ESPN's College Football Power Rankings for Week 13

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1. Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC)

Defending national champion Alabama's dominance of its opponents continued with a 52-21 rout of Auburn in the Iron Bowl on Saturday. The Crimson Tide head into next week's SEC championship game against Georgia having won each of their first 12 games by 20 points or more, a first in the AP poll era, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went a long way toward wrapping up the Heisman Trophy with another record-setting performance against the Tigers. He completed 25 of 32 passes for 324 yards with five touchdown passes and one scoring run. He is the first player in Alabama history to account for six touchdowns in a game. The Tide have scored 50 points or more in eight games this season, which is tied for second most in the AP poll era (the 2008 Oklahoma team had nine such games) and the most in SEC history.

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2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame

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4. Georgia (11-1, 7-1 SEC)

After dismantling rival Georgia Tech 45-21 on Saturday, the Bulldogs will get another chance at Alabama in next week's SEC championship game. Georgia is still stinging from last season's 26-23 overtime loss to the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff National Championship, in which it squandered a pair of 13-point leads and surrendered Tagovailoa's 41-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith -- on second-and-26 -- on the final play of the game. Georgia seems to be peaking at the right time, winning each of its past five games by 17 points or more. Quarterback Jake Fromm threw four touchdowns against the Yellow Jackets, and the UGA defense surrendered only 128 yards to the No. 1 rushing offense in the FBS.

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5. Ohio State
6. Oklahoma
7. UCF
8. Michigan
9. Texas
10. Washington
11. Washington State

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12. Florida (9-3, 5-3 SEC)

The Gators put an exclamation point on their bounce-back season under first-year coach Dan Mullen by ending a five-game losing streak to rival Florida State with a 41-14 victory. It was the Gators' biggest win over the Seminoles since a 37-10 victory in 2009, when Tim Tebow was their quarterback. Under Mullen, the Gators improved from 4-7 in 2017 to 9-3 this season. They wrapped up FSU's first losing season since 1976 and kept it out of a bowl game for the first time since 1982. By winning their last three games, the Gators might be headed to a New Year's Six bowl game.

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13. Penn State

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14. LSU (9-3, 5-3 SEC)

The Tigers won't forget about their crushing 74-72 loss at Texas A&M in seven overtimes on Saturday night anytime soon. The Tigers doused coach Ed Orgeron with Gatorade after they appeared to intercept Kellen Mond's pass with 29 seconds left in regulation. But officials ruled that Mond's knee was down because of a bad snap before he threw the ball. He converted a fourth-and-18 play and then threw a 19-yard touchdown to Quartney Davis on the final play of regulation -- after officials put one second back on the clock -- to tie the score at 31. The teams combined for 84 points during the overtimes, before the Aggies finally won on a two-point conversion. The loss cost the Tigers a 10th victory and might end up knocking them out of contention for a New Year's Six bowl game.

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15. Kentucky (9-3, 5-3 SEC)

The Wildcats fell just short of winning their first SEC East title, but it was still a heck of a season, culminating with Saturday night's 56-10 blowout of rival Louisville. It was UK's second-biggest win in the Governor's Cup series; it won 73-0 in 1922. The Wildcats won at least nine games in a regular season for only the fourth time in school history and the first time since 1977. They won six games against bowl-eligible opponents and finished 5-3 against SEC foes. Given its momentum, Kentucky is possibly headed to the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day, where it will try to earn its first postseason victory since defeating East Carolina 25-19 in the Liberty Bowl after the 2008 season.

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16. West Virginia
17. Utah
18. Syracuse

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19. Texas A&M (8-4, 5-3 SEC)

The Aggies somehow survived their five-hour, seven-overtime victory against LSU to finish 8-4 under first-year coach Jimbo Fisher. If nothing else, the dramatic victory will change the perception of Fisher's initial season in College Station. The Aggies won their last three regular-season games and six of their final eight, after fading badly down the stretch in each of the previous three seasons under former coach Kevin Sumlin. Quarterback Kellen Mond threw six touchdowns against LSU, the second most by a Texas A&M player. After the memorable victory, the Aggies might be in play for one of three Florida-based bowl games: the Citrus, TaxSlayer Gator or Outback. They haven't played in a bowl game in the Sunshine State since losing to Tennessee 3-0 in the 1957 Gator Bowl, which was Bear Bryant's final game as the Aggies' coach.

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20. Northwestern

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21. Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4 SEC)

First-year coach Joe Moorhead said he wanted to eventually get the Bulldogs off the Haley's Comet plan, in which they win a championship once every 76 years. For now, he'll have to settle for another Egg Bowl victory over rival Ole Miss. A fight and four ejections marred State's 35-3 win over the Rebels on Thursday night. Moorhead became the first MSU coach to win eight games in his first season since 1939. The Bulldogs might be headed to a New Year's Day bowl, possibly the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida.

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22. Boise State
23. Iowa State
24. Cincinnati
25. Army