The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 college football season are set to be released on Tuesday, and Alabama football is expected to be ranked among the top teams.

Week 10 results also impacted bowl games outside of the College Football Playoff. Oklahoma moves up in the SEC bowl pecking order after beating Tennessee, with Auburn dropping out of the projections after losing to Kentucky. Additionally, the Big 12 postseason outlook sees a few adjustments with two teams projected to make the playoff.

During his weekly appearance on Sunday's SportsCenter, Paul Finebaum was asked to name his top team in the SEC.

In our weekly grading exercise, Notre Dame gets a C for its ugly win. Below, we hand out seven more grades from Week 10 -- one for every team that started or ended the day with national championship odds of +3000 or better. No. 3 Texas A&M (+950), No. 4 Alabama (+750) and No. 6 Oregon (+1000) were each off.

The staff here at Fighting Irish Wire take their best guess at what seed Notre Dame receives if it wins their remaining games.

Boston College will turn to Dylan Lonergan as its starting quarterback when it faces No. 12 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Alabama transfer began the season as the Golden Eagles’ QB1 and looked sharp early by throwing eight touchdown passes in his first two games against Fordham and Michigan State.

The No. 20 USC Trojans, led by quarterback Jayden Maiava, face the No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by quarterback CJ Carr, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Boston College football played a close game on Saturday, however it came up short against the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 25-10 in the latest edition of The Holy War.

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