The SEC is often considered the best conference in college football. Currently, it has five teams ranked in the top 10 and nine in the top 20. The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide is viewed by many as a strong contender to win the conference, with ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) giving them a 57.2% chance of success.

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.

The Tulane football team has middling statistics almost across the board but is nowhere near the middle of the American Conference standings, sporting a 3-0 record as it pursues its fourth consecutive appearance in the league title game.

As the odds shift for the Heisman Trophy and national championship, Pamela Maldonado explains how to bet them heading into Week 10.

The Hurricanes' second loss in their last three games torched their placement in the poll to No. 18, a shell of where things stood following a 5-0 start this season. Georgia Tech, the ACC's long remaining uneaten before giving up nearly 600 yards of total offense against the Wolfpack,

A&M is 8-0 for the first time since 1992 and spent multiple weeks ranked in the top three for the first time since 1995, when they remained there for the first five weeks of the season. Nine SEC teams were ranked in both polls this week.