There was plenty of excitement from around the country during Week 13 of the college football season, but not much of it came from the top teams vying for spots in the College Football Playoff. The top 14 teams in last week’s rankings either won or were idle.

On the "Nonstop" podcast, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit discussed Oklahoma's recent 17-6 victory over the then-No. 22 Missouri Tigers. Herbstreit emphasized that the Sooner defense played a crucial role in the win.

Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has stated he wants to stay at California, but the firing of Justin Wilcox could lead teams to entice him to transfer.

College football experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports contribute ballots each week, which are averaged together for our rankings. You can see the top 25 below and 26-136 on our rankings page.

There are two more rankings to be revealed — next Tuesday, then Dec. 7 when the final top 25 will set the bracket for the 12-team playoff to start Dec. 19.

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