Pool's Poll Week 13: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad College Football Weekend

Absolute chaos unfolded as the amount of undefeated teams shrank to three, while the amount of functioning hips for Tua Tagovailoa is down to one. Even the bottom tier of the college football world had some major shake-ups as New Mexico State and Rice notched their first wins of the year. That leaves Akron, a 42-14 loser to Eastern Michigan, as the lone winless team in America.

Six teams in last weeks Pool's Poll lost with Wake Forest and Auburn vacating this week's rankings. Welcome Louisiana and San Diego State to the mix. The Ragin' Cajuns make three teams from the bayou as they join La Tech and LSU, though the Bulldogs (106.3) and Cajuns (108.3) have nearly double the WP as the Tigers (56.8). The Big Ten is the top conference with five teams while the SEC and AAC both have four. 64 teams have at least six wins with 41 other schools hanging on to their bowl dreams by a thread. There are 76 bowl spots available.

Here's the full breakdown:

1.)LSU (10-0, 56.8 WP, 0 LP)

The Tigers get the win, but there's some cause for concern as the defense allowed over 35 points for the second straight week. LSU can secure a spot in the SEC Title Game with Georgia with a win next week against lowly Arkansas.

Last Week Rank: 1
Best Win: Alabama
Worst Loss: None
Last Week: 58-37 over Ole Miss
Up Next: Arkansas (2-8, No. 119)

2.)Clemson (11-0, 65.2 WP, 0 LP)

The Tigers continue to tear through the weak ACC schedule and are poised to make the playoffs, but a fourth shot at Alabama in the Championship seems unlikely. They finish in two weeks against rival South Carolina.

LWR: 3
Best Win: Texas A&M
Worst Loss: None
Last Week: 52-3 over Wake Forest
Up Next: South Carolina (11/30)

3.)Ohio State (10-0, 68.5 WP, 0 LP)

The Buckeyes failed to cover the spread against Rutgers, but that's about the only thing that went wrong. The next two games will be much tougher than their last two as they finish with Penn State and Michigan.

LWR: 2
Best Win: Wisconsin
Worst Loss: None
Last Week: 56-21 over Rutgers
Up Next: Penn State (9-1, No. 5)

4.)Oregon (9-1, 57.3 WP, 27 LP)

The Ducks marched on to the PAC-12 meeting with Utah with a cruising victory over Arizona. For my money, they're the team that should be joining the undefeated teams in the CFP.

LWR: 7
Best Win: Washington
Worst Loss: Auburn
Last Week: 34-6 over Arizona

Up Next: Arizona State (5-5, No.67)

5.)Penn State (9-1, 59.1 WP, 7 LP)

The Nittany Lions rebounded nicely against a pesky Indiana squad. The gauntlet for Penn State wraps up this weekend with a trip to Columbus.

LWR: 8
Best Win: Iowa
Worst Loss: Minnesota
Last Week: 34-27 over Indiana
Up Next: Ohio State (10-0, No. 3)

6.)Georgia (9-1, 61 WP, 90 LP)

The Bulldogs clinched their spots in the SEC Championship and likely await LSU with a hard fought win over Auburn. Up next will be Texas A&M.

LWR: 11
Best Win: Florida
Worst Loss: South Carolina
Last Week: 21-14 over Auburn

Up Next: Texas A&M (7-3, No. 39)

7.)Utah(9-1, 64.8 WP, 36 LP)

The Utes throttled UCLA and are on a collision course with Oregon for the PAC-12 title. Arizona is up next for Utah.

LWR: 9
Best Win: Arizona State
Worst Loss: USC
Last Week: 49-3 over UCLA
Up Next: Arizona (4-6, No.86)

8.)Oklahoma (9-1, 76.4 WP, 45 LP)

It looked grim in Waco, but the Sooners overcame a 25-point and reclaimed the top spot in the Big 12. Oklahoma will have to a avoid a trap game in TCU before setting up a potential Top 25 matchup with rival OKST.

LWR: 12

Best Win: Baylor

Worst Loss: Kansas State

Last Week: 34-31 over Baylor

Up Next: TCU (5-5, No.68)

9.)Boise State (9-1, 70.9 WP, 97 LP)

There were no problems this week for the Broncos as they easily handled New Mexico. They'll get a much tougher test in Utah State next week.

LWR: 10

Best Win: Air Force

Worst Loss: BYU

Last Week: 42-9 over New Mexico

Up Next: Utah State (6-4, No.52)

10.)Appalachian State (9-1, 73.9 WP, 59 LP)

The Mountaineers like Oklahoma were down big early, but App State dropped 49 unanswered points on Georgia State in a 56-27 victory. That's the Mountaineers second win as a ranked team which adds to their historic season at the FBS level.

LWR: 14
Best Win: North Carolina
Worst Loss: Georgia Southern
Last Week: 56-27 over Georgia State
Up Next: Texas State (3-7, No. 113)

11.)Baylor (9-1, 76.4 WP, 12 LP)

The miracle season came crashing to a halt as the Sooners rallied from 25 down and the Bears went into hibernation in the second half for the first loss of the year. They'll take on a Texas team that is coming off a crushing loss of their own.

LWR: 4
Best Win: Kansas State
Worst Loss: Oklahoma
Last Week: 34-31 loss to Oklahoma
Up Next: Texas (6-4, No.48)

12.)SMU(9-1, 76.8 WP, 14 LP)

The Ponies took a week off and are rested to take on Navy in a top tier AAC battle.

