It's finally Championship Week, and it feels like the college football world is ready to put these rankings out of the way for the playoffs to begin. The biggest upheaval is coming from Columbus. ohio They lost to Michigan 13-10 at home, wasting a golden opportunity. This would ensure the Buckeyes would fall from fifth place, miss out on a potential fourth-seeded team in the second round, and potentially have to play on the road before facing a No. 1 seed. There is. Additionally, Miami's loss to Syracuse opens up the possibility for a team like Alabama to backdoor into the playoffs despite three losses. If SMU defeats Clemson and wins the ACC, the bottom half of the standings will qualify for the playoffs, with 10-2 Miami eliminated.
If the season ended today, the bracket would look like this:
With that said, here are the latest CFP rankings and projected 12-team playoffs:
1. oregon ducks
2. texas longhorns
3. Penn State Nittany Lions
4. notre dame fighting irish
5. georgia bulldogs
6. Ohio State Buckeyes
7. volunteer tennessee
8. SMU Mustang
9. indiana hoosiers
10. Boise State Broncos
11. alabama crimson tide
12. miami hurricanes
13. Ole Miss
14. South Carolina Siamese Cox
15. arizona state sun devils
16. iowa cyclone
17. Clemson Tigers
18. BYU Cougars
19. missouri tigers
20. UNLV Rebels
twenty one. Illinois fighting Illinois
twenty two. syracuse orange
twenty three. colorado buffalos
24. Army Black Knights
25. Memphis Tigers
First round bye: 1st place Oregon State, 2nd place Texas State, 3rd place SMU, 4th place Boise State
First round pairings:
5th place Penn State vs. 12th place Arizona State University
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Alabama
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 10 Indiana
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Tennessee
