Coming off the second College Football Playoff rankings, there were teams with losses facing potential elimination scenarios. The Georgia Bulldogs and SMU Mustangs needed wins to keep alive conference title or at-large playoff bids.
UGA got back in the SEC race with a physical win over Tennessee. QB Carson Beck threw for 346 yards and Georgia's defense bottled up Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava. SMU survived an upset-minded Boston College to stay undefeated in conference play and get a step closer to the ACC title game.
The Colorado Buffaloes have vaulted into playoff contention and is in the driver's seat for the Big 12 title. The Buffs rolled Utah behind 340 yards passing and three touchdowns from Shedeur Sanders.
Here are our experts' top 12 College Football Playoff picks:
Andrea Adelson: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Colorado 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Ole Miss 10. Georgia 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Notre Dame 9. Alabama 10. Ole Miss 11. Georgia 12. BYU
Bill Connelly: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Colorado 5. Indiana 6. Ohio State 7. Penn State 8. Notre Dame 9. Miami 10. Alabama 11. BYU 12. Boise State
David Hale: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. Ole Miss 7. Georgia 8. Indiana 9. Notre Dame 10. Alabama 11. BYU 12. SMU
Eli Lederman: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Colorado 4. Miami 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Penn State 8. Notre Dame 9. Alabama 10. Ole Miss 11. Georgia 12. Boise State
Chris Low: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Colorado 4. Miami 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Ole Miss 9. Georgia 10. Penn State 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State
Harry Lyles Jr.: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Colorado 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Penn State 8. Notre Dame 9. Alabama 10. Ole Miss 11. Georgia 12. Boise State
Max Olson: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Colorado 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Notre Dame 10. Ole Miss 11. Georgia 12. Boise State
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Colorado 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Ole Miss 10. Notre Dame 11. Georgia 12. Boise State
Mark Schlabach: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Colorado 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Ole Miss 10. Georgia 11. Notre Dame 12. Boise State
Jake Trotter: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. SMU 4. Boise State 5. Ohio State 6. Penn State 7. Ole Miss 8. Georgia 9. Indiana 10. Notre Dame 11. Alabama 12. Colorado
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Colorado 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Ole Miss 10. Notre Dame 11. Georgia 12. Boise State
Dave Wilson: 1. Oregon 2. Texas 3. Miami 4. Colorado 5. Ohio State 6. Indiana 7. Penn State 8. Alabama 9. Ole Miss 10. Notre Dame 11. Georgia 12. Boise State