Despite a seemingly mundane slate of games going into Week 2 of college football, Saturday’s matchups did not disappoint — unless, of course, you’re a Notre Dame fan. Or a Texas A&M fan. Or a Baylor, Houston or Pitt fan. (Alabama fans are probably in here too, despite beating Texas.)
Week 2 delivered some unexpected upsets and thrilling nail-biters, and as a result, the teams with the top chances to make the College Football Playoff, come December, look a bit different than previous weeks. In fact, compared with last week’s best chances, four of the top-10 teams have been replaced — though the top-4 teams, of course, remained the same, but even their chances have since been adjusted.
So going into Week 3, here’s a look at the top-10 teams with the best chances to make the College Football Playoff, along with their chances of advancing to the title game and winning it all, according to ESPN’s Playoff Predictor, as of Tuesday. The Playoff Predictor utilizes an algorithm that factors in the same considerations as the selection committee, such as strength of record, number of losses and conference championships (or independent status), along with the FPI.
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