You know it's a splendid college football weekend ahead for upset alert when the five teams included this week are matched against foes of equal -- or slightly lesser -- talent. That's what happens when Week 10 produces more than a half-dozen "good on good" matchups coming out of the first College Football Playoff rankings release of the season. From here, expect heavy fluctuation every Tuesday night through Selection Sunday as the committee decides on seven at-large berths along with the Group of Six's highest-ranked team.
The other four spots go to the highest-ranked conference champions; those teams for now -- according to our estimation -- are Georgia (SEC), Utah (Big 12), Miami (ACC) and UCLA (Big Ten). No. 1 Miami is not included in this week's upset alert because the Hurricanes are a 7.5-point underdog at Notre Dame and will be without Malachi Toney. Here are the five teams with national championship hopes that could suffer a letdown this weekend.
This one's going to truly test the defending SEC champions on both sides of the ball, considering the Rebels' talent at quarterback with Trinidad Chambliss and improved defensive showings in recent weeks. Since starting the season 5-0 with an average margin of victory of 38 points per game, Georgia's offense has cooled off considerably over the Bulldogs' last three outings, producing 20, 24, and 20 points against Alabama, Auburn and Florida, respectively. This Ole Miss offense found success twice last fall against Glenn Schumann's defense, as the Rebels and Bulldogs split their two meetings.
Chambliss has torched Georgia in both career starts and gets the luxury of playing at home for the first time in the rubber match. If Ole Miss wins, a bevy of SEC Championship scenarios come back into play down the stretch. It just means more -- in the Big 12.
One of Saturday's best games, things kick off early in Salt Lake City at 10 a.m. local time for the Utes' battle with the one-loss Cougars. Utah is our projected conference champion after Week 9 and would get a top-4 seed if Morgan Scalley's squad wins the conference. However, BYU and Texas Tech aren't far behind.
The Cougars take the driver's seat with a win this weekend, despite losing at UCF recently. The Holy War's never been this meaningful in the CFP discussion. BYU's won three straight in the series since Utah won nine consecutive from 2010-2019.
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