Oregon made quite the statement heading into college football's midseason junction, holding off previously unbeaten Ohio State to move up in this week's national rankings. The victory validates the Ducks as one of the College Football Playoff national championship frontrunners and puts the Buckeyes in the unfamiliar position of needing to play flawlessly over their final six games in hopes of a rematch.

There more changes to the College Football Playoff bracket projection this week with the biggest development seeing Alabama fall out of the field.

Even without a loss one SEC team fell out of the College Football Playoff in this week's bowl projections and another SEC team took its place.