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College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 14

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? Going into Week 14, here’s how they all stack up

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? Here’s how they all stack up in Week 14

College Football Rankings By Conference: CFN Week 14

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CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 14
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
– CFN After Week 14 Rankings 1-131

ACC College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 14

1 Clemson (10-2)

Last Week Ranking: 1

2 Florida State (9-3)

Last Week Ranking: 3

3 Pitt (8-4)

Last Week Ranking: 7

4 Louisville (7-5)

Last Week Ranking: 5

5 NC State (8-4)

Last Week Ranking: 4

6 North Carolina (9-3

Last Week Ranking: 2

7 Duke (8-4)

Last Week Ranking: 9

8 Wake Forest (7-5

Last Week Ranking: 6

9 Syracuse (7-5)

Last Week Ranking: 8

10 Georgia Tech (5-7)

Last Week Ranking: 11

11 Miami (5-7)

Last Week Ranking: 10

12 Boston College (3-9)

Last Week Ranking: 12

13 Virginia (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 13

14 Virginia Tech (3-8)

Last Week Ranking: 14

CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 14
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

NEXT: American Athletic Conference College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 14

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College Football Playoff Chase: Ranking Path Of The 6 (really 5) Teams Still Alive

Who’s in the College Football Playoff chase? Six teams are still realistically alive, and we rate them based on how clear their paths are and the likelihood of getting in.

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2023-2023 College Football Playoff? Before Championship Week, here are the six teams still alive and what they need to do to get in.

Is there really any drama left?

LSU tapped out with its loss to Texas A&M, Clemson is done after losing to South Carolina, Oregon ended any hopes after collapsing against Oregon State, Tennessee is effectively done, and Alabama … more on that in a second.

Remembering that the College Football Playoff committee has always taken a 12-1 or unbeaten Power Five conference champion this can be very, very simple.

If Georgia, Michigan, TCU, and USC all win their respective conference championship games, they’re in. That’s it. No debate. That’s the College Football Playoff.

But what happens if one of them loses? What happens if one of them gets rocked in a massive blowout? Then this gets interesting for a few other teams.

Remember, though – we have yet to get a huge upset in one of the Power Five conference championships in the eight years of the College Football Playoff era.

What’s the path for the five teams – with another added – to get into the College Football Playoff?

This isn’t a ranking of who the top teams are – that’s for our ranking of all 131 teams – this is about a combination of talent, clearest path, and overall pecking order.

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College Football Playoff Chase Ranking Path Of The 6 Teams Still Alive

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6. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2)

What’s Next: Bowl Game

What Alabama has to do to make the College Football Playoff: I’m only indulging here because of all the Alabama fans who still believe this is one of the four best teams despite the two losses.

Pray for chaos.

It’s going to take something insane – like Kansas State beating TCU by 40 in the Big 12 Championship, Purdue shocking Michigan in the Big Ten title game, and USC has to lose to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship.

And even then, the committee might like the idea of an 11-2 ACC champion Clemson, or a 10-2 Tennessee that beat the Tide.

Will Alabama make the College Football Playoff? Of course not.

The College Football Playoff has yet to take a two-loss team, and it’s not going to select one that didn’t win its Power Five conference championship. With that said …

Alabama’s two losses came on the road on the final plays against Tennessee and LSU. There might be enough respect to think it might be worth of the four slot if TCU gets destroyed and USC loses.

However, the close calls against Texas and Texas A&M are a factor, and yeah, there would’ve been a more compelling case to be made if Bama beat Auburn 49-0 instead of 49-27.

And then there’s the mythical “because it’s Alabama” clause always hanging over the CFP committee. It can do whatever it wants.

But no. Alabama won’t get in. The one team outside of the top four that really does have a shot, though is …

– College Football Playoff Top 25 Prediction

5. Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1)

What’s Next: Bowl Game

What Ohio State has to do to make the College Football Playoff: USC has to lose to Utah.

There’s the slimmest of chances that Clemson could slide in with a total wipeout of an ACC Championship win over North Carolina. Even then, the committee would take Ohio State because of its win over a Notre Dame team that beat Clemson.

Ohio State beat the first 11 teams on the slate by double-digits, the committee might rationalize that time off could help the injury factor, and then there’s the theoretical side that doesn’t get used enough. If Michigan is one of the top two teams, and that’s Ohio State’s only loss, it could – in theory – actually be the third-best team.

