How the College Football Playoff rankings shake out will be one of the more fascinating stories to watch in college football today.
The top two teams are clear after Georgia and Michigan won convincingly in their respective conference championship games. After that, several teams could make a case for the No. 3 and 4 seeds in the playoff.
TCU’s loss to Kansas State may not knock them out of the playoff, but it could move them from three to four and into a matchup with defending national champion Georgia.
Ohio State looks to be the biggest beneficiary of the results on championship weekend. The losses from the Horned Frogs and USC Trojans opened the door for the Buckeyes to redeem their blowout loss to Michigan from a week ago. There’s a possibility the playoff committee pits the two together one more time to see how things shake out.
Then there’s Clemson, Alabama, and Tennessee. Three teams with two losses each, but just one of those teams with a conference championship to their name. We’ll see how much they value a conference title, but this weekend’s results are a big reason why playoff expansion was necessary.
We’ll see how the College Football Playoff committee ranks the top four. There will be a lot of complaints this season with no clear top four. Here’s our prediction for what the top 12 could look like.