Tennessee, Indiana among top-25 teams on upset alert as Week 11 brings danger to CFP hopefuls

The second College Football Playoff rankings may have a short shelf life if Week 11 features several unexpected results among CFP contenders.

Reigning national champion Indiana hosts USC in a game dripping with Big Ten title and CFP implications that should have the selection committee's attention, while elsewhere in the conference, unbeaten UCLA gets the slate started on Friday night against Illinois, which took out Oregon a few weeks ago.

Then there's the SEC, where three teams in the playoff picture could do down this weekend. Another setback down the stretch for a team already trying to stabilize themselves with two losses could be fatal. With only a few weekends left to repair a résumé, here are five favorites we're nervous about backing this week.

When you play with fire, you eventually get burned — and that could happen to the Hoosiers this weekend against a feisty Trojans team. Coming off the win over Ohio State, this is the best USC has looked all season, and the chance to control their own destiny in the CFP is the reward here. Indiana has won back-to-back games since losing to the Buckeyes, and both were in overtime. If inconsistency continues for Indiana…

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