Will Ohio State make the College Football Playoff? 50/50.

Utah was terrific in last year’s Pac-12 Championship, it took down USC once already, and ALL of the pressure is now on the Trojan side of the field. It might depend on how close the loss is – if it happens. If it’s on a last second play, it could still be questionable.

And no, Ohio State almost certainly doesn’t jump TCU even if Kansas State wins in a wipeout. It would have to be something truly ugly.

NEXT: College Football Playoff Chase Rankings Top 4

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NCAA Academic Progress Rate Football Rankings 1-130: Which 5-7 Teams Might Go Bowling?

NCAA Academic Progress Rate Football Rankings 1-130: Which 5-7 Might Go Bowling?

The NCAA announced the 2020-2021 version of the Academic Progress Rate. Where do all 130 college football programs rank?

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The Academic Progress Rate, or APR, was released measuring the improvements and academic success for the 2020-2021 school year. It didn’t exactly skip a year, but these are the first rankings since coming out since May of 2020.

And you care, why?

Besides wondering just how good the schools and teams are in the classroom, this is a big deal in the bowl world.

If there aren’t enough teams that finish with a bowl-eligible six wins, the teams that finish 5-7 are selected based on the APR ranking below – this is why Rutgers got the call last bowl season.

What does this mean? There are currently three projected open bowl spots, but it could be two if Buffalo beats Akron on Friday. Who are the top 5-7 teams according to APR?

Rice and then UNLV. After that, Michigan State and Auburn are tied.

From the NCAA, the APR is calculated as follows:

  • Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
  • A team’s total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
  • In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

