College football playoff projections

The college football season has ended with the Michigan Wolverines winning their first National Championship in over 20 years. They defeated the Washington Huskies in the championship game, completing a season. They were the best team all season long and proved it on the biggest stage.

As four undefeated and four one-loss teams remain in the hunt for the College Football Playoff, the release of the bowl schedule is right around the corner. When the final buzzer sounded on the regular season, 79 teams had tallied the necessary six wins for bowl eligibility. To fill out the postseason slate, there must be 82 teams. However, they'll be the first alternatives ahead of Minnesota , which has the highest Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams. Army and Navy, for the record, will be left out despite the winner of their upcoming clash landing a sixth win. The programs must be eligible before the season-ending game to receive a bowl invite. Georgia 2.

College football playoff projections

The Allstate Playoff Predictor breaks down which teams have the best chance to make this season's College Football Playoff. Championship Week is here. And that means the remaining College Football Playoff contenders have one more chance to impress the committee by securing an all-important conference title. Since the playoff began in , 29 of the 36 playoff participants have been conference champions. Four schools -- Georgia, Michigan, Washington and Florida State -- enter this conference title week undefeated, while four one-loss teams -- Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Alabama -- still have a playoff shot, creating must-win stakes for almost everyone. So who will make it this year? Make your picks below and see what the Allstate Playoff Predictor says. Don't like your results? Switch up your picks and try it again. Each team's percentage chance to win the game is in black, while its chance to make the playoff is in gray. Ohio State is idle during conference championship weekend but lurking, hoping multiple contenders slip. In , TCU was idle during conference championship weekend and was infamously over taken by Ohio State. Last year the Buckeyes sat at home after losing to Michigan -- again -- but snuck into the playoff after USC lost in the Pac championship game. In the 10th year of the playoff, this may be the deepest field and there's potential for chaos.

Clemson ACC champion : One of the big questions fans need answered in the team format is how conference champions might jump up from lower spots in the overall rankings to claim a top four seed. Tulane

Conference championship week is here and the penultimate College Football Rankings are approaching. Before the CFP committee unveils the rankings, I predict where the top 25 teams will land. Ahead of the announcement, here's a prediction of how the committee could rank its top 25 teams. Note that these are my predictions and mine alone. I take a look at head-to-head results, schedule strength, games against ranked teams and more to help rank the teams how I think the CFP committee will do so.

Save for Georgia jumping Ohio State for No. Bowl season is shifting dramatically, though. Meanwhile, the Group of Five conferences have a pair of opposing outlooks. There are plenty of changes within this week's bowl predictions, which follow the latest CFP rankings. Georgia 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan 4. Florida State 5. Washington 6.

College football playoff projections

Before the CFP committee unveils the final rankings, I predict where the top 25 teams will land. Ahead of the announcement, here's a prediction of how the committee could rank its top 25 teams. Note that these are my predictions and mine alone. I take a look at head-to-head results, schedule strength, games against ranked teams and more to help rank the teams how I think the CFP committee will do so. You can read the CFP committee's official protocols here. Texas and Alabama both have one loss, but the Longhorns beat the Crimson Tide head-to-head in Tuscaloosa by multiple scores. By those two factors, the SEC could be left out of the playoffs, even with Alabama looking like a different team since that Texas loss.

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Going from Bo Nix to Dillon Gabriel makes a lot of football sense; the former UCF and Oklahoma quarterback should have a chance to be extremely productive in the Ducks offense. McCarthy, but the Wolverines will be a tough out if Jim Harbaugh returns as coach with a streak of three consecutive playoff appearances heading into Iowa LW: 17 — Iowa continues to look like the most unimpressive team in the country and a win over Nebraska won't move the needle. Auburn ReliaQuest Jan. The selection committee will do everything in their power within the bracket to avoid this, but it would undoubtedly get near record-setting views at the Granddaddy of Them All in Pasadena. Big 12 Projected matchup : Clemson vs. David's right in that the trade-off for this margin for error is that certain games become spectacles only and the stakes for specific, big rivalry games are lowered. It's not. He has been wildly successful at Troy , and stepping up a notch to the AAC -- the top Group of Five team in the country -- shouldn't change that. CFP power grab tough, but expected Dennis Dodd 6 min read. The college football season has ended with the Michigan Wolverines winning their first National Championship in over 20 years. That would make the regular-season meeting relatively meaningless and this could potentially be the third time these two titans face off next season. And what, exactly, is the point of a conference title game when both teams that play in the SEC or Big Ten championship will head to the playoff? Hopefully this does not sound like a "get off my lawn" argument, but the season is now going to stretch into late January, players will be playing more games than ever and ultimately, I think we are going to arrive to the semis and championship game with essentially the same group of schools that would have been there in a four-team CFP. Then there's the ambiance that goes along with playing at campus venues -- Clemson running down the hill at Death Valley, the giant "T" opening at Neyland Stadium as the Tennessee players charge onto the field, Washington fans arriving to Husky Stadium by boat and sailgating, Penn State white outs in Happy Valley and the Notre Dame fight song being played with Touchdown Jesus looking down on a cold winter day in South Bend.

With Selection Sunday for the College Football Playoff ahead, it is time to examine the prospects for the teams still in the hunt for the four-team field.

Hopefully this does not sound like a "get off my lawn" argument, but the season is now going to stretch into late January, players will be playing more games than ever and ultimately, I think we are going to arrive to the semis and championship game with essentially the same group of schools that would have been there in a four-team CFP. Oklahoma State Big 12 champion : OK, now this one might seem like it's coming out of left field. Arizona Gator Dec. Washington 4. For the most part, that wasn't a concern during the four-team era, though there were certainly signs of problems. Linebacker Chandler Martin is also coming back and was a leader both emotionally and statistically on their defense. Big changes to the playoff format begin next year, with the field expanding to give 12 teams a shot at a title. There's still a chance to rank as high as No. While CBS Sports' Jerry Palm and other March Madness Bracketologists are crunching the numbers for a team field on the basketball court, we thought it would be fun to fill out a way-too-early projected bracket for the team College Football Playoff field come December. LSU Tigers. However, with Kalen DeBoer replacing him, they should keep rolling with the talent they have. No matter the results, the committee will have difficult decisions to make with so many competitive teams. Make your picks below and see what the Allstate Playoff Predictor says.