Oklahoma springs into the top 10 in CFB Power Rankings after Week 11

Oklahoma enters the top 10 of SI.com's college football power rankings after beating Baylor.

With four of the top 11 teams in last week’s Power Rankings falling Saturday, Week 11 was a good shakedown week. At this point, it feels safe to say the playoff field will comprise some group of about 10 teams, barring a massive pileup over the remaining weeks of the season.

I’d include each of the top nine teams in this week’s Power Rankings in that group, plus North Carolina if the Tar Heels were to stun Clemson in the ACC title game and get a little help from some upsets. The field is definitely narrowing, but we’ve got three more weeks to turn 10 teams into four.

• Latest CFP rankings: Top four remains same, Oklahoma St. up to No. 6

1. Clemson Tigers

PREVIOUS: 1

RECORD: 10-0

Last week: Beat Syracuse 37-27Next week: Saturday vs. Wake Forest

2. Alabama Crimson Tide

PREVIOUS: 2

RECORD: 9-1

Last week: Beat Mississippi State 31-6Next week: Saturday vs. Charleston Southern

3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

PREVIOUS: 4

RECORD: 9-1

Last week: Beat Wake Forest 28-7Next week: Saturday vs. Boston College

4. Iowa Hawkeyes

PREVIOUS: 5

RECORD: 10-0

Last week: Beat Minnesota 40-35Next week: Saturday vs. Purdue

5. Oklahoma State Cowboys

PREVIOUS: 6

RECORD: 10-0

• Oklahoma St. avoids upset at Iowa St.

6. Ohio State Buckeyes

PREVIOUS: 8

RECORD: 10-0

Last week: Beat Illinois 28-3Next week: Saturday vs. Michigan State

7. Florida Gators

PREVIOUS: 9

RECORD: 9-1

Last week: Beat South Carolina 24-14Next week: Saturday vs. Florida Atlantic

8. Oklahoma Sooners

PREVIOUS: 15

RECORD: 9-1

Last week: Beat Baylor 44-34Next week: Saturday vs. TCU

9. Michigan State Spartans

PREVIOUS: 13

RECORD: 9-1

Last week: Beat Maryland 24-7Next week: Saturday at Ohio State

10. Baylor Bears

PREVIOUS: 3

RECORD: 8-1

• Oklahoma win muddies Big 12 playoff picture

11. TCU Horned Frogs

PREVIOUS: 12

RECORD: 9-1

Last week: Beat Kansas 23-17Next week: Saturday at Oklahoma

12. Michigan Wolverines

PREVIOUS: 14

RECORD: 8-2

Last week: Beat Indiana 48-41 in double OTNext week: Saturday at Penn State

13. North Carolina Tar Heels

PREVIOUS: 16

RECORD: 9-1

Last week: Beat Miami 59-21Next week: Saturday at Virginia Tech

14. Houston Cougars

PREVIOUS: 17

RECORD: 10-0

Last week: Beat Memphis 35-34Next week: Saturday at UConn

15. Stanford Cardinal

PREVIOUS: 10

RECORD: 8-2

• Pac-12 must move to 8-game schedule

16. LSU Tigers

PREVIOUS: 7

RECORD: 7-2

Last week: Lost to Arkansas 31-14Next week: Saturday at Ole Miss

17. Utah Utes

PREVIOUS: 11

RECORD: 8-2

Last week: Lost to Arizona 37-30 in double OT Next week: Saturday vs. UCLA

18. Northwestern Wildcats

PREVIOUS: 18

RECORD: 8-2

Last week: Beat Purdue 21-14Next week: Saturday at Wisconsin

19. Navy Midshipmen

PREVIOUS: 20

RECORD: 8-1

Last week: Beat SMU 55-14Next week: Saturday at Tulsa

20. Wisconsin Badgers

PREVIOUS: 21

RECORD: 8-2

• Biggest takeaways from Week 11

21. Florida State Seminoles

PREVIOUS: 24

RECORD: 8-2

Last week: Beat NC State 34-17Next week: Saturday vs. Chattanooga

22. Toledo Rockets

PREVIOUS: 25

RECORD: 8-1

Last week: Beat Central Michigan 28-23Next week: Tuesday at Bowling Green

23. Oregon Ducks

RECORD: 7-3

Last week: Beat Stanford 38-36Next week: Saturday vs. USC

24. USC Trojans

RECORD: 7-3

Last week: Beat Colorado 27-24Next week: Saturday at Oregon

25. Memphis Tigers

PREVIOUS: 22

RECORD: 8-2

Last week: Lost to Houston 35-34Next week: Saturday at Temple

Dropped out: Temple, Mississippi State
Next five: Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Temple, Washington State