2022 (2020-2021 report) NCAA APR Rankings

T1 Clemson 999

Previous APR Rank: 5
Previous APR Score: 993

T1 Ole Miss 999

Previous APR Rank: 2
Previous APR Score: 997

3 Alabama 997

Previous APR Rank: T6
Previous APR Score: 990

4 Northwestern 995

Previous APR Rank: T3
Previous APR Score: 995

T5 Air Force 994

Previous APR Rank: T3
Previous APR Score: 995

T5 Rice 994

Previous APR Rank: T15
Previous APR Score: 986

7 Washington 993

Previous APR Rank: 1
Previous APR Score: 999

8 Wisconsin 992

Previous APR Rank: T15
Previous APR Score: 986

T9 Cincinnati 991

Previous APR Rank: T6
Previous APR Score: 990

T9 Ohio State 991

Previous APR Rank: T18
Previous APR Score: 985

T9 Utah 991

Previous APR Rank: T11
Previous APR Score: 988

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T12 Boise State 990

Previous APR Rank: T25
Previous APR Score: 981

T12 Wake Forest 990

Previous APR Rank: T6
Previous APR Score: 990

T14 Louisville 988

Previous APR Rank: T20
Previous APR Score: 984

T14 Minnesota 988

Previous APR Rank: T27
Previous APR Score: 980

16 Temple 987

Previous APR Rank: 14
Previous APR Score: 987

T17 Boston College 986

Previous APR Rank: 10
Previous APR Score: 989

T17 Iowa State 986

Previous APR Rank: T31
Previous APR Score: 979

T19 Duke 985

Previous APR Rank: T15
Previous APR Score: 986

T19 Stanford 985

Previous APR Rank: T6
Previous APR Score: 990

T21 Nevada 984

Previous APR Rank: T75
Previous APR Score: 964

T21 Notre Dame 984

Previous APR Rank: T58
Previous APR Score: 970

T21 Pitt 984

Previous APR Rank: T11
Previous APR Score: 988

T21 South Carolina 984

Previous APR Rank: T68
Previous APR Score: 967

T21 UCF 984

Previous APR Rank: T25
Previous APR Score: 981

T21 UNLV 984

Previous APR Rank: T75
Previous APR Score: 964

T27 Arizona State 983

Previous APR Rank: T35
Previous APR Score: 978

T27 Auburn 983

Previous APR Rank: T27
Previous APR Score: 980

T27 Michigan State 983

Previous APR Rank: T109
Previous APR Score: 952

T27 Missouri 983

Previous APR Rank: T49
Previous APR Score: 973

T27 Virginia 983

Previous APR Rank: T52
Previous APR Score: 972

T32 Miami 982

Previous APR Rank: T49
Previous APR Score: 973

T32 Mississippi State 982

Previous APR Rank: T20
Previous APR Score: 984

34 Florida 981

Previous APR Rank: T43
Previous APR Score: 974

T35 Army 980

Previous APR Rank: T41
Previous APR Score: 975

T35 Michigan 980

Previous APR Rank: T27
Previous APR Score: 980

T37 Georgia Tech 979

Previous APR Rank: T35
Previous APR Score: 978

T37 Middle Tennessee 979

Previous APR Rank: T18
Previous APR Score: 985

T39 Eastern Michigan 978

Previous APR Rank: T39
Previous APR Score: 976

T39 Kansas State 978

Previous APR Rank: T35
Previous APR Score: 978

T39 Toledo 978

Previous APR Rank: 23
Previous APR Score: 983

T42 Miami University 977

Previous APR Rank: T49
Previous APR Score: 973

T42 North Carolina 977

Previous APR Rank: T92
Previous APR Score: 959

T42 Rutgers 977

Previous APR Rank: T31
Previous APR Score: 979

T42 SMU 977

Previous APR Rank: T43
Previous APR Score: 974

T46 Arkansas State 976

Previous APR Rank: T52
Previous APR Score: 972

T46 Indiana 976

Previous APR Rank: T61
Previous APR Score: 969

T46 Liberty 976

Previous APR Rank: 98
Previous APR Score: 957

T49 Baylor 975

Previous APR Rank: T43
Previous APR Score: 974

T49 Cal 975

Previous APR Rank: 38
Previous APR Score: 977

T49 USC 975

Previous APR Rank: T58
Previous APR Score: 970

T49 USF 975

Previous APR Rank: T31
Previous APR Score: 979

T53 Georgia State 974

Previous APR Rank: T95
Previous APR Score: 958

T53 NC State 974

Previous APR Rank: T81
Previous APR Score: 962

T53 West Virginia 974

Previous APR Rank: T90
Previous APR Score: 960

T53 Wyoming 974

Previous APR Rank: T61
Previous APR Score: 969

T57 Ball State 973

Previous APR Rank: T61
Previous APR Score: 969

T57 Oklahoma State 973

Previous APR Rank: T31
Previous APR Score: 979

T57 Oregon State 973

Previous APR Rank: T41
Previous APR Score: 975

T57 Vanderbilt 973

Previous APR Rank: T20
Previous APR Score: 984

T61 Memphis 972

Previous APR Rank: T27
Previous APR Score: 980

T61 Nebraska 972

Previous APR Rank: T43
Previous APR Score: 974

T63 Kentucky 971

Previous APR Rank: T56
Previous APR Score: 971

T63 San Diego State 971

Previous APR Rank: T61
Previous APR Score: 969

T63 Texas 971

Previous APR Rank: T43
Previous APR Score: 974

T66 Navy 970

Previous APR Rank: T11
Previous APR Score: 988

T66 Penn State 970

Previous APR Rank: 24
Previous APR Score: 982

T66 Purdue 970

Previous APR Rank: T106
