AP Top 25 SEC teams set up month of intrigue in league

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While Mi si sippi State and Florida State continue to enjoy lofty perches at one-two in the latest AP Top 25 poll, had a devastating effect for the Rebels.Ole Mi s' fourth-quarter follies cost the team four spots in the AP Top 25; meanwhile, the Rebels dropped six spots in . Ole Mi s' opponent Saturday, LSU, moved up eight spots in the AP poll.What this week's AP poll and CFB 24/7 Top 25 Power Rankings reveal is a potential glimpse into what to expect when the College Football Playoff selection committee releases its first rankings on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET, so be ready, people!). In the next month and a half or so, much of the collective focus of the college football fandom will be on the SEC  Garry Maddox Jersey West, where the SEC's top College Football Playoff contenders currently reside. Top-rated Mi si sippi State still must play Alabama and Ole Mi s. No. 3-rated Alabama still must play LSU, Mi si sippi State and Auburn. No. 4-rated Auburn has Ole Mi s, Georgia and Alabama remaining to play. For Ole Mi s, is the dream over for a run at the national title? The Rebels still must play Auburn and Mi si sippi State.Want some SEC standings wreckage? LSU runs table, Ala beats AU, AU beats Ole Mi s, Ole Mi s & Ala beat MSU = 5-way tie in West, all at 6-2. Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) What transpires in those games could open the door for non-SEC powerhouses Oregon, Notre Dame, Michigan State, TCU and Kansas State to make a move. Either that, or the SEC will own multiple spots in the first-ever, four-team College Football Playoff, despite the fact that there are supposedly five power conferences.So, set a smartphone reminder for Sunday, Dec. 7 It's going to be a monumental day in American sport. In addition to being as well as the date for , it is also the big day for the College Football Playoff selection committee. There'll be lots of pre sure on to not have football fans pining for the days of the gone-but-not-forgotten BCS.The entire order of the AP poll:Others receiving votes: Colorado State 29, USC 22, Wisconsin 14, Stanford 9, Louisville 8, Mi souri 7, North Dakota State 3, Oklahoma State 2Follow Jim Reineking on Twitter .  Johan Rojas Jersey