Both teams are ranked on the same week for the first time since 1960, and they could meet for a conference title the week before the regular Army-Navy game.

They’re not passing, they’re running, yet they’re not plodding, they’re scoring: Nos. 5 (Navy) and 16 (Army) in the land in points per game. Army ranks first in the nation in rushing yards per game (369.8), Navy second (295.6). Army has run 323 times and passed 46, Navy 234 and 68.

Army and Navy are a combined 11-0 this season, and both teams are in the hunt to earn a College Football Playoff berth.

The Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen are ranked together for the first time since 1960. Quietly, this is one of the most interesting stories in college football. Why is it interesting? In the early years of college football,