With Ohio State, LSU, Clemson and Georgia remaining atop the College Football Playoff rankings, Alabama's loss to Auburn opened the door for Utah and Oklahoma to move up to No. 5 and No. 6, respectively, entering this weekend's conference championship games.
Taking advantage of Minnesota's loss to Wisconsin, Baylor moved up two spots to No. 7 entering Saturday's Big 12 title game against the No. 6 Sooners.
Alabama -- which will miss the playoff for the first time since its inception in 2014 after suffering its second loss of the season in Saturday's thriller at Auburn -- fell to No.