College football Power Rankings after Week 11

In a season full of upsets, Week 11 was a return to normalcy as the top 10 only saw one defeat this week — sorry, Oregon.

Georgia kept rolling in its title defense with a comfortable win against Mississippi State to clinch a spot in the SEC title game while LSU beat Arkansas 13-10 to clinch the SEC West and a date with the Bulldogs in early December.

In the Big Ten, Ohio State and Michigan kept perfect seasons alive against inferior conference opponents as it appears the two age-old rivals are set to meet with everything on the line on Nov. 26.

TCU and Tennessee also kept possible College Football Playoff berths alive with comfortable wins and the Pac-12’s playoff hopes took a big hit as Washington beat Oregon late.

With only two weeks left in the regular season, the playoff field is beginning to finalize, which makes it a perfect time to check out this week’s Power Rankings.

The No. 1 Bulldogs clinched the SEC East with a 45-19 victory at Mississippi State on Saturday night, but coach Kirby Smart said he won’t start thinking about playing LSU in the Dec. 3 SEC championship game in Atlanta anytime soon. Instead, Smart said his team will be focused on next week’s SEC finale at Kentucky and a Nov. 26 home game against rival Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs broke open a close game by outscoring Mississippi State 28-7 in the second half. Quarterback Stetson Bennett threw for 289 yards with four touchdowns (one rushing), and Georgia’s defense limited State to just 47 rushing yards. Mississippi State went 3-for-14 on third down and 0-for-3 on fourth down. — Mark Schlabach

Up next: at Kentucky (Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)

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Georgia QB Stetson Bennett throws for 289 yards and three touchdowns and runs for a fourth in the 45-19 win over Mississippi State to claim the SEC East title.

The story for these Buckeyes has been injuries and a schedule with very few genuine challenges. Indiana didn’t provide much resistance, as Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud responded from a career-worst passing performance last time out to throw for 297 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-14 win. Starting running back TreVeyon Henderson (foot) missed his second straight game, but Miyan Williams rushed for 147 yards before being carted off with a leg injury. The best news for Ohio State was the play of freshman Dallan Hayden, who logged his first career 100-yard rushing performance. Ohio State became the first Big Ten team since 1903 (Michigan) to score at least 45…