College football scores, NCAA top 25 rankings, Week 14: Notre Dame grabs key win, Texas A&M keeps rolling

NCAA football scores and highlights from the teams in action during Week 14 of the 2020 season

No. 2 Notre Dame reached a level of security on Saturday in a 45-21 win over Syracuse that no other team in the top six of the College Football Playoff Rankings can claim just yet. With their win, the Fighting Irish (10-0) ensured that they will have a maximum of one loss when the CFP selection committee reveals its final choices on Dec. 20. That's because the only game left on the Fighting Irish's schedule now is a rematch with No. 3 Clemson (who Notre Dame beat last month) in the ACC title game.

No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Ohio State are also undefeated, but each have a regular season game left in addition to games during conference championship week, while No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 6 Florida each already have a loss. The Aggies were the only team among the top six to truly be challenged on Saturday, but they rose to the occasion against Auburn in a 31-20 victory by scoring 17 unanswered points to close the game.

Texas A&M racked up 509 yards of total offense, including 313 on the ground, as it improved to 7-1 with games against Ole Miss and Tennessee still ahead as the race for CFP positioning grinds on into mid-December after another action-packed week of college football.

College football scores -- Week 14

Texas 69, Kansas State 31 -- Box score
No. 5 Texas A&M 31, Auburn 20 -- Box score
No. 4 Ohio State 52, Michigan State 12 -- Recap, takeaways
No. 2 Notre Dame 45, Syracuse 21 -- Box score
No. 6 Florida 31, Tennessee 19 -- Recap, takeaways
No. 12 Indiana 14, No. 16 Wisconsin 6 -- Box score
No. 9 Iowa State 42, West Virginia 6 --  Box score
No. 18 Coastal Carolina 22, No. 13 BYU 17 -- Box score
No. 3 Clemson 45, Virginia Tech 10 -- Recap, takeaways
No. 1 Alabama 55 LSU 17 -- Recap, takeaways
No. 11 Oklahoma 27, Baylor 14 -- Box score 
No. 10 Miami 48, Duke 0 -- Box score
Check out the complete Week 14 scoreboard

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• South Carolina hire: Gamecocks turn to former assistant Shane Beamer
• WATCH: Sprinklers interrupt Clemson vs. Virginia Tech game
• WATCH: BYU comeback vs. Coastal Carolina falls 1 yard short
• WATCH: Auburn QB Bo Nix makes miraculous escape for TD vs. Texas A&M

[Dec 5, 2020 at 11:37 pm ET · David Cobb]

Final: No. 11 Oklahoma 27, Baylor 14

What happened to the Big 12. This would have been a 62-41 game a few seasons ago.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 10:39 pm ET · David Cobb]

You're a mean one

Mr. Alex Grinch is doing a good job coordinating Oklahoma's defense tonight. Both teams still have less than 200 total yards entering the fourth quarter.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 10:20 pm ET · David Cobb]

Cal upset!

The Bears have had a frustrating 0-3 start, but the Bears pull an upset tonight with a great defensive effort against Oregon. Second loss of the year for Oregon, which leaves USC and Colorado as the only undefeated teams. Oddly enough, both are in the Pac-12 South and are not scheduled to play each other.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 10:17 pm ET · David Cobb]

Sooners booming

After a sluggish start, No. 11 Oklahoma is now in firm command against Baylor.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 10:07 pm ET · David Cobb]

But really

Why is one-loss Miami behind two-loss Iowa State and two-loss Georgia in the CFP rankings? 'Canes are rolling tonight and can make a statement next week against UNC. It's like the whole CFB universe just forgot about this team after it lost to Clemson.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 9:59 pm ET · David Cobb]

Tight finish

If Alabama and Clemson wrecking overmatched opponents is getting boring, turn your attention to the Pac-12, where No. 23 Oregon trails winless Cal 21-17 with 7:26 left. Ducks getting the ball back deep in their own territory.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 9:45 pm ET · David Cobb]

More Pac-12 weirdness

Colorado is on the cusp of improving to 4-0 under first-year coach Karl Dorrell. The Buffs are up 21-13 on Arizona in the fourth quarter. Not done yet, but would be a remarkable story for a team that no one expected to be any good.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 9:30 pm ET · David Cobb]

Sooners in a fight

Oklahoma is up against a gamely 2-5 Baylor squad tonight but finally got a TD late in the first half.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 9:25 pm ET · David Cobb]

Pac-12 weirdness

0-3 Cal is up 21-17 on No. 23 Oregon and has the football late in the third. 

[Dec 5, 2020 at 9:02 pm ET · David Cobb]

Disrespecting the U

Miami's only loss is to Clemson, but the 'Canes are just No. 10 in the CFP rankings. Kinda disrespectful when they've got playmakers like this. Up 14-0 on Duke.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 8:54 pm ET · David Cobb]

Wow!

Coastal Carolina pulls it off in dramatic fashion. Unbelievable game.

[Dec 5, 2020 at 8:50 pm ET · David Cobb]

Bearing down

Oklahoma leads Baylor just 3-0 early in the second quarter. Seems the Bears' defense came to play.