Previous APR Score: 954

T66 Tulane 970

Previous APR Rank: T95
Previous APR Score: 958

T66 UConn 970

Previous APR Rank: T39
Previous APR Score: 976

T71 Illinois 969

Previous APR Rank: T58
Previous APR Score: 970

T71 Utah State 969

Previous APR Rank: T75
Previous APR Score: 964

T73 Appalachian State 968

Previous APR Rank: T103
Previous APR Score: 955

T73 Buffalo 968

Previous APR Rank: T92
Previous APR Score: 959

T73 Iowa 968

Previous APR Rank: T56
Previous APR Score: 971

T73 Oklahoma 968

Previous APR Rank: T71
Previous APR Score: 965

77 Georgia 967

Previous APR Rank: T61
Previous APR Score: 969

78 FIU 966

Previous APR Rank: T66
Previous APR Score: 968

T79 Arizona 965

Previous APR Rank: T75
Previous APR Score: 964

T79 Ohio 965

Previous APR Rank: T52
Previous APR Score: 972

T81 Coastal Carolina 964

Previous APR Rank: T99
Previous APR Score: 956

T81 Fresno State 964

Previous APR Rank: T106
Previous APR Score: 954

T81 Virginia Tech 964

Previous APR Rank: T95
Previous APR Score: 958

T84 Bowling Green 963

Previous APR Rank: 117
Previous APR Score: 947

T84 Marshall 963

Previous APR Rank: 112
Previous APR Score: 951

T86 East Carolina 961

Previous APR Rank: T128
Previous APR Score: 938

T86 Kansas 961

Previous APR Rank: T90
Previous APR Score: 960

T86 San Jose State 961

Previous APR Rank: T109
Previous APR Score: 952

T89 Kent State 960

Previous APR Rank: T43
Previous APR Score: 974

T89 North Texas 960

Previous APR Rank: T85
Previous APR Score: 961

T89 Oregon 960

Previous APR Rank: T66
Previous APR Score: 968

T89 WKU 960

Previous APR Rank: T81
Previous APR Score: 962

93 Washington State 959

Previous APR Rank: 80
Previous APR Score: 963

T94 Central Michigan 958

Previous APR Rank: T52
Previous APR Score: 972

T94 Florida State 958

Previous APR Rank: T125
Previous APR Score: 942

T94 Louisiana Tech 958

Previous APR Rank: T75
Previous APR Score: 964

T94 Texas A&M 958

Previous APR Rank: T71
Previous APR Score: 965

T98 Arkansas 957

Previous APR Rank: T81
Previous APR Score: 962

T98 Northern Illinois 957

Previous APR Rank: T81
Previous APR Score: 962

T98 Syracuse 957

Previous APR Rank: T71
Previous APR Score: 965

T101 Charlotte 956

Previous APR Rank: T119
Previous APR Score: 945

T101 Texas State 956

Previous APR Rank: 130
Previous APR Score: 932

T103 Louisiana 955

Previous APR Rank: T99
Previous APR Score: 956

T103 Old Dominion 955

Previous APR Rank: T85
Previous APR Score: 961

T103 TCU 955

Previous APR Rank: T92
Previous APR Score: 959

T103 Texas Tech 955

Previous APR Rank: T113
Previous APR Score: 949

T107 Akron 954

Previous APR Rank: T119
Previous APR Score: 945

T107 Colorado 954

Previous APR Rank: T103
Previous APR Score: 955

T107 Colorado State 954

Previous APR Rank: T106
Previous APR Score: 954

T110 BYU 953

Previous APR Rank: 118
Previous APR Score: 946

T110 UTSA 953

Previous APR Rank: T85
Previous APR Score: 961

T112 Georgia Southern 952

Previous APR Rank: T113
Previous APR Score: 949

T112 Troy 952

Previous APR Rank: T85
Previous APR Score: 961

114 UMass 951

Previous APR Rank: T128
Previous APR Score: 938

T115 Florida Atlantic 949

Previous APR Rank: T71
Previous APR Score: 965

T115 South Alabama 949

Previous APR Rank: T103
Previous APR Score: 955

T117 Houston 948

Previous APR Rank: T85
Previous APR Score: 961

T117 ULM 948

Previous APR Rank: 70
Previous APR Score: 966

119 UCLA 947

Previous APR Rank: 123
Previous APR Score: 944

T120 Hawaii 946

Previous APR Rank: T113
Previous APR Score: 949

T120 Tennessee 946

Previous APR Rank: T68
Previous APR Score: 967

122 UAB 945

Previous APR Rank: T125
Previous APR Score: 942

123 Maryland 944

Previous APR Rank: T99
Previous APR Score: 956

124 New Mexico State 940

Previous APR Rank: T99
Previous APR Score: 956

125 Tulsa 939

Previous APR Rank: T119
Previous APR Score: 945

126 Western Michigan 938

Previous APR Rank: 116
Previous APR Score: 948

127 New Mexico 935

Previous APR Rank: 124
Previous APR Score: 943

T128 Southern Miss 934

Previous APR Rank: T119
Previous APR Score: 945

T128 UTEP 934

Previous APR Rank: 127
Previous APR Score: 941

130 LSU 933

Previous APR Rank: T109
Previous APR Score: 952

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College Football Scoreboard Predictions Week 13

College football schedule, predictions, game previews, lines, scoreboard, and TV listings for Week 13 of the season.

College football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, scoreboard, and TV listings for Week 13 of the season.

