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Week 12 scrambled the College Football Playoff race, led by SEC mayhem: Oklahoma upset Alabama, Texas A&M roared back from 27 down, Ole Miss steadied late, and Georgia crushed Texas to look like the league’s best. The columnist’s Best Guess now envisions five SEC teams in the field, maybe six. Beyond the SEC, Notre Dame smothered Pitt, USC rallied past Iowa, and Michigan edged Northwestern. BYU and Utah cruised, Georgia Tech stayed in control of the ACC race, and Navy tripped USF in the American. San Diego State seized the Mountain West lead, and Western Michigan topped the MAC.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.