LSU running back Leonard Fournette (LSU photo)

Ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings, which will be released on November 3, here is the Football Stories Top 20.

1 – LSU (7-0)
2 – Ohio State (8-0)
3 – Clemson (8-0)
4 – TCU (8-0)
5 – Baylor (7-0)
6 – Michigan State (8-0)
7 – Alabama (7-1)
8 – Notre Dame (7-1)
9 – Oklahoma State (8-0)
10 – Stanford (7-1)
11 – Iowa (8-0)
12 – Florida State (7-1)
13 – Oklahoma (7-1)
14 – Florida (7-1)
15 – Memphis (8-0)
16 – Houston (8-0)
17 – Utah (7-1)
18 – Old Miss (7-2)
19 – Toledo (7-0)
20 – Michigan (6-2)

Five to Watch – Temple (7-1), North Carolina (7-1), Mississippi State (6-2), Texas A&M (6-2), Wisconsin (7-2)