Adam Warren

Third in the league, Adam. Last week you could not lose Saturday night in Baton Rouge, and it turned out you could win it: LSU beat Clemson and jumped from 11th to 8th, worth 57 now instead of 45. Tennessee climbed two spots, Indiana went to No. 5, Notre Dame to No. 3, and Utah ticked up to 20th. Every one of your ranked five moved the right way, 32 points in all, and the entry went from 82nd to third at 236.

The catch is that the two unranked teams you needed Saturday, Boise State and Clemson, both lost. They are at zero either way, but a poll spot for either was your next gear, and 126 and 145 entries are waiting on the same thing. South Carolina is the one nobody near you is watching: 19 votes, 1-0, and 15th in FPI. Steven Flory shares six of your teams and sits three points back at sixth, so the margin is thin and the race is on.