On paper, Week 12 looked like one of the blandest slates of the 2017 college football season. It featured only one matchup of ranked teams (using the latest College Football Playoff Top 25), and only four matchups of Power Five teams with winning records. And, to be frank, it unfolded about as many expected.
Only three teams ranked in the CFP Top 25 fell, and while a pair of Top 10 teams (Miami and Notre Dame) faced upset-minded foes, both were able to turn them away and hold serve. Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma all demolished overmatched opponents and stayed on course for playoff bids entering the final two weeks of the regular season.