College Football Schedule Predictions Scoreboard Week 13

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Week 13 Schedule Predictions Scoreboard Game Previews
ACC | AAC | Big Ten | Big 12 | C-USA
IND | MAC | M-West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
CFN Expert Picks: Week 13 | NFL Expert Picks 
Click on each game for the preview and prediction

ACC College Football Schedule Predictions Lines Week 13

Results So Far
Straight Up 71-29, ATS 54-44-2, o/u 64-35-1

Friday, November 25

NC State at North Carolina
Prediction: North Carolina 27, NC State 24
Line: North Carolina -6.5, o/u: 56.5
Final Score: NC State 30, North Carolina 27 2OT

Florida at Florida State
Prediction: Florida State 34, Florida 30
Line: Florida State -9.5, o/u: 57.5
Final Score: Florida State 45, Florida 38

Virginia at Virginia Tech
Cancelled

Saturday, November 26

Georgia Tech at Georgia
Prediction: Georgia 44, Georgia Tech 10
Line: Georgia -36.5, o/u: 48.5
Final Score: Georgia 37, Georgia Tech 14

South Carolina at Clemson
Prediction: Clemson 38, South Carolina 24
Line: Clemson -14.5, o/u: 51.5
Final Score: South Carolina 31, Clemson 30

Louisville at Kentucky
Prediction: Louisville 23, Kentucky 21
Line: Kentucky -2.5, o/u: 43.5
Final Score: Kentucky 26, Louisville 13

Wake Forest at Duke
Prediction: Wake Forest 37, Duke 30
Line: Wake Forest -3.5, o/u: 66.5
Final Score: Duke 34, Wake Forest 31

Syracuse at Boston College
Prediction: Syracuse 27, Boston College 20
Line: Syracuse -10.5, o/u: 47.5
Final Score: Syracuse 32, Boston College 23

Pitt at Miami
Prediction: Pitt 27, Miami 20
Line: Pitt -6.5, o/u: 43.5
Final Score: Pitt 42, Miami 16

Week 13 Schedule Predictions Scoreboard Game Previews
ACC | AAC | Big Ten | Big 12 | C-USA
IND | MAC | M-West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt 

NEXT: American Athletic Conference College Football Schedule Predictions Lines Week 13

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College Football Expert Picks Predictions Week 13

College football expert picks and predictions for Week 13 highlighted by Michigan at Ohio State, Auburn at Alabama, and Notre Dame at USC

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 13, including Michigan at Ohio State, Auburn at Alabama, and Notre Dame at USC

College Football Expert Picks, Predictions Week 13

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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
Click on each game for the game preview and CFN Prediction

Week 13 College Football Expert Picks 
Bowling Green at Ohio | Miss State at Ole Miss
Tulane at Cincinnati | Utah State at Boise State
NC State at North Carolina | Arkansas at Missouri
Nebraska at Iowa | UCLA at Cal
Florida at Florida State | Wyoming at Fresno State
Georgia Tech at Georgia | Michigan at Ohio State
South Carolina at Clemson | Auburn at Alabama
Oregon at Oregon State | Minnesota at Wisconsin
Iowa State at TCU | Michigan State at Penn State
LSU at Texas A&M | Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Notre Dame at USC | Oklahoma at Texas Tech
Kansas at Kansas St | Washington at Wash St
BYU at Stanford | Experts Picks Results
Week 13 Schedule, Game Previews, Predictions

Bowling Green at Ohio

Line: Ohio -7, o/u: 55.5

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Ohio
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: Ohio
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: Ohio
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Ohio
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Ohio
Cami Griffin, LonghornsWire.com: Ohio
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Ohio*
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Ohio*
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com Ohio
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Ohio
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Ohio*
E, CFN Ohio
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com Ohio
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com Ohio
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Ohio*
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Ohio
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Ohio
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Ohio*
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: Bowling Green
CONSENSUS PICK: Ohio

NEXT: Mississippi State at Ole Miss Expert Picks Predictions

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College Football Playoff Chase: Ranking Path Of The 7 Teams Still Alive

Who’s in the College Football Playoff chase? Seven teams are still realistically alive, and we rate them based on how clear their paths are and the likelihood of getting in.

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2023-2023 College Football Playoff? Before Week 13, here are the seven teams still alive and what they need to do to get in.

Tennessee is now out of the College Football Playoff mix after getting rocked by South Carolina, and any dream that North Carolina might have had went bye-bye after a shocking loss to Georgia Tech.

So now we’re down to seven teams realistically in the chase for the College Football Playoff. What do they need to do to get in, and who has the easiest and hardest path?

This isn’t a ranking of who the top seven teams are – that’s for our ranking of all 131 teams – this is about a combination of talent, clearest path, and overall pecking order.

