Top 25 capsules

No. 1 Clemson (4-0, 3-0 ACC) at Georgia Tech (2-2, 2-1), Noon (ABC-10)

■ Line: Clemson by 27

■ Series: Georgia Tech leads 50-32-2

■ What’s at stake: Coming off a highly anticipated win over then-no. 7 Miami, Clemson will try to avoid a letdown and protect its No. 1 ranking. The Yellow Jackets already have matched their 2019 total with two ACC wins in their second season under coach Geoff Collins. The Yellow Jackets will play for their first win over a No. 1 team since beating Virginia 41-38 on Nov. 3, 1990.

No. 3 Georgia (3-0, 3-0 SEC) at No. 2 Alabama (3-0, 3-0), 8 p.m. (CBS-6)

■ Line: Alabama by 4

■ Series: Alabama leads 40-25-4

■ What’s at stake: From a national standpoint, this is undoubtedly the biggest SEC game of the year and it garners even more attention because college football’s most famous coach has COVID-19. Alabama coach Nick Saban tested positive on Wednesday, leaving the Crimson Tide with another challenge and potential distraction. It’s the season’s first Top-5 matchup. Just three weeks in, Georgia and Alabama are the league’s only remaining unbeaten teams. The loser could easily come back and win their division, setting up an SEC championship game rematch. The winner could at least pull closer to No. 1 Clemson.

Louisville (1-3, 0-3 ACC) at No. 4 Notre Dame (3-0, 2-0), 2:30 p.m. (NBC-13)

■ Line: Notre Dame by 161⁄

2

■ Series: Tied 1-1

■ What’s at stake: The fourthranked Fighting Irish have climbed into the College Football Playoff conversation with three consecutive victories and hope to continue to shake off the rust from a 21-day layoff due to COVID-19 against a Cardinals team which is on the road for the third straight week and has lost three straight ACC games to Miami (47-34), Pittsburgh (23-20) and Georgia Tech (46-27).

No. 11 Texas A&M (2-1, 2-1 SEC) at Mississippi State (1-2, 1-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

■ Line: Aggies by 51⁄

2

■ Series: Mississippi St. leads 7-6

■ What’s at stake: The Aggies aim to follow up an impressive 41-38 home upset of No. 4 Florida that vaulted them 10 spots in the rankings. They visit a Bulldogs squad reeling from consecutive losses, including last week’s 24-2 loss at Kentucky featuring six interceptions and a season-low 275 yards from the Air Raid offense.