We'll update this list all weekend long as schedules turn into scores, with notes on Playoff ramifications throughout.
The College Football Playoff committee won't unveil its first rankings of 2016 for a few more weeks, but we still have a good idea of how much these big games mean as we go along.
Below, the schedule and final scores for each game of Week 6 involving a team ranked in the AP Top 25, which is a good enough stand-in for the Playoff rankings at this point in the season.
This weekend includes four games between AP-ranked teams, another seven AP-ranked teams on the road, and a few big rivalries involving at least one Playoff contender.
All times are ET, and unless otherwise noted, all games are on Saturday. First, the scores that have gone final, and then the remaining top-25 schedule.
No. 1 Alabama 49, No. 16 Arkansas 30
The Tide covered on the road against a likely bowl team. Next: Tennessee.
No. 2 Ohio State 38, Indiana 17
Likely a quality win by season's end.
No. 3 Clemson 56, Boston College 10
Won't count as a win over a quality opponent, but at least it looked nice.
No. 4 Michigan 78, Rutgers 0
I didn't think it'd be possible for anyone to impress anybody by beating Rutgers, but, uh, Michigan did it.
No. 5 Washington 70, Oregon 21
The Ducks probably aren't gonna make a bowl, so this isn't technically a win over a good team. But it's still a total destruction on the road of a team that was, uh, recently good. The committee still might like it.
No. 8 Texas A&M 45, No. 9 Tennessee 38
The Aggies get a bye before Bama. That game might decide the SEC. Simple as that.
No. 23 Florida State 20, No. 10 Miami 19
Down goes another undefeated team. The ACC Coastal is wide open and could still produce a Playoff team, with a conference title game upset.
Navy 46, No. 6 Houston 40
The American Athletic Conference is now almost certainly out of the Playoff, and the race for the mid-major spot in the New Year's Six just got super interesting.
No. 25 Virginia Tech 34, No. 17 North Carolina 3
A blowout road win that should hold up as a quality win, and the Hokies are in serious ACC contention.
No. 19 Boise State 49, New Mexico 21
A dominant road win, possibly over a bowl team. BSU remains alive for New Year's.
No. 20 Oklahoma 45, Texas 20
In the technical sense, should count as a decent win away from home for OU. But obviously there are more important things going on in Austin.
USC 21, No. 21 Colorado 17
No one would've predicted this could end up a decent win for the Trojans, but here we are! Winning the Pac-12 South isn't out of the question yet.
Washington State at No. 15 Stanford (-7.5), 10:30 p.m., ESPN
If Stanford wins: Probably a quality win.
If WSU wins: Is ... is the Apple Cup gonna decide the Pac-12 North, only eight years after the legendary Crapple Cup?
LSU at No. 18 Florida, postponed and probably cancelled
If the Gators somehow make it to 10-1, then, uh ... a bunch of SEC coaches will be furious, because the rules say Florida can win the division if, say, Tennessee drops a couple games. The Playoff committee has previously not held cancelled cupcake games against Power 5 teams, and UF's resume would still stack up well on paper, other than the somewhat ill-gotten division championship. (Obviously, this is not the most important story in the region this weekend, just a potential committee deliberation point.)
Arizona at No. 24 Utah (-10), 10 p.m., FS1
If Utah wins: The Utes survive and advance. This might not be a win over a bowl team, FWIW.
If Arizona wins: The Pac-12 South is in complete disarray.
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