Projecting the College Football Playoff top 12 at midseason - ESPN

There's only one undefeated team left in the entire Big Ten and SEC combined.

UCLA, which won three total games last season, is 6-0 with a new home in the top 10 — for now. With the way this campaign is going, just give it a minute. Five of the top seven teams in the Associated Press poll lost Saturday, shaking up the playoff picture and unveiling yet another new No. 1. It was the most losses by the AP's top seven on a single day in the poll's history, which stretches back to 1936.

From start to finish Saturday, Week 7 went down to the wire, with Texas and Alabama adding second losses to their résumés, Georgia falling at home to Auburn and Notre Dame coming up short in its first real test of the season at BYU.

With only two Saturdays remaining until the College Football Playoff selection committee reveals its first ranking on Nov. 3, the playoff picture remains muddled with no clear-cut No. 1 team asserting itself above the pack.

So, who has earned the top spot at the midpoint of the season?

Based on historical knowledge and an understanding of the criteria and protocol, here's a look at what the committee might do if the rankings were today.

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Why they could be here: Georgia lost. Notre Dame lost. And the Hurricanes eked out a double-overtime win at home against rival Florida State in a too-close-for-comfort outing against what is now a four-loss team. While Miami lacks a true statement win, it does have three road victories, including two against ACC teams above .500 in Wake Forest and Clemson. The Sept. 18 triumph at Wake Forest will get more credit in the committee meeting room than it does from the average college football fan, as the Demon Deacons have won four straight and are on a path to