The balance of power in college football continued to sort itself out as several top teams posted impressive wins against tough foes Saturday to bolster their case as a playoff contender.
Alabama went to Fayetteville and beat Arkansas despite missing starting quarterback Bryce Young for most of the game. Clemson handled unbeaten ACC rival NC State in a top-10 tussle. Michigan hit the road and roughed up Iowa in one of the Big Ten's most hostile environments. Oklahoma State left nothing to chance with a solid win over Baylor, bouncing back from last season's loss to the Bears in the Big 12 championship game.
Other wins by top-10 teams Georgia (which squeaked past Missouri), Ohio State (a rout of subpar Rutgers) and USC (which let Arizona State hang around before pulling away) didn't make the cut.
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