College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction Top 20 Projection
20. Texas Longhorns 6-3
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 20
The Case For This Spot: There probably won’t be any movement after last week. The loss to TCU now looks a whole lot stronger and beating Oklahoma State and West Virginia is a bit more impressive than it might seem.
Up Next: Possible Bowl Game
19. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 9-1
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 19
The Case For This Spot: There is no case for this – the Ragin’ Cajuns should be ahead of the Iowa State team it beat earlier in the year. A win over Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt, though, should mean a top 15 spot after the end of the regular season.
Up Next: Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt Championship)
18. Miami Hurricanes 8-2
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 10
The Case For This Spot: How low if the floor after getting rolled 62-26 by North Carolina? This might be about it, but all that matters is that the Canes will be behind the Tar Heels – that takes the Orange Bowl off the table.
Up Next: Bowl Game
17. BYU Cougars 10-1
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 18
The Case For This Spot: BYU will move up a little bit with all of the movement up top and after a win over San Diego State. Any New Year’s Six dreams are done, though – it already accepted the invite to the Boca Raton Bowl.
Up Next: UCF (Boca Raton Bowl)
16. Iowa Hawkeyes 6-2
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 16
The Case For This Spot: On a six-game winning streak, there aren’t any wins over anyone who’ll finish the regular season with a winning record, and the loss to Purdue stinks, but this might be a top 15 team.
Up Next: Michigan