College football's rivalry week is officially underway as one rising contender has cracked the Top 5 in The Associated Press' weekly rankings, while Alabama clings to its fading playoff hopes.

UConn has finished its regular season at 9-3 and sits at No. 44 after beating FAU. Northwestern jumps 10 spots for beating Minnesota to get bowl-eligible. Duke slides back into the top 50 for beating North Carolina late to reach bowl eligibility.

The good vibes are back for the Tennessee Vols after taking down the Florida Gators in the Swamp this past Saturday night. Tennessee almost certainly won't be playing in the College Football Playoff thanks to their loss earlier this month to the Oklahoma Sooners,

With one week before conference championship weekend, every league has a College Football Playoff problem after Week 13.

Notre Dame, sitting at No. 9, is now firmly in the style points business. In a 70-7 win over Syracuse, the Fighting Irish scored 70 points for the first time since 1932. It leads to a CFP hypothetical: Does that win separate the Irish any more from Miami, which beat them to start the season?

Georgia Tech dropped in the rankings after a loss which opens a clear path back to the ACC Championship for the Mustangs.

The No. 15 USC Trojans dropped to 8-3 this season with a 42-27 loss on the road against the No. 7 Oregon Ducks. The loss ended any chance of a College Football

We were only getting started. Devon Dampier found Larry Simmons for a 20-yard score with 2:47 left, and after a K-State three-and-out (the Wildcats' first since the first drive of the game), Dampier raced 59 yards on fourth-and-1 to set up his own go-ahead touchdown with 56 seconds remaining. Lander Barton sealed the comeback with an interception.