CFP Bracketology: Week 8

Week 8 of the college football season brought chaos to the playoff picture. Four of the top 11 teams in the AP Top 25 lost on Saturday, including Miami, Georgia, Ohio State, and Utah. Boise State, as the only G6 team in the AP poll, is in the driver's seat. Kentucky moved up three spots after defeating Vanderbilt, but faces tough SEC road games.

Indiana, despite offensive concerns and a banged-up Josh Hoover, has a favorable remaining schedule. BYU's playoff hopes were dealt a blow with a loss to UCF, but they still have a win over Notre Dame to utilize. Wake Forest, with a strong record of 6-1, could potentially make an at-large run with a win against SMU. The SEC is heavily favored, with six two-loss teams ranking higher than No. 18.

Houston is the highest-ranked two-loss team outside the SEC, while Texas Tech, Wake Forest, SMU, Northwestern, BYU, and unbeaten Utah and UCLA would prefer to see those struggling teams become three-loss teams.