It's the first Saturday of October, with conference play in full swing and top contenders across the country looking to improve their resumes for the College Football Playoff. A pair of battles between ranked teams highlight the slate, but there are also quite a few tricky matchups for other top 25 teams.

At 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2, No. 14 Iowa State is just a 1.5-point road favorite over unranked Cincinnati . At 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, No. 9 Texas is laying only 5.5 points against 1-3 Florida at The Swamp. There's even a ranked team that's an underdog to an unranked foe, with No. 24 Virginia sitting at +6.5 against Louisville at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

The biggest matchups of the day, however, are No. 16 Vanderbilt at No. 10 Alabama (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC) and No. 3 Miami at

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