The Big 12 has two teams in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years.

As we head into Week 11 of the college football season, the playoff race is heating up. And so are several programs making noise across the nation. Some are undefeated juggernauts; others are surging dark horses finding their stride at the perfect time.

On Cincinnati’s plate, which has three single-digit wins in Big 12 play, the Bearcats have Baylor at home (Saturday), at Utah (Nov. 1), versus Arizona (Nov. 15) and close at TCU following a showdown with BYU.

The results of Week 9 of the college football season caused changes near the top of the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136.

As recently as three weeks ago, the Miami Hurricanes appeared to be a shoo-in for the 12-team College Football Playoff. They were off to a 5-0 start, had three wins over ranked teams at the time of the matchup and looked like one of college football’s more complete teams in a season filled with parity.

Devon Dampier threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 24 Utah to a 45-14 victory over No. 17 Cincinnati, snapping the Bearcats’ seven-game winning streak.

Jeff Sims and Noah Fifita were named co-offensive players of the week in the Big 12 for their performances in Week 10.

The Virginia Cavaliers are the highest ranked team in the ACC and they are the only team in the ACC that controls their own destiny to get to Charlotte and play

No. 10 Miami visits SMU in a pivotal ACC showdown, their first meeting in 60 years with conference title hopes on the line.

See the updated ACC football power rankings as Miami collapses again, Georgia Tech falls to NC State and Virginia wins a seventh straight.