NCAA Football Week 10 Top 25 and conference races

It's a busy week for me and a tight schedule, so I'll make this as quick as possible.  This is the first week of the conference and division races, and the SEC has already locked up theirs.  No conference reports, or even discussions of upsets from last week.  I'll even include my pick for Tuesday's game here, as I won't have another chance to post until Wed night.

Top 25 [Last week's position]
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0) [1]
2. Clemson Tigers (9-0) [2]
3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0) [3]
4. Michigan Wolverines (8-1) [4]
5. UCF Golden Knights (8-0) [5]
6. Oklahoma Sooners (8-1) [6]
7. Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) [7]
8. Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) [8]
9. West Virginia Mountaineers (7-1) [11]
10. Washington State Cougars (8-1) [12]
11. LSU Tigers (7-2) [9]
12. Fresno State Bulldogs (8-1) [14]
13. Utah State Aggies (8-1) [15]
14. Syracuse Orange (7-2) [17]
15. Cincinnati Bearcats (8-1) [18]
16. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-3) [10]
17. UAB Blazers (8-1) [22]
18. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3) [13]
19. Texas Longhorns (6-3) [19]
20. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-3) [NR]
21. Boston College Eagles (7-2) [23]
22. Boise State Broncos (6-2) [24]
23. Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-2) [NR]
24. Kentucky Wildcats (7-2) [20]
25. Buffalo Bulls (8-1) [26]

Dropped off: Florida Gators [#16], Houston Cougars [#21], Utah Utes [#25]
On the Edge: North Texas Mean Green (7-2), Army Black Knights (7-2), Wisconsin Badgers (6-3), Purdue Boilermakers (5-4), Washington Huskies (7-3), NC State Wolf Pack (6-2), Arizona State Sun Devils (5-4), Temple Owls (5-4)

Title Races
American Athletic East: UCF can win it by winning out, or losing only to South Florida.  Cincy needs to win out, which would include beating UCF.  South Florida and Temple still have remote chances, but the odds are not in their favor.
American Athletic West: SMU actually holds the tiebreaker thanks to their upset win over Houston this week.  If SMU wins out and Houston loses, the Mustangs win.  A Houston loss to Tulane could make things interesting.  Memphis has a very outside chance, but things don't look good for them.

ACC Atlantic:  Clemson wins this by beating Boston College this week.  An Eagles upset puts them in the driver's seat, but a season closing match against Syracuse would make life interesting. Nobody else has a chance.
ACC Coastal:   Pitt wins by winning out.  A Panthers victory over Virginia Tech this week leaves only Virginia with a slim chance.  The Cavs would have to win out and hope Pitt loses two games.  Not likely.

Big XII: This one could come down to the Sooners v Mountaineers on Nov 23rd.  A win by both teams this week practically guarantees that game deciding the regular season champ.

Big Ten East:  This game has come down to the result of the Big Game -- Ohio State v Michigan.
Big Ten West: It's Northwestern's to lose.  If they beat Iowa this week, they don't mathematically clinch it, but they make it almost unattainable for anyone else.

Conference USA East: Florida International holds the tiebreaker over Middle Tennessee, but the Blue Raiders have the easier stretch of games.  A loss by the Golden Panthers gives the benefit to Mid Tenn. Charlotte and Marshall have outside chances, but things have to go their way.
Conference USA West: One more conference win by the Blazers gives them the win.

MAC East:  If Buffalo beats Ohio in two weeks, they capture the crown
MAC West: A Northern Illinois win over Toledo this week practically guarantees the title.  If Western Michigan also loses this week, it is theirs. 

Mountain: If both Utah State and Boise State keep winning, this one will be decided by their season-closing game.  If Boise loses once before then and the Aggies do not, the Aggies have the title even before that game.
West: If Fresno State beats San Diego State next week, that pretty well sews it up.  The fly in the ointment could be the Boise State contest this week.  A Fresno loss means they have to win out to clinch the title.  If Boise State beats Fresno, then San Diego State wins by winning out.

Pac-12 North: Washington State has the edge.  This one may come down to the Washington game at the end of the season, unless the Huskies lose again.
Pac-12 South: This division is wide open.  Let's see what happens this week.

Sun Belt East: Troy leads, and face their two runners-up in the weeks remaining.  They win if they win out.  A loss to either Georgia Southern or Appalachian State opens the door to that other team.
Sun Belt West: Unless Louisiana loses again, this one may be decided when the Ragin Cajuns face UL Monroe at the end of the season.

Tues Nov 6
Kent State Golden Flashes at #25 Buffalo Bulls: Buffalo should win this easily, giving them a clear shot to win the division.  BUFFALO