Last week when we looked at the top college football teams with the best chances to make the College Football Playoff, we had four teams from four different conferences. And an SEC team wasn’t among them.
Now headed into Week 9 of the season, the four teams with the best chances still don’t include an SEC rep, but there are two Big Ten teams.
Ohio State swapped spots with Oklahoma, and the Buckeyes currently have the best chance to make the College Football Playoff at 73.3 percent, according to ESPN’s Playoff Predictor algorithm. They’re followed by Oklahoma, Florida State and Michigan — the newest team to the top four, replacing Washington in that No. 4 spot.
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 Football Power Index.
Here’s a look at the top 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, per ESPN’s Playoff Predictor, as of Thursday.