I’ll fully admit I was wrong on this one.
After week 11’s action, the Syracuse Orange were winners yet again, of course. But their best win — against then-No. 14 NC State — had been downgraded because the Wolfpack lost to Wake Forest. It seemed reasonable (to me, anyway) that without that win, the Orange could drop a couple spots in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings.
Instead Syracuse rose one spot, to No. 12, the same position they currently hold in both the AP and Coaches Polls.
I was far from the only one a little surprise (though pleasantly so) with SU moving up despite NC State dropping out.