The NCAA’s Rivalry Week did not fail. The results caused the rankings to change before the conference championship games.

In 2023, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan played The Game, which was the most important game for the college football playoffs. It took place at The Big House. For the third year in a row, the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes. This locked up their spot in the Big Ten title game and made it much less likely for their foes to make it to the CFP.

No. 1 Georgia stayed unbeaten by beating Georgia Tech, and No. 4 Washington came back from a scare to beat Washington State. No. 5 Florida State kept its perfect record with a win over Florida in Gainesville, even though star quarterback Jordan Travis wasn’t there.

There is change at the top of the polls now that Ohio State has lost. To get you ready for conference title week, here are the rankings as of now.

The college football rankings for the week of conference championships

Coaches poll

RankingTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Georgia 12-01,571 (59)
2Michigan 12-01,506 (4)
3Washington 12-01,417
4Florida State 12-01,403
5Oregon11-11,278
6Ohio State11-11,250
7Texas11-11,226
8Alabama11-11,182
9Missouri10-21,034
10Penn State10-2967
11Ole Miss10-2937
12Oklahoma10-2895
13LSU9-3780
14Louisville10-2716
15Arizona9-3681
16Notre Dame9-3602
17Iowa10-2553
18Tulane11-1549
19Oklahoma State 9-3417
20North Carolina State 9-3303
21Oregon State8-4253
22Liberty12-0236
23Tennessee8-4209
24SMU10-2135
25James Madison11-179

Others receiving votes: Toledo 68; Clemson 64; Utah 54; Kansas State 54; Troy 25; Kansas 15; West Virginia 10; UNLV 4; San Jose State 1; New Mexico State 1

AP poll

RankingTeamRecordPoints (No. 1 votes)
1Georgia12-01,540 (52)
2Michigan12-01,495 (10)
3Washington12-01,413
4Florida State12-01,358
5Oregon11-11,277
6Ohio State11-11,251
7Texas11-11,205
8Alabama11-11,125
9Missouri10-21,011
10Penn State10-2961
11Ole Miss10-2936
12Oklahoma10-2857
13LSU9-3809
14Arizona 9-3712
15Louisville10-2689
16Notre Dame9-3592
17Tulane11-1557
18Iowa10-2458
19Oklahoma State9-3407
20Liberty12-0293
T21NC State9-3269
T21Oregon State8-4269
23Toledo11-1176
24James Madison11-1121
25SMU10-2108

Others receiving votes: Tennessee 98, Clemson 57, Kansas St. 41, Utah 40, Troy 7, Kansas 6, New Mexico St. 5, Kentucky 4, Memphis 1, North Carolina 1, Miami (Ohio) 1