Ohio State blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter against Penn State, but itsplayoff hopes are not yet shot.In the most plausible scenario, if a one-lo s Ohio State team beats an undefeated Michigan in Columbus, the Buckeyes will be in the Big TenChampionship with a playoff spot on the line. The margin for error is razor thin for the Buckeyes, but it can still happen.MORE: Heres the conference by conference breakdown of where things stand heading into Week 9. ACCTop contenders: No. 3 Clemson, No. 5 LouisvilleWhat we learned: Louisville is back in form. Shaking off a sluggish performance against Duke a week ago, the Cardinals blew the doors off NC State 54-13. The Louis Williams Jersey electrifyingLamar Jackson has accounted for 34 touchdowns this season. Jackson is the clear frontrunner for the Heisman.What to watch: Undefeated Clemson travels to Tallaha see to take on Florida State. If Clemson wins, they will be in the drivers seat for the Atlantic crown and to represent the ACC in the playoff.Big 12Top contenders: No. 8 Baylor, No. 10 West Virginia, No. 16 OklahomaWhat we learned Tobias Harris Jersey : There is no team in the country hotter than West Virginia. The Mountaineers dispatched TCU 34-10. While quarterback Skyler Howard threw four touchdown pa ses, it was the West Virginia defense that shined brightest. A week after shutting down one of the nations most prolific offenses in Texas Tech, the Mountaineers put the clamps on TCU holding the Horned Frogs to their lowest point total of the season.What to watch: Who really is Baylor? At 6-0, the Bears have yet to play a ranked team this season. A win on the road against a struggling Texasteam would keep the Bears on track for the playoff.Big TenTop contenders: No. 2 Michigan, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 7 Nebraska, No. 11 WisconsinWhat we learned: The young Buckeyes still have some growing up to do. Up 14 in the rain, Ohio State gave up 17 unanswered including 10 points off of a blocked field goal and punt to fall to Penn State. Ohio State needs to win out and hope that Michigan does the same. If they do, the winner of The Game will represent the East in the Big TenChampionship.What to watch: With talk of Montrezl Harrell Jersey Michigan and Ohio State in the East, the West gets overshadowed. ButSaturday, there's top-10 matchup in the Westwith Nebraska heading to Wisconsin. The winner of that game will have the clearpath toIndianapolis. The loser can all but ki s their playoff hopes goodbye.Pac 12Top contenders: No. 4 Washington, No. 17 UtahWhat we learned: Its Washington and everyone else in the conference. The Huskies continued their march to the Pac 12 Championship this week throttling Oregon State 41-17.What to watch: In what could be a preview of the Pac 12 Championship, Washington gets their toughest conference test to date traveling to Utah. Whats the one statistic Utah ranks best in the country at? If you said net punting, you can claim your prize. The Utes will hope to pin back and slow down Washingtons No. 4 ranked scoring offense in a rocking Rice-Eccles.SECTop contenders: No. 1 Alabama, No. 14 Florida, No. 9 Texas AM, No. 19 LSUWhat we learned: Alabama is the best team in the SEC. The Tide were tested but easy handled the challenge by the Aggies in Tuscaloosa. The lo s is a big setback for Texas AMs playoff hopes. The Aggies will need to win out and root for a serious Alabama stumble or chaos around the country that allows two teamsfrom the SEC into the playoff. Stranger things have happened.What to watch: Florida sits alone atop the SEC East. Can they keep it going at the World Los Angeles Clippers Jersey 's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party against Georgia in Jacksonville? The Bulldogs had a bye week to simmer on their one point lo s at home to Vanderbilt. Expect this one to be tight.Group of Five/IndependentsTop contenders: No. 13 Boise StateWhat we learned: Houston just collapsed. After opening the season looking like one of the countrys elite teams, the last three weeks have seen the Cougars out of sorts. They couldnt handle Navys rushing attack. A goal-line stand just powered them by Tulsa, and they were blown out by a four-lo s SMU team. It's been a dramatic fall Wesley Johnson Jersey for Houston, who now sits in fourth place in the Americans West division.What to watch: Boise State is a top-15 team and has a razor thin path to the playoff. How? The Broncos took out Washington State in Week 2 and need the red-hot Cougars to continue to run the table in the Pac 12. Should that happen (and a few other things in the other Power 5 conferences), the Broncos mightbe in the conversation for a playoff berth over a two-lo s Washington State team that they beat head to head. Thats a lot of things that need to line up. But its a path nonethele s. Before getting ahead of themselves, the Broncos need to take care of busine s on the road against 5-2 Wyoming on Saturday.