Clemson began the season at No. 4 in the AP poll, and Florida State rose all the way to No. 7 amid a 3-0 start. At one point or another, both were expected to be among the top teams in the ACC and potentially even national championship contenders.

Below, Athlon Sports predicts how the CFP committee will rank the top 25 teams in its first rankings releases. Record: 8-0, 5-0 Big Ten Best Win: vs. Texas (14-7) Worst Loss: N/A Remaining Schedule: at Purdue, vs. UCLA, vs. Rutgers, at No. 21 Michigan

Where will the Texas Longhorns be ranked tonight when the first College Football Playoff Rankings come out? Will the Horns be ranked at all? The US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 are good guides. They are used by the CFP committee. But there are other factors in play.

Chaos is inevitable in the college football, and that was the case again in Week 10. With a number of College Football Playoff hopefuls going down this week, that has shaken up the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll.