Top 25 takeaways: How Saturday affects CFP, conference races
Alabama earned another shutout, Michigan kept rolling with an easy win over Rutgers and Northwestern (!) will play for the B1G title. What else did we learn?
2018 ScheduleAll times ET
2018 Schedule
8-2, 2nd in ACC - Atlantic
Syracuse has it all working in rout of Louisville (0:46)
No. 13 Syracuse beats Louisville 54-23 _ perfect in dome
Moe Neal rushed for a career-best 159 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Eric Dungey ran for two more scores and passed for another, and No. 13 Syracuse took advantage of five Louisville miscues to rout the Cardinals 54-23 on Friday night.
Syracuse keeps piling on with 65-yard TD (0:35)
Syracuse RB finds daylight for 67-yard TD (0:30)
Campus Conversation: Book Injury, CFP Implications, Steele, Nerds
Matt Schick, Adam Rittenberg & Peter Burns discuss the implications of the injury to Ian Book (2:05), Fill In The Blanks for Week 11 (18:00) & more. Plus, Phil Steele's picks (36:12), Talk Nerdy To Me (47:04), Walk-Ons (53:15) & Extra Points (59:08).
Wake Forest coach visits injured Syracuse player
Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson took time to visit injured Syracuse player Tyrone Perkins, who is still hospitalized in Winston-Salem after getting hurt Saturday.
Michigan steps into CFP's top 4; Bama still No. 1
Michigan is up to No. 4 in the CFP rankings this week after Saturday's big win over rival Penn State and LSU's shutout loss to No. 1 Alabama.
Most important takeaway for each Top 25 team
It's going to be Alabama vs. Georgia for the SEC title. Meanwhile, Michigan keeps rolling, and West Virginia won a classic over Texas. What else have we learned?
Dungey, No. 22 Syracuse beat Wake Forest 41-24
Eric Dungey rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, Jarveon Howard ran for two scores and No. 22 Syracuse beat Wake Forest 41-24 on Saturday.
Orange rush for another score (0:28)
Cuse's Howard gets his second rushing TD of the half (0:28)
Orange take the lead on TD run (1:27)
Syracuse takes it right up middle for score (0:32)
Wake Forest strikes first (0:26)
Syracuse senior DB carted off field after nasty leg injury (0:40)
Bama atop 1st CFP; Clemson, LSU, Irish follow
Alabama opens atop the season's first College Football Playoff ranking, ahead of fellow unbeaten Clemson. LSU, Notre Dame, Michigan and Georgia follow.
Losses by 11 ranked teams shake up Top 25
No. 22 Syracuse and No. 23 Virginia were among a record seven teams to move into The Associated Press college football poll after a season-high 11 ranked teams lost this weekend.
Syracuse beats No. 22 NC State 51-41
Eric Dungey threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Syracuse held off No. 22 North Carolina State 51-41 on Saturday night to become eligible for the postseason for the first time in five years.
Syracuse RB ices game (0:28)
NC State WR hauls in 12-yard TD (0:29)
NC State RB powers way into end zone (0:29)
Syracuse QB fakes run and finds WR for TD (0:34)
Cuse QB sneaks it in for the TD (0:52)
NC State WR gets behind defense for long TD (0:45)
2018 ACC Standings
| Atlantic | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 7-0 | 10-0 |
| Syracuse | 5-2 | 8-2 |
| Boston College | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| NC State | 3-3 | 6-3 |
| Wake Forest | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| Florida State | 2-5 | 4-6 |
| Louisville | 0-7 | 2-8 |
| Coastal | CONF | OVR |
| Pittsburgh | 5-1 | 6-4 |
| Virginia | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| Georgia Tech | 4-3 | 6-4 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-3 | 4-5 |
| Duke | 3-3 | 7-3 |
| Miami | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| North Carolina | 1-6 | 1-8 |
2018 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards266.136th
Rushing Yards216.127th
Points For44.47th
Points Against27.6Tied-70th
2018 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 12 | 12 |
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Jackson | WR | Committed | 79 |
| Matthew Bergeron | OT | Committed | 78 |
| Geoff Cantin | OLB | Committed | 78 |
| Dorian Hewett | S | Committed | 75 |
| Garrett Williams | CB | Committed | 74 |
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