Ohio State took a big lead and then held off the pesky Indiana Hoosiers, 42-35, to take control of the East Division. Northwestern beat Wisconsin, 17-7, for sole possession of first place in the West Division.
Although many games got canceled again because of positive COVID-19 tests, a lot of games did get played. Alabama had two weeks off before Saturday’s 63-3 pummeling of Kentucky, and the Crimson Tide remain No. 1 in the Newsweek Top 20 heading into week 13 of the season.
Notre Dame stays pat at No. 2 after a bye week and Ohio State remained at No. 3. Clemson had its game postponed at the last minute because of COVID, and the Tigers stay at No. 4. Texas A&M is once again No. 5 despite a second-straight week of COVID cancelations.
Florida played a rather close game against Vanderbilt, but the Gators prevailed and remain at No. 6. Cincinnati and BYU are seventh and eighth, respectively.
Oregon and Iowa State enter the top 10 in the final two spots. Oregon held off a late UCLA rally on Saturday while Iowa State thrashed Kansas State, 45-0, to take sole possession of the Big 12 race.
Northwestern vaulted from 20 to No. 11 after the Wildcats’ win over Wisconsin. USC remains perfect at 3-0, and the Trojans enter the rankings this week at No. 17.
Here is the Newsweek Top 20 for Week 13
Dropped out: No. 20 Liberty
Where is ‘College GameDay’ this week?
ESPN’s popular ‘GameDay’ road show will visit Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this Saturday for the Iron Bowl game between Auburn and Alabama. This is one of the top rivalries in the country, and the Crimson Tide looks for revenge from last year. The game will be at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS this Saturday. The ‘GameDay’ show will be from 9 a.m. - noon on the Alabama campus.
Heisman Frontrunners
Here are the Newsweek Heisman rankings after Week 12 of the season.
Kyle Trask, QB, FloridaJustin Fields, QB, Ohio StateTrevor Lawrence, QB, ClemsonZach Wilson, QB, BYUMac Jones, QB, Alabama
Updated College Football Playoff Prediction
AlabamaNotre DameOhio StateClemson
Games to Watch This Week (Times ET) All games subject to cancel or postpone, and games could change TV stations during the week
Thursday, November 26 2:00 p.m. Colorado State at Air Force, CBSSN 7:00 p.m. New Mexico at Utah State, FS1
Friday, November 27 12:00 p.m. Iowa State at Texas, ABC 12:00 p.m. UMass at Liberty, ESPN3 1:00 p.m. Nebraska at Iowa, FOX 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame at North Carolina, ABC 4:00 p.m. Stanford at California, FOX 7:00 p.m. Oregon at Oregon State, ESPN 9:00 p.m. San Diego State at Fresno State, FS1 10:30 p.m. Washington at Washington State, ESPN
Saturday, November 28 TBD Ohio State at Illinois, TBA TBD Pittsburgh at Clemson, TBA TBD Cincinnati at Temple, TBA TBD Maryland at Indiana, TBA TBD Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, TBA TBD Oklahoma at West Virginia, TBA TBD Northwestern at Michigan State, TBA TBD Colorado at USC, TBA TBD San Jose State at Boise State, TBA TBD Utah at Arizona State, TBA TBD Arizona at UCLA, TBA TBD N.C. State at Syracuse, TBA TBD Penn State at Michigan, TBA 12:00 p.m. Kentucky at Florida, ESPN 12:00 p.m. Arkansas at Missouri, SEC Network 12:00 p.m. Kent State at Buffalo, CBSSN 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green at Ohio, ESPN+ 2:00 p.m. Minnesota at Wisconsin, Big Ten Network 3:30 p.m. Auburn at Alabama, CBS 4:00 p.m. Mississippi State at Ole Miss, SEC Network 7:00 p.m. LSU at Texas A&M, ESPN 7:30 p.m. Georgia at South Carolina, SEC Network
