefitted from the Big 12 chaos in Week 11. Iowa State picked up its first loss in a 23-22 nail-biter against Texas Tech. Kansas State picked up its second loss in a 24-19 shocker at Houston.Â
The Buffaloes are ranked No. 21 in Sporting News Top 25 poll heading into Week 11 – which means they are now the third-highest ranked team in the conference. Could second-year coach Deion Sanders take Colorado to the Big 12 championship game?Â
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It’s certainly possible. No. 10 BYU is unbeaten, but the Cougars have a road test at rival Utah in Week 11. No. 20 Iowa State and No. 24 Kansas State play each other in the regular-season finale.Â
If the Buffaloes can win out over their next four games – which is possible with the dynamic tandem of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter – then Colorado will have a chance to play in the conference championship game.Â
This is what Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark promised, and the unpredictability has delivered. Colorado and BYU were picked 11th and 13th, respectively, in the Big 12 preseason poll. Arizona State – which was picked to finish last – is 6-2 and still in the hunt, too.Â
That starts in Week 11 against Texas Tech, and we expect the Buffaloes to make an appearance in the first set of College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday. In other words, they will not be hard to find.Â
No. 1 Oregon held on to the top spot after beating Michigan 38-17. No. 2 Georgia beat Florida 34-20, and Ohio State moved up to No. 3 after a 20-13 victory against Penn State, which dropped to No. 6. No. 4 Miami and No. 5 Texas round out the top five.Â
Here is a closer look at The Sporting News top 25 rankings:
Sporting News Top 25 rankings for Week 11Here is a closer look at our latest top 25 ranking heading into Week 11:Â
RANKSCHOOLRECORDPVSWEEK 10 RESULT1Oregon9-01Beat Michigan 38-172Georgia7-12Beat Florida 34-203Ohio State7-14Beat Penn State 20-134Miami, Fla.9-06Beat Duke 53-315Texas7-15Bye6Penn State7-13Lost to Ohio State 20-137Tennessee7-18Beat Kentucky 28-188Indiana9-013Beat Michigan State 47-109Notre Dame7-112Bye10BYU8-011Bye11Alabama6-215Bye12Boise State7-118Beat San Diego State 56-2413SMU8-119Beat Pitt 48-2514Texas A&M7-19Lost to South Carolina 44-2015LSU6-216Bye16Army8-022Beat Air Force 20-317Ole Miss7-221Beat Arkansas 63-3118Clemson6-27Lost to Louisville 33-2119Iowa State7-110Lost to Texas Tech 23-2220Pitt7-114Lost to SMU 48-2521Colorado6-223Bye22Washington State7-124Bye23Missouri6-225Bye24Kansas State7-217Lost to Houston 24-1925Vanderbilt6-3NRBeat Auburn 17-7
