Ranking college football's 15 remaining unbeaten teams

No one wants to leave the party. I get it. Week 6 of the college football season cut the roster of unbeaten teams from 16… to 15. TCU beat Kansas in a «someone has to leave the list» game, and that was it. Alabama, Oklahoma State and Coastal Carolina all flirted with doom, and Michigan considered it for a half against Indiana, but they all fended off upset bids. The Stupendous 16 sank only to a Fabulous 15.

Things get a little harsher in what is shaping up to be a spectacular Week 7. In Alabama-Tennessee, Oklahoma State-TCU and Penn State-Michigan, we get three battles of unbeatens. Plus, USC heads to Utah to face a wounded and angry Utes team, and Syracuse is a home underdog against NC State. We're guaranteed to lose at least three members of the Fabulous 15, but can the rest hold steady?

Let's rank college football's unbeatens!

SP+ and FPI rankings: 46th and 77th

Odds of reaching 12-0, per SP+: 4.6% (last week: 2.2%)

What they did in Week 6: defeated ULM 28-21. The game started as a track meet (ULM scored TDs on its first two drives, Coastal on its first three) and ended as a defensive slog, but Jamey Chadwell's Chanticleers continued to figure out ways not to lose.

Week 7 opponent: Old Dominion (SP+ win probability: 83%).

Why they aren't ranked higher: ULM is 106th in SP+, and Coastal won by a touchdown. Gardner-Webb was 84th in last week's FCS SP+ rankings, and Coastal won by 4 points. This is a rebuilding year of sorts for the Chants, and it's Chadwell's least dominant team since 2019. The Chants could remain on this list for a while longer, mind you — they're projected favorites over ODU this week, then they've got a bye before a trip to Marshall — and their ability to grind out wins certainly says positive things