Fish's bet (#12) is probably the safest...even as Woody's statement is the TRUEST.
If we came into yesterday at No.15, we should pass Stanford (No.14 and lost bad), Kentucky (No.13 and lost) and Auburn (No.8 and lost bad, and has 2 losses now) for CERTAIN. (All three, I add, lost to UNRANKED foes). Whether we pass LSU or Oklahoma is up in the air.
I know the Mathematical Inequality Law does not pertain to football results or polls (i.e., Michigan>Maryland>Texas>Oklahoma), and perhaps it should not. But we'll see.
What's important is for our men to continue doing what coach Harbaugh and Co. have them doing: take care of OUR OWN BUSINESS each week. Control what we CAN control.