Only two of the current half-dozen unbeatens could meet prior to the finalized 12-team playoff bracket -- Ohio State and Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game if both elites keep it up. Here's our best guess at handicapping what's left on the schedule for each team with perfect records and where that first loss may come next month:

Nine weeks into the season, we still have dozens of teams in College Football Playoff contention, and that makes every week an adventure.

The Buckeyes not only have the best defense in college football, the offense is starting to roll, scoring 110 points in their last three games.