College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Oklahoma a potential bracket buster after win vs. Texas

A look at the teams outside of our projected CFP bracket this week and where things stand before Saturday The bubble for the College Football Playoff is getting crowded and many of the teams trying to plow through the doors have nationally-ranked matchups this week that spike the intrigue. Signature win opportunities seemingly come every weekend in the SEC, a league dominating the AP Top 25 Poll through Week 6. However, the fastest way to exit playoff buzz is multiple losses and there's already a few teams on the verge of sinking. Forget projecting a clean path to Selection Sunday. There's only nine unbeatens left and we're expecting at least a third of those teams to lose this month.

Based on our Week 7 College Football Playoff projections, these are the squads that did not make the final top-12 cut this week who have earned a spot in the conversation with half of this season left to make an impression on the selection committee. The Tigers boast the Power Four's leading rusher (Jamal Roberts, 828 yards), flex the SEC fourth highest-rated passer (Austin Simmons) and haven't missed a beat defensively in havoc numbers despite several new starters. It's time Eli Drinkwitz's squad starts getting the respect it deserves as the league's fourth — perhaps even third — best team. Missouri