Just when it looked as if conditions were right for another quiet week at and near the top of The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll , two top-10 teams lost in Saturday's early window of games.

No. 9 Vanderbilt made a gallant comeback attempt but came up just short in a 34-31 loss at No. 22 Texas , and No. 10 Miami lost 26-20 in overtime at SMU . The losses dealt big blows to Vandy and Miami's College Football Playoff hopes.

No. 1 Ohio State should hold down the top spot Sunday for the 10th straight week after pulling away from Penn State in the second half in a 38-14 win.

No. 2 Indiana was favored by three touchdowns in its road game at Maryland and three more top 10 teams — No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Alabama and No. 6 Oregon — were idle.

No. 5 Georgia faced the toughest

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