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ESPN staff
The first round of the College Football Playoff rankings dropped on Tuesday and the annual poll appeared to motivate teams across the country — just not the ones you think.
College Football’s Week 10 was filled with upsets, close calls and previously undefeated records crumbling as underdogs took over the sport Saturday.
Purdue shocked the college football landscape for the second time this season with a 40-29 victory against No. 3 Michigan State while No. 9 Wake Forest’s unbeaten run to start the season ended at 8-0 following a 58-55 loss at North Carolina.
Other top-10 teams were lucky to survive upset bids from rivals as Alabama escaped a LSU with nothing to lose, 20-14, and Cincinnati mustered two separate goal-line stands late in the game to hold on against Tulsa, 28-20, and remain undefeated.
Oregon also overcame a lackluster first half to beat rival Washington and keep its spot in the CFP rankings safe for now. Other rated teams weren’t so lucky. Mississippi State, Kentucky and Minnesota all lost to unranked opponents and the Power Rankings got arguably the biggest shuffle of the season this week.
With the results behind us and the next round of CFP rankings just a few days away, it’s the perfect time to check out this week’s Power Rankings.
Georgia quarterback JT Daniels finally returned to action, but not as the No. 1 Bulldogs’ starter. Former walk-on Stetson Bennett started for the fifth straight game, leading Georgia to a 43-6 rout of Missouri at home. Bennett completed 13 of 19 passes for 255 yards with two touchdowns. He improved to 9-2 as a starter, including a 6-0 mark this season. Daniels, who injured his lat muscle more than a month ago, saw action for the first time in five games. He threw for 82 yards with one touchdown and one interception on 7-for-11 passing. The Bulldogs piled up 505 yards of offense, including 377 passing. Sophomore receiver Jermaine Burton, who has been slowed by injuries this season, had a big day with…
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