What the Big Ten might be missing this weekend with lopsided matchups and bye weeks, the SEC makes up for with three ranked-vs.-ranked games carrying playoff implications.

The latest AP Top 25 sees the SEC's primary contenders begin to form some separation towards the top of the rankings.

The most challenging playoff fight to figure out comes at the Group of Five level, where the Memphis Tigers replaced the South Florida Bulls in the Week 10 AP Top 25.

Entering Dennis Gates’ fourth season at the helm of the Missouri men’s basketball program, the Tigers have been picked to finish in the top half of the Southeastern Conference in the preseason media poll. Mizzou was picked to finish seventh by a panel ...

The SEC has 2 matchups in Week 10 involving ranked teams, as Vanderbilt takes on Texas (noon ET, ABC) in Austin and Oklahoma plays at Tennessee (7:30 pm ET, ABC). Among the other ranked teams in action in Week 10 are Georgia, which plays Florida in Jacksonville (3:30 pm ET, ABC) and Ole Miss, which hosts South Carolina (7 pm ET, ESPN).

The Buckeyes were idle Saturday and are host to Penn State this week in a game that looked a lot more important a month ago. 2. Indiana (8-0, 5-0):The Hoosiers amassed 475 yards and feasted on three turnovers in a 56-6 rout of UCLA.