#College Football Playoff Rankings

Following a one-game suspension as well as some internally-handled discipline due to being, "way too good at predicting games," (Kevin Kelley's words. Not mine. I promise) I have returned for Week 10 of the 2022 SEC Football Predictions. I will do my best to, "stop getting every game correct," and will "try to at least not get the exact score…

Georgia set the curve again with a dominant assembly of talent and a wave of youth that kept the red and black mean machine chugging down the tracks. Here's how I grade each SEC team's season. Many programs would celebrate 11-2 as upward trajectory and award their coach an immediate raise and extension. Alabama is not most programs. It holds itself…

Penn State's bowl projections still run quite a range, but one postseason game returned to view following Saturday's Week 10 slate. The Lions have a path to the 2023 Rose Bowl. No. 15 Penn State (7-2) will climb a spot or two in this week's College Football Playoff rankings, based on its 45-14 win over Indiana and other results around the country.…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Ron Swanson once told us that only three things motivate people: money, fear and hunger. The "Parks and Recreation" character apparently didn't spend much time around football locker rooms. Proving naysayers wrong remains unmatched fuel for college football teams. Athletes will search every corner of the internet for a shred of…

10 best predictions for this week's college football slate. What games appear to be the best bets and best picks for the Week 10 games? Results So Far: 53-47-1 This is a serious week that calls for serious predictions. Besides a few massive whiffs here and there - seriously, thanks SO much, TCU, for that unnecessary TD pass in the final 20 seconds…

Lee Corso was on-site at SoFi Stadium for the CFP National Championship Game with College GameDay and made his vaunted headgear pick for Georgia-TCU. With College GameDay in Inglewood, CA and at SoFi Stadium, we knew we were going to get a dose of college football goodness before the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between the…

ESPN has received a new theme song for the College Football Playoff National Championship from legendary composer John Williams. On Monday, the 2022 college football season officially reaches its end. The Georgia Bulldogs look to defend the College Football Playoff National Championship against the underdog TCU Horned Frogs with a win at SoFi…

This is the complied version of the All Things CW notes column by Christopher Walsh which appeared in five part this week, with the latest on the Alabama Crimson Tide. It actually began with a long-snapper. Nick Saban always has what he calls the 24-hour rule regarding games, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the wins a little, or get the losses…

The Clemson Tigers have one of college football's top 25 scoring offenses, averaging 34.7 points per game. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney isn't sure that clip will cut it against Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. "If you're playing Tennessee, you better score," Swinney said Wednesday afternoon. "If we don't score, we've got no chance, because these guys…

An opportunity to play for the national championship is at stake when the TCU Horned Frogs meet the Michigan Wolverines in the Fiesta Bowl, the first of two national semifinal games in the College Football Playoff. Read on for our top TCU-Michigan Fiesta Bowl college football picks based on the best NCAAF odds. TCU (9-3-1 ATS, 7-6 O/U) has already…

The college football bowl season comes to a crescendo with four games on Saturday, Dec. 31. There are two bowls early in the afternoon leading into the College Football Playoff semifinals, which will determine who plays for the national title on Jan. 9. So if you're wondering " What college football bowl games are on today? " know this: There are…

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The University of Michigan football team is in the College Football Playoff for the second year in a row following an undefeated regular season and the 44th Big Ten championship in program history. The Wolverines (13-0, 9-0 Big Ten) rode running back Blake Corum for most of the year, but will once again have to find a way to win…

In the premier ACC bowl of the postseason, conference champion No. 10 Clemson is set to take on No. 6 Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. Gameday Info Kickoff: 8pm ET TV: ESPN Spread: Clemson -6 (-110), Tennessee+6 (-110) Total: 63.5 Clemson Team Preview For the second-straight season, the Tigers (11-2) missed out on the College Football Playoff, but…

The Bruins' five-year postseason drought will finally come to an end at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday, giving the vast wave of seniors one last hurrah in blue and gold. WHO: UCLA vs. Pittsburgh DATE: Friday, Dec. 30 TIME: 11 a.m. PT LOCATION: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX TV: CBS - Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell…

Michigan vs TCU prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. College Football Playoff Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Saturday, December 31 Date: Saturday, December 31 Game Time: 4:00 ET Venue: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ How To Watch: ESPN Record: Michigan (13-0), TCU (12-1) - - It didn't seem like it was "just the beginning" for Michigan, as Jim Harbaugh…

For the first time in over 20 years, Tennessee will play in a New Year's Six bowl game. The 10-2 Volunteers were one of the surprises of the season, storming out to an 8-0 start. Josh Heupel's year two team reached the No. 1 ranking in the first version of the College Football Playoff rankings before ultimately falling to Georgia and South Carolina…

