CFP Playoff Bracket, Scenarios and Bowl Projections After 2025-26 Week 6 AP Rankings

A reshuffling,of the order of College Football Playoff contenders occurred in Week 5.

The handful of notable Week 5 results were reflected in the Week 6 AP Top 25 that came out on Sunday afternoon.

The Oregon Ducks and Ole Miss Rebels, the two big winners on Saturday, were the two biggest movers in the AP poll.

Oregon now sits at No. 2, one spot behind its top Big Ten rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ole Miss is now the highest-ranked SEC team at No. 4. The Rebels are one of five SEC teams in the top 10.

Oregon Moves up to No. 2

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All signs are pointing to the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes meeting in the Big Ten Championship Game, potentially for the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.

Oregon moved up four spots in the AP Top 25 to No. 2. The Ducks do not have to face Ohio State in the regular season.

Oregon's Week 5 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions will be the most notable victory earned by Dan Lanning's team before December.

The Ducks host the Indiana Hoosiers in two weeks, but that's a game Oregon will be expected to win.

After that, Oregon doesn't have any other Top 25 opponents on their schedule, which paves the path for it to finish in the top two and potentially face Ohio State for the top seed in the Big Ten Championship Game.

Ole Miss Leads Pack of SEC Playoff Contenders

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Ole Miss' nine-spot leap in the AP Top 25 makes it the top playoff contender out of the SEC for now.

Lane Kiffin's team took down the previously-fourth-ranked LSU Tigers on Saturday.

Ole Miss has a week off and then a home game against the Washington State Cougars before it finds itself back in the national spotlight.

The Rebels visit the Georgia Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners in consecutive weeks to end October. If they survive both of those games, they will absolutely be considered the top dog in the SEC.

For now, the Rebels are above the rest of the playoff contenders from the SEC in the rankings.

As we've already seen through five weeks in the SEC, anything can change from week to week, so a few top contenders may emerge from the SEC before December.

Alabama Back in Top 10

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The Alabama Crimson Tide moved back into the top 10 on Sunday following their road win over the Georgia Bulldogs.

Alabama is a perfect example of how quickly things can change when it comes to a team's playoff outlook.

The Crimson Tide were out of the mix after their opening-week loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

Alabama bounced back with three straight wins and is now firmly in the CFB Playoff conversation.

Just like every SEC team, the Crimson Tide have a gauntlet to get through in the regular season.

Five of Alabama's next six games are against ranked foes, starting with Saturday's home clash versus the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The good news for the Tide is that four of those five games take place in Tuscaloosa. The only road Top 25 game left on their schedule is at Missouri in two weeks.