NCAA Football Rankings 2015: Predicting Week 14 AP Poll Post-Week 13 Results
We're just one week away from college football's bowl selection weekend, and much has yet to be decided.
Week 13 provided some dramatic shakeup, with four of the AP Top 10 teams suffering losses.
While the top of the poll will remain relatively unchanged, positions five through 10 will look dramatically different in Week 14.
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The following is a prediction of what the AP poll will look like when released on Sunday afternoon.
| Rank | Team | W-L |
| 1 | Clemson | 12-0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 11-1 |
| 3 | Iowa | 12-0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 11-1 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 11-1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 11-1 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 11-1 |
| 8 | Stanford | 10-2 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 10-2 |
| 10 | Florida State | 10-2 |
| 11 | TCU | 10-2 |
| 12 | Baylor | 9-2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 10-2 |
| 14 | Florida | 10-2 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 10-2 |
| 16 | Oregon | 9-3 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 9-3 |
| 18 | Houston | 11-1 |
| 19 | Michigan | 10-2 |
| 20 | Temple | 10-2 |
| 21 | Navy | 10-2 |
| 22 | LSU | 9-3 |
| 23 | Utah | 9-3 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 9-3 |
| 25 | USC | 8-4 |
Notable Teams
Iowa
The Hawkeyes wrapped up a perfect regular season with a 28-20 victory over Nebraska on Friday and are now one win away from their first outright Big Ten title since 1985.
Despite ongoing criticism of Iowa's schedule, the Hawkeyes have steadily risen in the rankings and now appear to be in position to either advance to the playoffs or earn an invitation to one of the New Year's Six bowl games.
While Iowa fans would undoubtedly be disappointed by a loss in the Big Ten title game against Michigan State, the possibility of a Rose Bowl berth would still be an exciting finish to one of the most memorable seasons in school history.
Iowa hasn't represented the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl since 1990 and hasn't won the game since 1958.
Assuming the Big Ten champion is selected to the playoffs, the committee will select the next-highest-ranked Big Ten team to replace them in the Rose Bowl. That team will either be Ohio State or the loser of the Big Ten title game.
Ohio State
Buckeyes fans hoped for more from this season, but another dominant victory over Michigan—their 13th in the last 15 seasons—eases their pain.
While Ohio State is likely headed to one of the New Year's Six bowl games, it's worth noting that the final nail hasn't quite been hammered into the Buckeyes' playoff coffin just yet.
There are multiple chaos scenarios, but the most simplistic would be for USC to upset Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship Game and Florida to knock off Alabama in the SEC title game.
Those two upsets would likely eliminate the SEC and Pac-12 from playoff conversation, opening up a spot for another one-loss team from the Big Ten or Big 12.
If the final weekend passes without any major upsets, Ohio State would likely represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl.
North Carolina
The Tar Heels have been the forgotten team in the playoff discussion this year, seemingly disrespected by the committee as the lowest-ranked one-loss team from a Power Five school.
But Larry Fedora's squad finally has its chance to earn the respect it's been craving.
With its first ACC Coastal Division championship in school history, the Tar Heels will face Clemson in the conference title game on Saturday.
The Tar Heels will be seeking their first ACC title since 1980, when head coach Dick Crum led them to an 11-1 season.
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