Teams seeded No. 1 to No. 8 get a bye and a home playoff game. Teams seeded No. 9 to No. 16 each open the tournament with a home playoff game. Teams seeded No. 17 to No. 24 each must play on the road twice to advance to the neutral site quarterfinals.

Florida football sat on the sidelines during Week 9 and subsequently saw no movement in CBS Sports' updated rerank.

The Florida Gators slipped a little in ESPN's Football Power Index the week prior, but gained that ground back after a bye in Week 9.

It's the eve of November and the College Football Playoff picture is getting clearer in this week's bowl projections.

Penn State has some company in a miserable category this week, as the Nittany Lions are no longer the only former top-10 team ranked in the Bottom 25. Florida State is in the same boat after a 20-13 loss at Stanford marked its fourth straight defeat.

The coaching carousel continued its chaotic ways this past weekend, with LSU moving on from head coach Brian Kelly. It was just another disappointing loss for the Tigers under Kelly, who fell to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the SEC.

Alex Golesh and USF enter the matchup as the highest-ranked Group of Five team in college football, meaning it currently holds the inside track to a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. The Bulls have wins over then-No. 25 Boise State and then-No. 13 Florida on their resume.

There's only one month left in the regular season, and Saturday will be the last chance for teams to make an impression on the College Football Playoff selection committee before the first of six rankings is revealed Nov.

Brian Kelly is out as the head coach in Baton Rouge after being relieved of his duties on Sunday night with another SEC job opening this fall. The coaching caro