COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio State fans won't get to watch their team play in Week 9, but that does not mean college football stands still.

No. 1 Ohio State (7-0, 4-0) is off Saturday before playing in five consecutive weeks in November to conclude the regular season. Although the Buckeyes get a break before hosting Penn State on Nov. 1, many other national title contenders will be in action and look to improve their playoff positioning.

Here is a look at the changes to the projected 12-team playoff field in the past week, plus what to watch for this weekend.

Three new teams enter the picture

NBC4 looks at the AP rankings for playoff projections until the initial official playoff rankings begin on Nov. 4. Of all the projected brackets NBC4 has looked at in the last year and a half, th

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