College Football Playoff rankings projections, title chances: Which teams benefited from last week’s chaos?

LSU upset Alabama and the Crimson Tide are out of the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame knocked Clemson out the top 4 and into the projected top 25. Georgia will be the new No. 1 after Ohio State played a sloppy game. Tennessee will drop. The algorithm is based on how the committee has ranked teams throughout the season. It's a sport where you rank higher if you win and lower if lost. The formula is likely to be accurate. There are some caveats. the Committee changes from year to year. it's not clear if the changes in personnel will change what is being valued.

Georgia overtook Ohio State as the projected No. 1 team after beating Tennessee. TCU is ranked ahead of Michigan in my rankings because of strength of schedule. The Pac-12 is still considered better than the other one-loss teams. The algorithm rank gives the slightest of edges to USC over Oregon. However, the model thinks Oregon and UCLA are better. than USC. Georgia beat Ohio state in the season finale. They are the defending champions. Texas is a touchdown underdog this weekend. It's still very likely TCU loses.

College Football Playoff rankings projections, title chances are based on last week's chaos.

Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson, North Carolina, TCU, Oregon, UCLA and USC are the teams that could win the College Football Playoff.

Georgia and Ohio State are in. The rest is a mess with two spots for five deserving teams. TCU and the Pac-12 winner will get nods over the ACC champion. If Tennessee doesn't fall in tonight’s rankings, maybe that foreshadows Michigan not falling far if the Wolverines lose in Columbus.