With only three weeks remaining in the regular season, conference title races and the College Football Playoff bracket are coming into focus, including must-win situations for a number of teams.
Here are the top 10 games of Week 12, and how they factor into the Playoff discussion, starting with a few honorable mentions and counting down.
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Honorable Mention: Clemson at No. 20 Louisville (Fri.), Minnesota at No. 8 Oregon (Fri.), South Carolina at No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 18 Michigan at Northwestern, North Texas at UAB, UCF at No. 6 Texas Tech, App State at JMU, Memphis at ECU, Florida at No. 7 Ole Miss
(All point spreads are courtesy BetMGM. All kickoff times are Eastern and on Saturday unless otherwise noted.)
10. Arizona (6-3) at No. 25 Cincinnati (7-2), Noon, FS1
This one is mostly about setting up next week’s matchup between Cincinnati and BYU. A win for the Bearcats — coming off a bye and blowout loss at Utah, their first in conference play — would keep them controlling their own destiny to the Big 12 championship game, with the Cougars and at TCU remaining.
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