The college football season has hit the halfway point with 11 teams still undefeated. Only two of them, UNLV and Navy, are not in The Associated Press Top 25 poll this week.

UNLV has flown under the radar while starting 6-0 in Dan Mullen’s first season. A road win this week against Mountain West standard bearer Boise State would change that.

No. 19 South Florida, No. 22 Memphis, Tulane and, until last week, North Texas — all from the American Conference — have generated most of the discussion about Group of Five candidates for the 12-team College Football Playoff. UNLV and Navy have been after-thoughts.

The American is about to start eating its own with head-to-head matchups that will thin its herd. Navy is likely on borrowed time. Its last three wins all have been by one score, and i

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