College football: Spots in conference title games up for grabs
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In the final week of the college football regular season, major conferences prepare to determine their championship game matchups. The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and the American are poised to send their champions to the College Football Playoff, contingent upon key victories this weekend.
For the American conference, No. 21 North Texas and No. 22 Tulane need home wins against Temple and Charlotte, respectively. In the ACC, No. 17 Virginia must defeat Virginia Tech, while No. 25 SMU faces Cal. The Big Ten sees No. 1 Ohio State visiting No. 15 Michigan, and No. 2 Indiana traveling to Purdue. The Big 12 requires No. 7 Texas Tech to win at West Virginia and No. 11 BYU to secure a home win against UCF. In the SEC, No. 3 Texas A&M must overcome No. 16 Texas, while No. 10 Alabama faces Auburn.
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