Michigan owns Ohio State — has for four years now.And yet, since Dec. 1 of last year, the Buckeyes have been the best team in the country. The Buckeyes have the chance to be the first team since Georgia to win back-to-back national championships in 2021-2022. Standing in their way is the one team Ohio State hasn’t beaten since 2019: the Wolverines.The superlatives are plenty, and the promise of glory — and richly gold pants — awaits a Buckeye team that looks unstoppable … if it can topple its archnemesis in Ann Arbor this Saturday. The rivalry is known as “The Game,” but nothing can be guaranteed. With that in mind, here are my top 25 rankings for Week 13 of college football. SMU (8-3), Previously ranked: NR Week 13, result: Defeated Louisville 38-6Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings threw 303 yards and 4 touchdowns in a victory that puts SMU one win away from a trip to the ACC championship game for a second time in two years. Not bad for a team that was in Conference USA only 13 years ago when winning a Power 4 Conference title seemed like a pipe dream, just as paying college football players a salary did. Arizona State (8-3), Formerly Ranked: No Ranking Week 13 result: Won by Colorado, 42-17Arizona State’s Raleek brown rushed for 258 yard on 22 rushes, as the Sun Devils opened up a game that they had led 21-17 in the beginning of the third quarter. Pitt (8-3), Previously Ranked: NR Week 13 result: Defeated Georgia Tech, 42-28Pitt running back Ja’Kyrian Turner rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown, while Panthers linebacker Braylan Lovelace returned an interception 100 yards for a score. If those two players don’t epitomize Pat Narduzzi football, nothing does.The Yellow Jackets fell behind 21-0 before the end of the first quarter, a deficit made even tougher to overcome when the offense converted just 3 of 14 third downs and QB Haynes King threw as many interceptions as touchdowns (two).The loss marked Georgia Tech’s first at home since 2023, snapping a 10-game winning streak.A Pitt win next weekend against Miami, coupled with a loss by SMU or Virginia, would send the Panthers to the ACC title game.22. USC (8-3), Previously Ranked: 19 Week 13 result: Lost to Oregon, 42-27The Trojans haven’t beaten the Ducks since 2016, and…
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