Nutshell look at the initial CFP Top 25

[SelectionSunday]

Records vs. Top 25
1. Clemson (1-0)
2. LSU (2-0)
3. Ohio State (0-0)
4. Alabama (1-1)
5. Notre Dame (1-1)
6. Baylor (0-0)
7. Michigan State (1-0)
8. TCU (0-0)
9. Iowa (1-0)
10. Florida (1-1)
11. Stanford (1-1)
12. Utah (1-0)
13. Memphis (1-0)
14. Oklahoma State (0-0)
15. Oklahoma (0-0)
16. Florida State (0-0)
17. Michigan (1-2)
18. Ole Miss (2-2)
19. Texas A&M (1-2)
20. Mississippi State (0-2)
21. Northwestern (1-2)
22. Temple (0-1)
23. UCLA (0-1)
24. Toledo (0-0) -- lost last night at home to Northern Illinois (bye, bye)
25. Houston (0-0)

Results of Head-to-Head Top 25 Matchups (road wins in bold/italic)
#1 Clemson won at home vs. #5 Notre Dame
#2 LSU won @ #20 Mississippi State
#2 LSU won at home vs. #10 Florida
#4 Alabama won @ #19 Texas A&M
#18 Ole Miss won @ #4 Alabama
#5 Notre Dame won @ #22 Temple
#7 Michigan State won @ #17 Michigan
#9 Iowa won @ #21 Northwestern
#10 Florida won at home vs. #18 Ole Miss
#11 Stanford won at home vs. #23 UCLA
#21 Northwestern won at home vs. #11 Stanford
#12 Utah won at home vs. #17 Michigan
#13 Memphis won at home vs. #18 Ole Miss
#17 Michigan won at home vs. #21 Northwestern
#18 Ole Miss won at home vs. #19 Texas A&M
#19 Texas A&M won at home vs. #20 Mississippi State

Losses to Unranked Teams
#12 Utah lost @ USC
#15 Oklahoma lost on a neutral field to Texas
#16 Florida State lost @ Georgia Tech
#23 UCLA lost at home to Arizona State
#24 Toledo lost at home to Northern Illinois

 

[Nokomis]

Mich St also beat a then-#7 Oregon.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Mich St also beat a then-#7 Oregon.

Based on current rankings.

But yes, it would help Sparty (assuming they're sitting there with 1 loss at season's end) if Oregon salvaged their season by going 9-3 or 8-4 and moved into the top 25 by the time the last rankings roll around.