It’s Week 11 of the college football season, and Saturday will be the day when many teams take one giant step toward making the playoff, while others will be dropped from consideration. There are games in multiple conferences featuring Top 20 teams, with division and conference titles also at stake; with many of these games occurring in the late afternoon or evening, this offers a national spotlight to the schools involved, as well.

The only one of these eliminators with a noon kickoff is #12 Baylor visiting #15 Oklahoma. The Bears lead the nation in points per game, having been held to under 40 points only twice in 2014 (at Texas and at West Virginia). However, they’ll want to stop this trend; after a dramatic home win over the Sooners in 2011, Oklahoma got a bit of revenge the following year in Norman. After a crushing loss in Waco a season ago, will the Sooners regroup and keep their slim Big 12 title hopes alive?

Staying in the Big 12, one of the marquee primetime matchups is #7 Kansas State visiting #6 TCU. The Wildcats are the last remaining unbeaten in the league, and would be undefeated overall if not for the many mistakes against Auburn in September. They already have a significant road win at Oklahoma, while the Horned Frogs mounted a major comeback a week ago in Morgantown. Keep an eye on how the winner of this game fares the rest of the season.

Two critical games kick off at 8:00 in Alabama-LSU and Ohio State-Michigan State. This could be a potential trap game for the Crimson Tide, with home games still to come against Mississippi State and Auburn. LSU, meanwhile, has already ruined an undefeated season for Ole Miss; can they put a dent in, or extinguish, Alabama’s playoff hopes? Up in East Lansing, a place where Ohio State hasn’t lost since 1999, the Buckeyes are eager for payback after last season’s Big Ten Championship Game loss to the Spartans. But Mark Dantonio, who was the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator when they won the national championship in 2002, could have more tricks up his sleeves in a game that will likely decide the East division champion.

In terms of team records, Notre Dame’s best wins of 2014 so far are against 5-3 Rice and 5-4 Stanford. The Irish can get a statement win this Saturday, though, if they beat #9 Arizona State in Tempe. The Irish did struggle last week against Navy, and here’s a statistic to consider…

The Sun Devils currently lead the Pac-12 South, and would be on track to meet Oregon in the league championship game next month. The Ducks, meanwhile, have a test of their own when they travel to Utah, and the Utes are also in the running for a division title.

Which game are you most looking forward to this weekend? Leave a comment below!