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College Football Playoff Chase Ranking Path Of The 7 Teams Still Alive

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7. LSU Tigers (9-2)

Remaining Schedule: at Texas A&M, SEC Championship vs Georgia

What LSU has to do to make the College Football Playoff: It has to look the part over the next two weeks.

The 41-10 win over UAB was what a team in the College Football Playoff is supposed to do, and the wins over Alabama and Arkansas were nice, but those were close, tight battles. Now it has to annihilate a mediocre Texas A&M team on the road and it needs to beat Georgia in the SEC Championship.

That, and it needs two of the three champions – assuming the Ohio State-Michigan winner doesn’t lose the Big Ten title – from the ACC, Big 12, and Pac-12 to have at least two losses.

Will LSU make the College Football Playoff? 1) It might have problems on the road against a Texas A&M team that will see this season finale as its World Cup final. 2) It’ll probably beat Texas A&M, but it probably won’t beat Georgia. 3) If it beats Georgia, it’s still probably not in over Georgia – unless it’s a blowout – and it’s unlikely that it’ll get help from three of the other four Power Five conference championships.

– Latest Bowl Projections

6. Clemson Tigers (10-1)

Remaining Schedule: South Carolina, ACC Championship vs North Carolina

What Clemson has to do to make the College Football Playoff: Win out and get help.

It actually caught a wonderful break that South Carolina is coming of the blowout win over Tennessee. Now, beating the Gamecocks would be a massive boost in the College Football Playoff chase with the rough performance against Notre Dame still fresh.

Sticking with the idea of a 12-1 Power Five conference champion getting in if there aren’t any other viable options, Clemson needs USC to lose once more – that’s the most realistic key possibility – and looking the part against South Carolina and North Carolina would be nice.

Will Clemson make the College Football Playoff? Sticking with the call throughout most of the year … yes. The call is that Clemson wins its final two games and TCU somehow has a problem either against Iowa State – unlikely – or in the Big 12 Championship.

The committee would almost certainly take a 12-1 ACC champion over a 12-1 Big 12 team without a championship. If that happens and if Georgia pushes LSU out of the way – and/or if USC loses once more – Clemson is in.

– College Football Playoff Top 25 Prediction

5. USC Trojans (10-1)

Remaining Schedule: Notre Dame, Pac-12 Championship

What USC has to do to make the College Football Playoff: Go 2-0.

The only reason USC isn’t in the top four is because it’s more likely to lose one of its final two games. However, if there were three options the committee had to take – SEC champion Georgia, the Big Ten champion, and 13-0 Big 12 champion TCU – 12-1 USC would 99% surely get the nod over 12-1 Clemson.

And why? Next up for USC is the Notre Dame team that whacked Clemson 35-14.

Will USC make the College Football Playoff? Yeah – let’s go with it. It’s going to be a fight, but after beating UCLA, if USC goes 2-0 with wins over Notre Dame and either Oregon, Utah or Washington in the Pac-12 Championship, it’s done. It’s not going to be easy, but the team rose to the challenge against the Bruins.

NEXT: College Football Playoff Chase Rankings Top 4

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College Football Rankings By Conference: Week 13

College football rankings by conference after Week 13. How good are the teams in each league?

Where do all the college football teams rank in each conference? Going into Week 13, here’s how they all stack up

College Football Rankings By Conference: CFN Week 13

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CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 13
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
– CFN After Week 12 Rankings 1-131

ACC College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 13

1 Clemson (10-1)

Last Week Ranking: 1

3 Florida State (8-3)

Last Week Ranking: 3

5 Louisville (7-4)

Last Week Ranking: 5

2 North Carolina (9-2)

Last Week Ranking: 2

6 Wake Forest (7-4)

Last Week Ranking: 6

7 Pitt (7-4)

Last Week Ranking: 7

4 NC State (7-4)

Last Week Ranking: 4

8 Syracuse (6-5)

Last Week Ranking: 8

9 Duke (7-4)

Last Week Ranking: 9

10 Miami (5-6)

Last Week Ranking: 10

11 Georgia Tech (5-6)

Last Week Ranking: 11

12 Boston College (3-8)

Last Week Ranking: 12

13 Virginia (3-7)

Last Week Ranking: 13

14 Virginia Tech (3-8)

Last Week Ranking: 14

CFN 2022 Rankings: By Conference: Week 13
ACC | American Athletic | Big 12 | Big Ten | C-USA
Independent | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt

