10 games that will make a difference

— -- College Football Playoff selection committee member Mike Gould recently said that by the end of season, "it will become more and more clear who the top teams are."

He was right.

This is going to be a November to remember, starting Saturday, which features six games matching two ranked teams. Every week will help shape the inaugural College Football Playoff, but these 10 games -- ranked in order from least to most important -- will have the biggest impact on how the playoff looks when the final ranking is announced Dec. 7 (this is assuming all these teams stay in the good graces of the selection committee and keep winning):