After finishing the regular season with a 7-5 record, Maryland football wraps up its 2022 campaign in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against former ACC foe and No. 25 NC State. The game, which will be broadcast on ESPN, is set to be played at Bank of America Stadium - the home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers - in Charlotte, North Carolina, which provides a…

Despite barely losing in the Big 12 Championship, the Horned Frogs still received an invitation and a ticket to the College Football Playoffs. TCU made history as they were the first team from Texas to make the Playoff and the first team with a first-year head coach to make the Playoff. TCU is ranked No.3, and Michigan is ranked No.2 according to…

Penn State and Pitt will both be underdogs when their bowl games kick off against Pac-12 foes over the next few days, with the Nittany Lions given a bit better chance than the Panthers of closing the season on a high note. Pennsylvania's online sportsbooks generally have Penn State as a 2.5-point underdog against Utah in the Rose Bowl next Monday,…

During the college football season, the Stadium staff will provide weekly betting picks and advice in this roundtable. Here are our thoughts on the Week 11 slate. podcast. Spotify and Apple for episodes and follow Stadium Bets on Twitter for more sports betting content. Alex Symonds, Stadium Senior Producer: Arkansas+3.5 over LSU. This game…

UNC football limps into the Holiday Bowl on a three-game losing streak with more than a dozen players from this season's roster having already entered the transfer portal. The Tar Heels also will be without All-ACC receiver Josh Downs, who opted out of the bowl game to prepare for the NFL draft, and offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who took a job…

The 2022 Holiday Bowl promises to provide plenty of excitement as this year's game features two of the top offenses in the country led by two of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the nation as No. 15 Oregon squares off with North Carolina. While the game serves as an exciting conclusion for two nine-win teams in 2022, the battle also serves as a way…

The first round of College Football Playoff rankings came out this week and have gotten a lot of discussion. It's November, which means games featuring CFP contenders take on added importance. A secondary storyline this month involves all of the teams trying to get to a bowl game for a swag bag and one last chance to shine. For Week 10, I asked pro…

The Orange Bowl features the largest disparity in the rankings of its two participants of any New Year's Six bowl. The No. 9 Florida Gators earned an at-large berth by finishing ahead of the Utah Utes and Auburn Tigers in the final College Football Playoff rankings Sunday. Since the event has an ACC tie-in, the No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers earned a…

Penn State wasn't thrilled with its place at No. 11 in last week's College Football Playoff rankings, which gave it a puzzling New Year's 6 bowl outlook. But that outlook became more favorable after Saturday's college football schedule. Penn State did its part Saturday to clear things, defeating Michigan State 35-16 to complete a 10-2 regular…

Legend has it that death comes in threes, and that seemed to be the case inside of Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night for the Clemson Tigers. The Fighting Irish laid them to rest in all three facets of the game, burying them, 35-14. On offense, Notre Dame ran the ball for 263 yards (5.6 YPC), including three touchdowns. On defense, Notre Dame…

With more than a week until Tennessee and Clemson face off in the Orange Bowl, a bear at Zoo Miami predicted the Volunteers to defeat the Tigers in an adorable video posted to social media. In the clip, a black bear named Obie can be seen sniffing around Tennessee- and Clemson-themed boxes before ultimately selecting the treat hidden behind the…

Austin McAfee-IMAGO/ZUMA Wire Alabama finished the year 10-2, missing the SEC championship. Kansas State defeated TCU, 31-28, winning the Big-12 title. This will be the first matchup between these two teams in school history. If you're looking for the best NCAAF predictions for the Alabama vs Kansas State game - look no further! - Vegas Odds has…

If you haven't learned by now not to take any week for granted in the sport of college football, may Week 12 be your latest example of why you should embrace the opportunities available every single week. It was a tense week for the top teams in the College Football Playoff hunt, including the top two playoff contenders from the Big Ten. But to…

Looking at the college football bowl games today and every day throughout the CFB postseason with picks, schedule and TV info and much more. There's no time like the end of December into the start of the new year when college football bowl games reign supreme. Virtually every day, we game postseason CFB to really get fans into the mood for the…

Our college football bowl game opt-out tracker is here to take stock of who is in and who is out of every CFB postseason game for the 2022-23 slate. In the modern era of college football, things have changed in a big way thanks to the transfer portal, the preservation of NFL Draft stock and much more. And the college football bowl game opt-out has…

It's the most wonderful time of the year: College football bowl season. The 42-game, 2022-23 slate kicks off Friday with two games: The Bahamas Bowl and the Cure Bowl. Miami (Ohio) will face UAB from Nassau, Bahamas, in a game that will feature the nation's leading rusher in DeWayne McBride, who ran for 1713 yards in 11 games and 19 touchdowns. His…

A Florida team with major questions at quarterback runs into an Oregon State group finishing its season on a high note. Here's what you need to know about the matchup. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2:30 p.m. ET at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada. ESPN is airing the game. The Beavers stunned Oregon in the final week of the season after trailing 31-10 in…

