College Football Playoff Rankings Prediction Top 5 Projection
5. Texas A&M Aggies 7-1
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 5
The Case For This Spot: It’s not a sexy team, but it’s rock-solid, and it’s playing better. It has seven wins – all against SEC teams – it beat Florida, and the last five wins have all been by double-digits.
Up Next: Ole Miss
4. Ohio State Buckeyes 5-0
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 4
The Case For This Spot: In terms of resumé, there’s absolutely no case whatsoever for Ohio State to be in the top six, much less the top four. But the committee liked the Buckeyes enough last week to put them top four – based on nothing other than the always nebulous eye test – and they might put them up to No. 3 after an obliteration of a Michigan State team that beat Northwestern.
Up Next: Michigan
3. Clemson Tigers 9-1
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 3
The Case For This Spot: 42-17 over Miami. The committee will start to give more respect to Miami this week, and the blowout over the Canes will matter more and more – especially if the Canes beat North Carolina this week. Beating Pitt and Virginia Tech by a combined score of 97-27 with Trevor Lawrence back is enough to keep the Tigers at 3.
Up Next: Notre Dame (ACC Championship)
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2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-0
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 2
The Case For This Spot: Cemented in at the 2, the Fighting Irish now might be in the College Football Playoff as long as they don’t get annihilated by Clemson in the ACC Championship. The eye test wasn’t great against Syracuse, but whatever. Win one more game, go to the Rose Bowl. Lose that game close, and it’s likely off to the Sugar as long as Florida loses to …
Up Next: Clemson (ACC Championship)
1. Alabama Crimson Tide 9-0
Last Week College Football Playoff Ranking: 1
The Case For This Spot: Every week it seems like Alabama is overdue for a mediocre performance, and every week it rolls to a dominant win that’s over by halftime. Beat Arkansas with ease, and the Tide are in the College Football Playoff no matter what happens against Florida in the SEC Championship – short of a bizarre blowout.
Up Next: at Arkansas
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