College Football Playoff picks after Week 6 - ESPN

The first college football weekend of October gave us some answers with regard to the College Football Playoff.

How will Saturday's top games affect the College Football Playoff chase? What are the current odds for the top four? The Allstate Playoff Predictor has the answers. Check back every week as the odds are updated following that week's games.

Texas, which had arguably the season's best win to date — 34-24 at Alabama back in Week 2 — couldn't quite keep up with Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. The Longhorns took a three-point lead with 1:17 to play, at which point ESPN Analytics gave them an 89% chance to win. But the Sooners marched right down the field for the winning touchdown, a 3-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel to Nic Anderson. Gabriel accounted for all 61 yards on the final drive. It was Oklahoma's first win against an AP top-five Texas team since 2004.

Ohio State was tested early by visiting Maryland but pulled away, outscoring the Terps 27-7 in the second half. Buckeyes wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. had 100 receiving yards in a single half for the eighth time since the start of last season, the most in college football. The Buckeyes' needed it, rushing for just 62 yards, their worst output in a game since 2011.

Florida State opened a 22-0 first quarter lead against Virginia Tech and never looked back. The Seminoles have scored 30-plus points in 11 straight games, tied for the second-longest streak in ACC history.

During its rout of Kentucky, Georgia looked like the dominant team that has won back-to-back national championships. Tight end Brock Bowers moved into second place all time on the Georgia receiving touchdowns list. Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck set a career high in passing yards by the end of the