With the first College Football Playoff rankings out, the postseason picture is a bit clearer, at least for the time being.
Despite its early-season loss to Texas, Alabama is still in the picture, checking in at No. 8, but the Tide have virtually no margin for error. That makes Saturday night's home game against surging LSU critical for Nick Saban and his team.
Washington was the only Power 5 unbeaten left out of the top four, and with its shaky performances the past couple of weeks, it's fair to wonder how long its record will remain unblemished.