LSU and Purdue have been playing football for more than 100 years, but never against each other. That will change when the SEC runner-up Tigers and the Big Ten runner-up Boilermakers meet. Here's what to know about the matchup. Monday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. ABC is airing the game. Purdue's defense has…

For Kansas State, a trip to the Sugar Bowl will serve as a hard-earned reward for an outstanding season, capped by an overtime win in the Big 12 championship game. For Alabama, it is effectively a consolation prize. Saturday, Dec. 31, noon at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans. ESPN is airing the game. Kansas State has been surprising people all…

With the final week of the 2022 college football regular season in the books, the focus now shifts to conference championships. Bowl games will be decided and the College Football Playoff will be set in just a few short weeks. The month of November has been generous to those who love chaos when it comes to rankings. Multiple teams that had playoff…

Of the top six teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, only one has won a national championship since the system was implemented in 2014: Alabama, which may not even reach the CFP this year. A fairly new group of teams could fill out the four-team bracket for this year's playoff. However, it all depends on what transpires Saturday,…

The college football bowl season gets underway this Friday, and in the second of a two-game card, we've got the UTSA Roadrunners (11-2, 8-0 C-USA) battling the Troy Trojans (11-2, 7-1 Sun Belt) in the Duluth Trading Cure Bowl. Kickoff from Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, is scheduled for 3:00 pm EST and will be broadcast on ESPN immediately…

ATLANTA -- No. 1 Georgia made its case to remain atop the College Football Playoff Rankings as the Bulldogs crushed No. 14 LSU 50-30 in the 2022 SEC Championship Game. The Dawgs improved to 13-0 for the first time in program history ahead of Sunday's release of the final CFP Rankings. The reigning national champions never trailed as Georgia…

Yes, there is a chance where Drake Maye and the rest of the UNC football team can make the College Football Playoff this season. It might be as a huge long shot, but UNC has a chance at making the College Football Playoff with Heisman Trophy contender Drake Maye at quarterback. The North Carolina Tar Heels are the Rodney Dangerfield of the Power…

There have been 11 head-coaching hires since our last column. (Hey, someone has to keep track.) Let's dig in! From an uneven football season to a historically bad start in men's basketball, from the athletic department tumult of the past decade to everything in between, Louisville had been put through the wringer the past five years. The FBI and…

There were some significant results coming out of Week 10 that will shake up the top of this season's second College Football Playoff Rankings, not the least of which was No. 1 Tennessee losing at No. 3 Georgia. No. 4 Clemson lost as well, No. 2 Ohio State was pushed by Northwestern, and No. 10 LSU upset No. 6 Alabama. Will the CFP Selection…

The regular-season portion of the 2022 college football season has reached its conclusion with Rivalry Week creating a lot more clarity that we were expecting. That was due in large part to upset losses by LSU and Clemson, which eliminated each of them from consideration for the College Football Playoff. That does not mean that the CFP Selection…

LSU pulls off the upset over Alabama, sending shockwaves throughout the College Football Playoff landscape. Alabama's loss essentially eliminates the Crimson Tide from the playoffs, unless true chaos unfolds over the final month of the season. Now the door has opened for LSU to walk into the Playoff as a two-loss team after the committee gave it a…

Coach Urban Meyer will lead Ohio State for a final time when the Buckeyes meet Washington in the Rose Bowl. Below, find the game time, TV channel, prediction and preview information. Meyer and Ohio State are 12-1 and ranked No. 6 in the final College Football Playoff rankings. Washington, coached by Chris Petersen, is 10-3 and No. 9. Ohio State and…

The fourth quarter of the college football season has arrived and that means the games get bigger and the pressure ramps up higher than at any point of the campaign. As the season heads toward the final weeks, the urgency of the College Football Playoff and conference races cause teams to raise their level of play - or stumble close to the finish…

There was a little more separation created between the contenders and those not quite ready for prime time following Week 12. Tennessee took a bad loss in more ways than one, and USC emerged from the Pac-12 pile to secure a spot in the league's title game. Rivalry week will surely bring some more unexpected results that could completely change how…

The TCU Horned Frogs under Sonny Dykes have continued to demonstrate why they're one of the top teams in the country every week. They'd do well to start winning games by more significant margins, but there's still a lot to like about the direction this team is headed. It's hard to find many negatives about what the TCU Horned Frogs have…

7. Clemson 8. Utah 10. USC 11. Penn State 12. Washington 15. Oregon 16. Tulane 17. LSU 19. South Carolina 20. Texas 24. Troy 25. UTSA Georgia Overview Georgia emphatically won the SEC Championship to move to 13-0, defeating the LSU Tigers 50-30. The offense was explosive, and the defense in the first half limited the Tigers to just seven…

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