The College Football Playoff has been dominated by a handful of teams since it started in 2014. Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Georgia have all made multiple appearances in the field.
Playoff expansion has been a popular topic of conversation around the college football world for quite some time now. Many are in favor of giving more teams an opportunity to play for a national championship. Others do not want the regular season and conference titles to lose any significance.
2021 featured two surprise teams in the semifinals. Michigan finally got over the Ohio State hump en route to their first college playoff birth. Cincinnati became the first group of five school voted in.
While usual suspects listed above have the inside track on the college football playoff again in 2022, here is a look a five “sleeper” teams who have the potential to crash the playoff party this season.