CFP Rankings: TCU playoff odds are fool’s gold despite No. 4 ranking

There is nothing bigger than No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Michigan on Saturday, and the Allstate Playoff Predictor has weighed the odds of each team making the College Football Playoff depending on the outcome. The predictor also has some surprising results in looking ahead to the Pac-12 championship game, should sixth-ranked Oregon win against Oregon…

The Horned Frogs continue to make history and prove doubters wrong, as they beat No.3 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl Playoff game. As a result, the Horned Frogs have earned a trip to the College Football National Championship. TCU has made history as they were the first team from Texas to make the Playoff and the first team with a first-year head…

LOS ANGELES - The 2022-23 College Football Championship is set and the TCU Horned Frogs are the biggest underdog in the history of the CFP. TCU has already beaten long odds in the postseason, after upsetting Michigan in the Semifinal game as eight-point underdogs. Moneyline: TCU+360/Georgia -500 Spread: TCU -13/Georgia+13 Total: Over 63.0…

Good morning, I'm Dan Gartland. Here is a friendly reminder to double-check your lineups for fantasy football championship week. (I started an injured Tony Pollard, because I decided to see a movie instead of watching Thursday Night Football.) We'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday, Jan. 3. In today's SI:AM: If you're reading this on SI.com, you…

Good morning, I'm Dan Gartland. Here is a friendly reminder to double-check your lineups for fantasy football championship week. (I started an injured Tony Pollard, because I decided to see a movie instead of watching Thursday Night Football.) We'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday, Jan. 3. In today's SI:AM: If you're reading this on SI.com, you…

Ohio State suffered a debilitating blow to its hopes of making the College Football Playoff in Week 13. Debilitating, but not fatal. The Buckeyes no longer control their Playoff destiny and won't be able to compete for a Big Ten championship after falling 45-23 at home to No. 2 Michigan. But that loss, even so late in the season, doesn't preclude…

On Tuesday, we were treated to the most significant College Football Playoff rankings to date and the final set before the official reveal following conference championship weekend. As expected, Georgia held the top spot ahead of undefeated squads Michigan and TCU. Those three were followed by one-loss USC, which has ridden a late-season surge into…

After much assumption an undefeated Michigan will meet an undefeated Ohio State in Columbus. Is it for all the marbles though? The talk of the town is, can a 1-loss Michigan or Ohio State still get into the college football playoff? Also, we saw former No. 5 Tennessee's playoff hopes drown away in a South Carolina beat down. Lots of talking heads…

The College Football Playoff Committee released its rankings for the fourth time this season on Tuesday night, with the TCU Horned Frogs again placing at #4. There were losses throughout the Top 25, with all of the top teams getting scares of varying degrees, while one-time contenders Tennessee and North Carolina dropped out of the Playoff race.…

With just two weeks until "Selection Sunday," the latest College Football Playoff rankings have been released. How did the CFP Selection Committee view some close-fought wins? And was there any movement in the final four of the CFP rankings? For every team in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, you'll find a series of stats. Those…

Call it the grind of the regular season or a lookahead spot, but nobody among the top teams in college football looked all that great this past weekend. Georgia scored only one touchdown against Kentucky in a 16-6 win, Ohio State's defense struggled in a 43-30 win over Maryland, and Michigan and TCU both needed last-second field goals to pick up…

A week ago, those responsible for setting the College Football Playoff odds sent a not-so-subtle message to the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs: We don't believe you're for real. So on Saturday, the Horned Frogs traveled across state from Fort Worth, Texas, to Austin and volleyed back a not-so-subtle retort: You better take us seriously now. The…

With three regular season games to go, it's hard to imagine No. 1 Georgia (9-0) losing a matchup remaining on its schedule, though it's certainly not an easy stretch. UGA has road games at Mississippi State and Kentucky before closing with Georgia Tech at home. But will UGA face LSU, Ole Miss or Alabama in the SEC title? What about the CFP? LSU is…

The National Championship picture in college football has lost some of its clarity as two programs that were poised to make it to the CFP suffered losses that have seemingly ousted them from contention. The Clemson Tigers lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a final score of 35-14, removing them from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Alabama…

Tennessee, the College Football Playoff committee's number one overall team in the country last week, lost badly to No. 3 Georgia in Week 10. No. 10 LSU also took down traditional power No. 6 Alabama. We expected some shakeup in this week's set of College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings and we got it. Lots of talking heads are debating who should…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - After topping the first edition of the CFB Playoff rankings last week, Tennessee came in at No. 5 in the latest rankings released Tuesday. After racing out to their best start to a season since 1998, Tennessee traveled to Athens to take on Georgia and lost 27-13. The Bulldogs assumed the No.1 position in the newest CFB…

Who will make the College Football Playoff in 2022? While the 2022-'23 CFB Playoff is months away with the entire regular season ahead, we'll be providing updates on the road to the CFP Semifinal and National Championship Game throughout the 2022 season. As part of our early 2022 season forecast, we're looking ahead to the 2023 CFB Playoffs. Below…

The initial 2022 College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday and brought many surprises. Tennessee took the No. 1 spot ahead of Ohio State and Georgia. One-loss Alabama is ranked one position ahead of the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs. But perhaps most importantly, the Clemson Tigers are No. 4 instead of the Michigan Wolverines. Both…

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The College Football Playoff selection committee rewarded undefeated Tennessee with the top spot in its first rankings of the 2022 season, marking the first time in school history the Volunteers entered the top four. The Vols were followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Clemson. Now that the first of six rankings…

There remains enough of a jumble among College Football Playoff contenders that multiple fan bases are going to be displeased when the first CFP rankings are unveiled Tuesday night. That's the reality of the math facing the committee when 7 teams can make a compelling case to be placed in the top 4. And we already know which direction the committee…

As hard as it is to believe, the 2022 college football season is already halfway over. This season has brought some incredible storylines along with it, including Kansas' resurgence and James Madison entering the rankings just five games into its FBS tenure. However, it seems that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Below, we'll…

Clemson stays home for a second straight week, coming in at 2-0 with a date against Louisiana Tech in college football's Week 3 action on Saturday. Wins over Georgia Tech and Furman kept the Tigers perfect through 2 while the Bulldogs come in at 1-1 with a loss to Missouri and a win over Stephen F. Austin. What do the experts think of the matchup?…

ESPN has announced its preseason Top 25 college football rankings and now we have its first predictions regarding which teams have the best chance to make the CFP and play for the national championship. Alabama predictably led the poll at No. 1, followed by Ohio State, defending national champion Georgia, and ACC favorite Clemson comes in at No. 4…

It's time for Week 2 of the College Football Playoff rankings, which come out Tuesday night. It's pretty clear who is going to be No. 1, right? After Georgia's dominant win over last week's No. 1 team, Tennessee, Georgia is a lock to land the top spot. But what about the other three spots? The Athletic's college football writers made their case for…

With less than three weeks remaining before Selection Sunday, where does Alabama stand in the race to make the final four-team College Football Playoff? The Tide remained No. 8 for a third consecutive week in Tuesday's weekly rankings, which continued to suggest that Alabama needs an upset above it to secure its spot in the playoff even with an SEC…