NEXT: American Athletic Conference College Football Rankings By Conference After Week 13

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College Football Expert Picks Predictions Week 12

College football expert picks and predictions for Week 12 highlighted by USC at UCLA, Iowa at Minnesota, and Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 12, including Alabama at Ole Miss, TCU at Texas, Washington at Oregon

College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 12

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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
Click on each game for the game preview and CFN Prediction

Week 12 College Football Expert Picks 
Bowling Green at Toledo | EMU at Kent St
SMU at Tulane | USF at Tulsa
SDSU at New Mexico | Navy at UCF
Illinois at Michigan | TCU at Baylor
BC at Notre Dame | Georgia at Kentucky
Ohio State at Maryland | Miami at Clemson
Penn State at Rutgers | Texas at Kansas
Iowa at Minnesota | Tenn at South Carolina
Ole Miss at Arkansas | Ok State at Oklahoma
USC at UCLA | UAB at LSU
Colorado at Washington | Utah at Oregon
Fresno State at Nevada | UNLV at Hawaii
Experts Picks So Far | NFL Expert Picks
Week 12 Schedule, Game Previews

Bowling Green at Toledo

Line: Toledo -15.5, o/u: 50.5

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Toledo*
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: Toledo
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: Toledo
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Toledo
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Toledo
Cami Griffin, LonghornsWire.com: Toledo
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Toledo
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Toledo
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com Toledo
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Toledo
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Toledo*
E, CFN Toledo*
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com Toledo
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com Toledo
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Toledo*
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Toledo
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Toledo*
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Toledo
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: Bowling Green
CONSENSUS PICK: Toledo

NEXT: Eastern Michigan at Kent State Expert Picks, Predictions

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College Football Scoreboard, Predictions Week 12

College football schedule, predictions, game previews, lines, scoreboard, and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.

College football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines, scoreboard, and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.

College Football Predictions, Schedule Week 12

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Week 12 Schedules, Game Previews, Predictions
ACC | AAC | Big Ten | Big 12 | C-USA
IND | MAC | M-West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
CFN Expert Picks: Week 12 | NFL Expert Picks 
Click on each game for the preview and prediction

ACC College Football Schedule, Predictions, Lines: Week 12

Results So Far
Straight Up 65-27, ATS 48-42-2, o/u 57-34-1

Saturday, November 19

Louisiana at Florida State
Prediction: Florida State 40, Louisiana 13
Line: Florida State -24.5, o/u: 52.5
Final Score: Florida State 49, Louisiana 17

Virginia Tech at Liberty
Prediction: Liberty 24, Virginia Tech 16
Line: Liberty -9.5, o/u: 46.5
Final Score: Virginia Tech 23, Liberty 22

Duke at Pitt
Prediction: Pitt 27, Duke 24
Line: Pitt -7.5, o/u: 49.5
Final Score: Pitt 28, Duke 26

Boston College at Notre Dame
Prediction: Notre Dame 35, Boston College 14
Line: Notre Dame -20.5, o/u: 42.5
Final Score: Notre Dame 44, Boston College 0

Miami at Clemson
Prediction: Clemson 34, Miami 20
Line: Clemson -18.5, o/u: 47.5
Final Score: Clemson 40, Miami 10

NC State at Louisville
Prediction: Louisville 21, NC State 17
Line: Louisville -3.5, o/u: 45.5
Final Score: Louisville 25, NC State 10

Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Prediction: North Carolina 41, Georgia Tech 17
Line: North Carolina -21.5, o/u: 62.5
Final Score: Georgia Tech 21, North Carolina 17

Syracuse at Wake Forest
Prediction: Wake Forest 30, Syracuse 20
Line: Wake Forest -9.5, o/u: 58.5
Final Score: Wake Forest 45, Syracuse 35

Coastal Carolina at Virginia
CANCELLED

Week 12 Schedules, Game Previews, Predictions
ACC | AAC | Big Ten | Big 12 | C-USA
IND | MAC | M-West | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt 

NEXT: American Athletic Conference College Football Schedule, Predictions, Lines: Week 12

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College Football Playoff Chase: Ranking Path Of The 9 Teams Still Alive

Who’s in the College Football Playoff chase? Nine teams are still realistically alive, and we rate them based on how clear their paths are and the likelihood of getting in.

