Robert Griffin III Names the No. 1 College Football 'Team on the Rise'

The Buffaloes (8-2, 6-1 in Big 12 play) have notched four consecutive wins and are fresh off a 49-24 victory over the Utah Utes (4-6, 1-6) at Folsom Field. In terms of points scored, it was Colorado's best output of the Sanders era.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns with an interception in the contest. Meanwhile, the Heisman frontrunner, wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, caught five balls for 55 yards and added three tackles and an interception.

Next up for the Buffaloes is a road bout with the Kansas Jayhawks (4-6, 3-4). Although Kansas has underperformed this season, the team is coming off an upset win over the BYU Cougars (9-1, 6-1) in Provo.

Coming in at No. 2 on Griffin's list were the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2, 5-2), winners of back-to-back games with last Saturday's 24-14 win over the Kansas State Wildcats (7-3, 4-3) at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns in the victory, while wideout Jordyn Tyson racked up 176 yards on 12 catches, two of which went for a touchdown.

Arizona State will host BYU at Mountain America Stadium on Saturday.

Rounding out Griffin's top-five trending teams were the South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3, 5-3 SEC) at No. 3, Army Black Knights (9-0, 7-0 AAC) at No. 4 and SMU Mustangs (9-1, 6-0 ACC) at No. 5.