Here are this week’s top 10 teams:

Playoff bound

1. Auburn (SEC), 4-0

Still the best team and played like it. The Tigers were up, 24-3, at the half against their latest contest against Louisiana Tech and quarterback Nick Marshall threw three touchdown passes and rushed for 105 yards in the win. They lead all schools in Sports Reference’s SRS rankings, which takes into account average point differential and strength of schedule, and are third in ESPN’s FPI index.

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2. Oklahoma (Big 12), 4-0

Did not play, and their next ranked opponent is Oct 18. against no. 23 Kansas State.

3. UCLA (Pac-12), 4-0

The Bruins are starting to make some noise. Quarterback Brett Hundley looked like a Heisman candidate with 355 passing yards and five touchdowns, one of which he ran into the end zone. It will be a dog fight until they face the Oregon Ducks on Oct. 11 to decide who is really the best team in the Pac-12.

4. Florida State (ACC), 4-0

Florida State has to be the most unimpressive No.1 team in quite a while. Yes, Karlos Williams rushed for 126 on 21 carries and scored three times against North Carolina State, but the Seminoles have outscored the 35th hardest schedule by just a little more than two touchdowns (15.9 points).

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On the cusp

5. Mississippi (SEC), 4-0

They say defense wins championships. If that’s true, it will be hard to overlook the Rebels, who are yielding just 3.7 yards per play to their opponents and have given up two touchdowns through four games this season.

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6. Alabama (SEC), 4-0

Coming off a bye week, the Tide face four of their next five opponents on the road, starting Saturday at No. 11 Mississippi.

7. BYU (Independent), 4-0

The Cougars were idle this week and face their toughest test yet in Utah State on Friday.

8. Texas A&M (SEC), 4-0

Edward Pope made four catches and scored on two of them, plus accumulated 151 receiving yards on the day. The challenge for the Aggies will be to assert themselves over the other Southeastern Conference contenders. Right now, in terms of SRS, they are behind Auburn, Ole Miss and Alabama. They will face off against each of those teams in the next five weeks.

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Still some work to do

9. Oregon (Pac-12), 4-0

The bye week came at a great time for Heisman hopeful Marcus Mariota, who was sacked seven times by Washington State.

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10. Notre Dame (Independent), 4-0

The Fighting Irish beat Syracuse, but it wasn’t pretty. Five turnovers marred the performance of Everett Golson, who completed 82 percent of his passes and had four touchdowns. He also set a school record by completing 25 straight passes. They are currently ranked 15th in ESPN’s FPI, the highest ranking for an independent.

Upcoming games with playoff implications

No. 3 Alabama @ No. 11 Mississippi

No. 6 Texas A&M @ No. 12 Mississippi State

The SEC contenders will start to show who they are, beginning this week when No. 6 Texas A&M plays No. 12 Mississippi State. The Aggies will then go on to play two more ranked opponents from the SEC West — No. 11 Ole Miss and No. 3 Alabama.

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Speaking of Ole Miss and Alabama, those two square off this week, which kicks off a stretch of four ranked SEC West opponents in five games for the Rebels.

No. 19 Nebraska @ No. 10 Michigan State