2024 college football rankings: Joel Klatt's top 10 teams after Week 14

Rivalry week really showed out in college football.

There were a ton of exciting finishes over the weekend. Of course, Michigan's upset win over Ohio State was the headliner. That was a huge victory for Sherrone Moore to cap off what has been an exciting two weeks for the program following a largely underwhelming season. But Michigan remained confident in its process as its coaching staff told us on a call last week that if it was one-score game late, it felt good about its chances of winning that game.

Obviously, there was the fight at the end of Michigan-OSU, which was just one of many heated moments to occur on Saturday. If you want my detailed thoughts on "The Game" and the fights that broke out across college football over the weekend, take a listen to the most recent episode of my podcast, "The Joel Klatt Show."

With rivalry week in the books, the regular season has also concluded. With conference championship weekend just days away, I think there are eight teams who've already secured a spot in the College Football Playoff. Here are my top 10 teams, which includes all eight teams that I think have a spot secured.

1. Oregon (Last week: 1)
Record: 12-0
Week 14 result: Defeated Washington, 49-21

Oregon continued to look the part of a team that's viewed as the indisputable No. 1 team in the country. A lot of attention has gone toward quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Oregon's offense, but it had 10 total sacks in its win over Washington on Saturday. Oregon still must beat Penn State in the Big Ten title game to get a first-round bye, but the Ducks have comfortably been in the CFP for a bit. 

2. Texas (Last week: 3)
Record: 11-1
Week 14 result: Defeated Texas A&M, 17-7

I don't think the score in Texas' win was indicative of