He didn’t wait until Sunday morning to release his top six teams but instead mentioned them over the air before the close of Notre Dame-USC on Saturday night.  On a day where he started on ESPN’s College Gameday ahead of Ohio State-Michigan and ended on the call of Notre Dame-USC, Kirk Herbstreit released his top six teams following Week 13 of college football.

Here is how Kirk Herbstreit named the top six teams in college football at the end of rivalry week and entering the conference championship games.

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6

Ohio State

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5

Alabama

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4

USC

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3

TCU

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2

Michigan

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1

Georgia

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