The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. 10 despite a lopsided loss of its own.

Here are The Advocate's SEC power rankings entering the final week of the regular season. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by Waste Pro.

The Big 12 scenarios are particularly chaotic, but here is what’s at stake during the final weekend of college football’s regular season.

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff committee released its latest set of rankings. Obviously, 6-5 USC was nowhere to be found in the top 25. To make matters worse for USC fans, Trojan archrival Notre Dame currently sits as the No.