College Football Playoff 2014: Final Predictions for Week 11 Rankings

The Week 11 College Football Playoff rankings will be released by the selection committee on Tuesday, and fans from schools all around the nation are waiting in anticipation for the second top 25 poll.

Undefeated programs Mississippi State and Florida State were able to keep their respective records perfect, but a battle toward the top of the standings between Auburn and Ole Miss has guaranteed turnover in the poll.

Here are the final predictions for the College Football Playoff Week 11 rankings, the Associated Press and Bleacher Report Top 25 polls and a breakdown of the team most likely to go undefeated.

Rank	Predicted College Football Playoff Poll	Associated Press	Bleacher Report
1	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Mississippi State	Mississippi State
2	Florida State Seminoles	Florida State	Florida State
3	Auburn Tigers	Auburn	Auburn
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	Alabama	Oregon
5	Oregon Ducks	Oregon	Alabama
6	Michigan State Spartans	TCU	Michigan State
7	TCU Horned Frogs	Michigan State	Notre Dame
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Notre Dame	TCU
9	Baylor Bears	Kansas State	Kansas State
10	Kansas State Wildcats	Baylor	Baylor
11	Ole Miss Rebels	Arizona State	Ole Miss
12	Ohio State Buckeyes	Ole Miss	Arizona State
13	Arizona State Sun Devils	Ohio State	Ohio State
14	LSU Tigers	LSU	Nebraska
15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Nebraska	LSU
16	Oklahoma Sooners	Oklahoma	Oklahoma
17	Georgia Bulldogs	Georgia	Georgia
18	UCLA Bruins	UCLA	UCLA
19	Clemson Tigers	Clemson	Clemson
20	Duke Blue Devils	Utah	Duke
21	Arizona Wildcats	Arizona	Utah
22	Marshall Thundering Herd	Duke	Arizona
23	Utah Utes	Marshall	Marshall
24	West Virginia Mountaineers	West Virginia	West Virginia
25	Wisconsin Badgers	Wisconsin	Colorado State

The Team Most Likely to Go Undefeated

The battle to stay unbeaten between Mississippi State and Florida State will likely be the determining factor in which team ends the season as the No. 1 seed in the inaugural College Football Playoff.

While the Bulldogs are the No. 1-ranked team in the nation right now, their upcoming schedule is brutal compared to the one the Seminoles will navigate for the remainder of the season.

Mississippi State hosts UT Martin in Week 11, but travels to Alabama to play the Crimson Tide in Week 12. As if that wasn’t a big enough test for the Bulldogs, the program travels to Ole Miss to play the Rebels in the final game of the regular season.

Staying undefeated will be tough for Mississippi State. As Matt Chatham of FootballByFootball.com pointed out, via NESN.com, the Bulldogs also have to think about the SEC Championship:

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Unfortunately, they also have one of the toughest roads ahead in college football, with road games against two of the current top six teams in the rankings, Alabama and Ole Miss. A potential SEC championship matchup … if they’re able to make it to that point…would likely be against a talented Georgia team with running back Todd Gurley. Sheesh.

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On the other hand, Florida State’s victory over Louisville in Week 10 was the team’s last ranked opponent on the schedule. Over the next three weeks, the Seminoles play Virginia, Miami (FL) and Boston College. The three aforementioned opponents have gone a combined 16-11 this year.

The biggest remaining test for FSU will be the regular-season finale against the Florida Gators at Doak Campbell Stadium. While the Gators were able to pull off the huge upset over Georgia, the program is still 4-3 this season.

Led by defending Heisman Trophy and National Championship winning quarterback Jameis Winston, Florida State has the inside lane to stay unbeaten. If Mississippi State takes a loss in any of the remaining games on the schedule or in the SEC Championship, the Seminoles will make the playoffs as the No. 1 seed.

For a team that started the season slow, Florida State’s run to the top will continue to be an incredible sight.

*Stats via ESPN.com.

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