Who’s still alive in the chase to get into the 2023-2023 College Football Playoff? After Week 11, here are the nine teams still alive and what they need to do to get in.

Who realistically has a path to the College Football Playoff, and what are the chances of getting there?

If you really, really, really tried, there might be some way to figure out how Alabama could get in, and the College Football Playoff committee can choose to take anyone it wants, but for the most part there are nine teams still in the chase.

Ole Miss lost to Alabama last week – it’s realistically done. So is UCLA after losing to Arizona and Oregon after dropping the date against Washington.

No, this isn’t a ranking of how good the teams are right now. That’s for our 1-131 ranking of all the teams. This is based on 1) how easy and clean the path appears to be to get in, and most importantly, 2) the pecking order overall.

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College Football Playoff Chase: Ranking Path Of The 9 Teams Still Alive

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CFN 1-131 Rankings | Rankings by Conference
College Football Playoff Prediction: Nov. 15
Bowl Bubble: Every School’s Bowl Situation
Week 12 Early Lines | Bowl Projections
AP Top 25 | Coaches Poll Top 25

9. LSU Tigers (8-2)

What LSU has to do to make the College Football Playoff: It has to be amazing the rest of the way – or even more amazing than it has been over the last few weeks.

It won the West. Start with the shocker that it’s a reloading LSU and not Alabama in the SEC Championship, and be amazed that Texas A&M flopped so hard and Ole Miss couldn’t rise up. The chance was there, and Brian Kelly’s team took it.

LSU has to roll past UAB and Texas A&M without so much as a small bump, and it has to look unstoppable against what needs to be a 12-0 No. 1 Georgia. Win the SEC Championship, and roll the dice.

Remaining Schedule: UAB, at Texas A&M, SEC Championship vs Georgia

Will LSU make the College Football Playoff? Nah. Actually, that’s a little too glib. If it wins out, then yes, it’ll be really, really, really hard to keep LSU out from a theoretical standpoint.

How do you put Georgia – and maybe Tennessee – in with a chance to win the national title and now the team that actually won the conference championship?

It’ll take everyone else melting down – a two-loss champion in the Big 12 and Pac-12 might be a must – but first it’s about taking care of home.

Assume the Tigers can’t get by Georgia, and don’t be totally shocked if Texas A&M rises up at home and comes up with something unbelievable. Even so, the path is there, even if it’ll take the College Football Playoff committee breaking precedent and putting in the first two-loss team.

8. North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1)

What North Carolina has to do to make the College Football Playoff: Win out by dominating Georgia Tech, NC State, and then Clemson in the ACC Championship.

It’s going to take a lot of help even if that happens, USC has to lose once more, and it would help if TCU doesn’t win the Big 12 Championship.

But if it comes down to 12-1 ACC Champion North Carolina and 11-1 also-ran Tennessee, the College Football Playoff committee has yet to take a one-loss Power Five champion unless there was another obvious must-have option – like unbeaten Notre Dame in 2018.

Remaining Schedule: Georgia Tech, NC State, ACC Championship vs Clemson

Will  North Carolina make the College Football Playoff? Nah – it’s too heavy a lift with too much traffic in the way even if it gets to 12-1 with an ACC title. If could be stunned by NC State, and it could lose to Clemson, and the other available options might be too good, so no. It might not make it in, but win out and it’ll come extremely close.

7. Tennessee Volunteers (9-1)

What Tennessee has to do to make the College Football Playoff: You know that 66-24 win over Missouri that Tennessee just came up with? Yeah, do that again against South Carolina and Vanderbilt on the road.

The Vols need Georgia to win out impressively to make the 27-13 loss on the road to the unquestioned No. 1 team in America as acceptable as possible. They need to be so dominant that it absolutely has to be included.

But they also need help.

Remaining Schedule: at South Carolina, at Vanderbilt

Will Tennessee make the College Football Playoff? Yeah, but it’s not going to be easy. Tennessee will do its part, but it’s out if Georgia, Big Ten champion, 12-1 or unbeaten TCU, and 12-1 Pac-12 champion USC are all options.

Assume the Trojans will drop a game, and the call is that TCU won’t win the Big 12. Would the College Football Playoff committee break precedent and take an 11-1 team that didn’t win its division over a 12-1 Power Five champion? Flip a coin.

NEXT: College Football Playoff Chase Rankings Top 6

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