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College Football AP Top 25 Poll Predictions After Week 13: Indiana, Army Unbeaten No More

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kyle Wood | Last updated Nov 24, 2024 12:20 AM ET

Saturday's college football slate had it all. Previously unbeaten Indiana and Army were both blown out. Alabama lost, badly. Auburn took down Texas A&M in quadruple overtime. Arizona State fans stormed the field twice. And Kansas continued to wreak havoc on Big 12 contenders.

With just a few weeks to go before Selection Day, the SEC and, to some extent, the Big 12 have cannibalized themselves. After a 24-3 loss at Oklahoma, No. 7 Alabama is out of the SEC title race and potentially the College Football Playoff picture altogether. The same goes for No. 9 Ole Miss, which fell 24-17 at Florida.

Auburn also upset No. 15 Texas A&M, 43-41, which puts even more pressure on the Aggies' season-finale against No. 3 Texas. The winner advances to Atlanta to play No. 8 Georgia for the SEC title.

No. 14 BYU has now lost in back-to-back weeks after a 28-23 defeat at No. 21 Arizona State. Kansas took down No. 16 Colorado, 37-21, further complicating the Big 12 hierarchy.

No. 5 Indiana did not stay within striking distance at No. 2 Ohio State, falling 38-15. No. 18 Army was also largely uncompetitive in a 49-14 loss to No. 6 Notre Dame. Top-ranked Oregon, which was idle this week, is the last remaining unbeaten FBS team.

Ahead of the new AP Top 25 release on Sunday, here is Athlon’s projection for the rankings after Week 13.

Proj. Rank	Team	Record	Week 13 Rank	Week 13 Result	Difference
1	Oregon	11-0	1	Bye	0
2	Ohio State	10-1	2	W vs. Indiana (38-15)	0
3	Texas	10-1	3	W vs. Kentucky (31-14)	0
4	Notre Dame	10-1	5	W vs. Army (49-14)*	+1
5	Penn State	10-1	4	W at Minnesota (26-25)	-1
6	Georgia	9-2	8	W vs. UMass (59-21)	+2
7	Tennessee	9-2	10	W vs. UTEP (56-0)	+3
8	Miami	10-1	11	W vs. Wake Forest (42-14)	+3
9	Boise State	10-1	12	W at Wyoming (17-13)	+3
10	SMU	10-1	13	W at Virginia (33-7)	+3
11	Indiana	10-1	5	L at Ohio State (38-15)	-6
12	Clemson	9-2	17	W vs. Citadel (51-14)	+5
13	Ole Miss	8-3	9	L at Florida (24-17)	-4
14	Alabama	8-3	7	L at Oklahoma (24-3)	-7
15	South Carolina	8-3	19	W vs. Wofford (56-12)	+4
16	Arizona State	9-2	21	W vs. BYU (28-23)	+5
17	BYU	9-2	14	L vs. Arizona State (28-23)	-3
18	Tulane	9-2	20	Bye	+2
19	Iowa State	9-2	22	W at Utah (31-28)	+3
20	Texas A&M	8-3	15	L at Auburn (43-41, 4OT)	-5
21	Colorado	8-3	16	L at Kansas (37-31)	-5
22	Army	9-1	18	L vs. Notre Dame (49-14)*	-4
23	UNLV	9-2	23	W at San Jose State (27-16)	0
24	Illinois	8-3	24	W at Rutgers (38-31)	0
25	Missouri	8-3	NR (26)	W at Mississippi State (39-20)	+1