Everything will be decided this week with The Game forthcoming on Saturday.
Entering the weekend, Michigan football was ranked No. 3, but also struggled to put away Maryland. Though that’s not abnormal — Ohio State was losing to the Terps in the second half at home before pulling away — the Wolverines had the opposite problem. They had a 20-point lead but then surrendered two straight touchdowns while being anemic on offense, allowing the Terrapins to crawl back into the game.
But what does that mean for the upcoming matchup on Saturday? According to the College Football Playoff rankings committee, not much.
Michigan is still ranked No. 3 still, while Ohio State is still No. 2. Penn State is ranked No. 12. Here are the full rankings:
Full rankings:
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Georgia | 11-0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11-0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 11-0 |
| 4 | Washington | 11-0 |
| 5 | Florida State | 11-0 |
| 6 | Oregon | 10-1 |
| 7 | Texas | 10-1 |
| 8 | Alabama | 10-1 |
| 9 | Missouri | 10-1 |
| 10 | Louisville | 9-2 |
| 11 | Penn State | 9-2 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 9-2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 9-2 |
| 14 | LSU | 8-3 |
| 15 | Arizona | 8-3 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 8-3 |
| 17 | Iowa | 9-2 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 8-3 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 8-3 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 8-3 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 8-3 |
| 22 | NC State | 8-3 |
| 23 | Tulane | 10-1 |
| 24 | Clemson | 7-4 |
| 25 | Liberty | 11-0 |