College Football Playoff predictions - Who's most likely to make the playoff field - ESPN

Could Week 3 of the college football season match the drama of Week 2? Not exactly. At least, not for the top contenders for 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.

The Alabama Crimson Tide started the day with a rare trip to Big Ten country. In just its third trip for a Big Ten road game, the Tide crushed the Wisconsin Badgers. Jalen Milroe accounted for five scores (three passing, two rushing) and became the first player with multiple passing scores and rushing scores in each of his team's first three games since Colin Kaepernick did it with Nevada in 2010. The Tide will host the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs in two weeks in what could be the game of the early season. Those Bulldogs got off to a slow start against the host Kentucky Wildcats and didn't lead until early in the fourth quarter. The Dawgs had to grind out a tough 13-12 win in Lexington.

Elsewhere in the top 10 of the AP poll, the Miami Hurricanes and Tennessee Volunteers continued their torrid scoring pace, albeit against vastly inferior teams. The Canes beat the Ball State Cardinals 62-0 thanks to five touchdowns from QB Cam Ward and 750 yards of total offense. With a trip to Norman next to face the Oklahoma Sooners, the Vols got another tune-up, routing Kent State 71-0. The Sooners beat the Tulane Green Wave 34-19 on Saturday.

After tighter-than-expected performances in recent weeks, the Oregon Ducks got things going in the second half against the rival Oregon State Beavers. In a 49-14 win, quarterback Dillon Gabriel completed his first