With conference championships less than a week away, the College Football Playoff is starting to take shape. If this season has proven anything, though, at least one or two more surprises remain before the final four semifinalists are announced.
The selection committee has yet to unveil its playoff rankings for Week 14, but the top four is unlikely to change after Clemson, Oklahoma, Alabama and Iowa all picked up victories.
Michigan State overtaking the Hawkeyes is the only foreseeable alteration. Bleacher Report had the Spartans in fourth place in its most recent rankings:
Two of the four playoff spots are essentially locks at this stage.