LWR: 6
Best Win: TCU
Worst Loss: Memphis
Last Week: Bye
Up Next: Navy (7-2, No. 25)

13.)

Memphis (9-1, 81.6 WP, 27 LP)

The Tigers put on an offensive showcase over Houston and hope they don't overlook USF before they host Cincinnati in two weeks.

LWR: 13

Best Win: SMU
Worst Loss: Temple
Last Week: 45-27 over Houston
Up Next: USF (4-6, No. 102)

14.)Minnesota (9-0, 83.6 WP,  39 LP)

There's still a chance the Gophers make it to the Big Ten Championship, but they took a big blow with a loss to rival Iowa. Minnesota has Northwestern before a big face-off with Wisconsin for the axe.

LWR: 5
Best Win: Penn State
Worst Loss: Iowa
Last Week: 23-19 loss to Iowa
Up Next: Northwestern (2-8, No. 120)

15.)Alabama (9-1, 84.1 WP, 1 LP)

Alabama rolled to an easy win as expected over Mississippi State, but the unexpected happened when Tua Tagovailoa suffered a dislocated hip right before the half and will be out the rest of the year. They get an extra week to figure things out before Auburn as they play an infuriating matchup against Western Carolina (FCS), which won't help their already week non-conference schedule.

LWR: 15
Best Win: Texas A&M
Worst Loss: LSU
Last Week: 38-7 over Mississippi State

Up Next: Western Carolina (FCS)

16.)Cincinnati(9-1, 87 WP, 32 LP)

Another nail-biting victory for the Bearcats as they did just enough to rally over USF. They'll have back-to-back tough tasks in Temple and Memphis to close out the year.

LWR:16
Best Win: UCF
Worst Loss: Ohio State
Last Week: 20-17 over USF
Up Next: Temple (7-3, No. 28)

17.)Florida (9-2, 75.6 WP, 14 LP)

The Gators shook off a slow start to carve up Missouri. They'll get a week to plan on crushing the dreams of rival Florida State.

LWR: 19
Best Win: Auburn
Worst Loss: Georgia
Last Week: 23-6 over Missouri

Up Next: Florida State (11/30)

18.)Notre Dame (8-2, 57 WP, 24 LP)
The Irish didn't take their first non-sellout in 46 years personally, as they throttled Navy and hope to do the same against Boston College.
LWR: 23
Best Win: Navy
Worst Loss: Michigan
Last Week: 52-20 over Navy
Up Next: Boston College (5-5, No.71)

19.)Wisconsin (8-2, 63.3 WP, 53 LP)

The Badgers got behind early, but then took over from Nebraska to coast to victory. Purdue will be playing the role of trappers as they hope to get Wisconsin looking ahead to Minnesota.
LWR: 20
Best Win: Michigan
Worst Loss: Illinois
Last Week: 37-21 over Nebraska
Up Next: Purdue (4-6, No.89)

20.)Michigan (8-2, 65.4 WP, 10 LP)

The Spartans enjoyed a brief 7-0 lead before the Wolverines dismantled them 44-10. Michigan is one of many teams involved in a trap game this week with Indiana standing in between them and the Buckeyes.

LWR: 25
Best Win: Notre Dame
Worst Loss: Wisconsin
Last Week: 44-10 over Michigan State

Up Next: Indiana (7-3, No. 38)

21.)Air Force (8-2, 65.4 WP, 33 LP)

The Falcons were sluggish after an unexpected bye last week, but the Falcons rallied to knock off Colorado State. They will play their make-up game with New Mexico next.

LWR: 22

Best Win: Hawaii

Worst Loss: Navy
Last Week: 38-21 over Colorado State

Up Next: New Mexico (2-8, No. 123)

22.)San Diego State (8-2, 99.3 WP, 74.5 LP)

The Aztecs climbed back in the rankings with a 17-7 victory over Fresno State on Friday. They will head to the big island next for a showdown with bowl bound Hawai'i.

LWR: 27

Best Win: UCLA

Worst Loss: Nevada
Last Week: 17-7 over Fresno State

Up Next: Hawai'i (7-4, No. 43)

23.)Louisiana (8-2, 106.3 WP, 20 LP)

The Ragin' Cajuns make their way into the Top 25 after winning eight of their last nine contests, including a win over South Alabama this week. Next they'll try and keep Troy out of bowl contention.

LWR: 28

Best Win: Georgia Southern

Worst Loss: Mississippi State

Last Week: 37-27 over USA

Up Next: Troy (5-5, No.76)

24.)Louisiana Tech 8-2, 108.3 WP, 28 LP)

The Bulldogs got trampled on Friday by the Thundering Herd, but still cling to a spot in the Top 25. La Tech hopes to get back on track against former Top 25 team UAB.

LWR: 20
Best Win: Southern Miss
Worst Loss: Marshall
Last Week: 31-10 loss to Marshall
Up Next: UAB (7-3, No. 40)

25.)Navy (7-2, 83 WP, 21 LP)

The Midshipmen were blasted out of the water by Notre Dame and now face a well-rested SMU squad.

LWR: 18
Best Win: Air Force
Worst Loss: Notre Dame
Last Week: 52-20 loss to Notre Dame
Up Next: SMU (9-1, No. 12)

Dropped Out: Wake Forest, Auburn

Next Ten: Wake Forest, Auburn, Temple, Oklahoma State, Iowa, Pitt, Virginia, Marshall, UCF, Virginia Tech