The College Football Playoff picture, and most definitely the conference races, did not become any clearer last week. Six teams in the CBS Sports Power Rankings lost in Week 12, further muddying tiebreaker scenarios in the SEC and Big 12 while thrusting conversations into overdrive about how many teams from the SEC (and Big Ten) should be invited to play in the 12-team field.

The top of the newest Associated Press Top 25 poll remains unchanged following a Week 12 that failed to shake up the college football hierarchy.