College Football Conference Races: The Five Games That Will Decide Each Champion

This has undoubtedly been one of the wildest college football seasons in recent memory. And as we head into the final full month of the regular season, we still have no idea who will win each of the six BCS conferences.

The ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 10, and SEC each have at least three teams with a legitimate shot at winning the conference. And it looks like nothing will be set in stone until the final weekend of the season.

Sure, the favorites like Auburn in the SEC and Oregon in the Pac-10 are the teams that stick out at this point in time, but there are a few teams out there who seem to be lurking in the shadows, readying for a November pounce.

Some conferences like the Big East are so jumbled right now that it seems like all eight teams have a shot while others like the Pac-10 have some clear front runners in Oregon, Stanford and Arizona.

Let’s have a look at the five games in each conference that will have a big affect on who comes out on top when all is said and done.

Obviously for the ACC, the Big 12 and the SEC, the conference championship games will of course be the most crucial games, but the division races for the right to get there still remain unsettled in all three conferences.

ACC

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RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 28: Russell Wilson #16 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack throws the game winning touchdown against the Florida State Seminoles during their game at Carter-Finley Stadium on October 28, 2010 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by

Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech: November 4^th

Miami at Georgia Tech: November 13^th

Virginia Tech at Miami: November 20^th

Florida State at Maryland: November 20th

Maryland at N.C. State: November 27th

Big East

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PISCATAWAY, NJ - OCTOBER 08: Jordan Todman #23 of the Connecticut Huskies celebrates his second-quarter touchdown against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Rutgers Stadium on October 8, 2010 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Louisville at Syracuse: November 6th

Pittsburgh at Connecticut: November 11th

Connecticut at Syracuse: November 20^th

West Virginia at Pittsburgh: November 26^th

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh: December 4^th

Big Ten

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COLUMBUS, OH - OCTOBER 23: Terrelle Pryor #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes rolls out against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio Stadium on October 23, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

Penn State at Ohio State: November 13^th

Ohio State at Iowa: November 20th

Wisconsin at Michigan: November 20^th

Michigan State at Penn State: November 27^th

Michigan at Ohio State: November 27th

Big 12

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LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 30: Running back Roy Helu Jr. #10 cheers the Husker faithful after their game against the Missouri Tigers at Memorial Stadium on October 30, 2010 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska Defeated Missouri 31-17. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Im

Baylor at Oklahoma State: November 6^th

Oklahoma at Texas A&M: November 6th

Nebraska at Iowa State: November 6th

Oklahoma at Baylor: November 20^th

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State: November 27^th

Pac-10

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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 30: Darron Thomas #1, Josh Huff #4 and Carson York of the Oregon Ducks celebrate a 53-32 win over the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 30, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images

Arizona at Stanford: November 6^th

Oregon at California: November 13th

Arizona at Oregon: November 26^th

Stanford at Oregon State: November 27^th

Oregon at Oregon State: December 4^th

SEC

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KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 23: Greg McElroy #12 and Nick Saban the Head Coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide are pictured during a timeout in the SEC game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 23, 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo b

Arkansas at South Carolina: November 6^th

Alabama at LSU: November 6^th

Georgia at Auburn: November 13th

South Carolina at Florida: November 13^th

Auburn at Alabama: November 26^th